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'Cashmere Mafia' a comfy if decadent fitJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - In general, I don't believe in guilty pleasures. According to Your Friendly Neighborhood TV Critic's Code, if you like something, you should be able to justify it. Yet I...
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DVD extras make top-shelf 'Zodiac' a killerJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - "Zodiac" (two-disc director's cut) -- With "Zodiac," David Fincher leaps from talented showoff to accomplished filmmaker. This based-on-fact movie -- a stunning mixt...
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Who should we believe? That's a good questionJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Believe it or not, Monday's poll question on ESPN's "First Take" was a real stumper. "Who do you believe in the Roger Clemens steroid scandal?" The choices were Clemens ...
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The art of gentility is not lost at private club in Vernon HillsJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Popular opinion might dictate that American culture can be encapsulated in simple iconic images: those of baseball, mom's apple pie, hamburgers, jeans and white T-shirts...
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Nancy's Pizza expandsJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Cousins Michael Salvadori and Tony Stellato grew up in an Italian family where food was the focus of just about every gathering. The two men, who spent a lot of time tog...
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You may be more secure than you thinkJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Our future may be less vulnerable than the financial services industry says it will be. There is a simple reason for this. Our security is based on more than our financi...
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Theft prevention gets easierJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - The owners of Imperial Surveillance are approaching the first anniversary of their Elgin business. Garrett LeTourneau and Daniel Burress own the company, which sells and...
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Selling hope: It's working for HawksJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Sunday night was just like old times at a Blackhawks game. Three hours before the first puck dropped, a sidewalk entrepreneur approached. "Got any extra tickets?" he ask...
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Peres knows what is needed to achieve peaceJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - One of the main obstacles blocking a genuine peace between Palestinians and Israelis is the refusal of leaders and citizens on both sides to acknowledge injustices their...
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Theus happy to share news he handed out plenty of assistsJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - If there is ever a tough question in my head, it's likely on other people's minds as well. So I try to be direct and give someone a chance to address the issue. With for...