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Eighth-graders end study unit with tasty traditional Field's treatDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Tuesday afternoon eighth-graders at River Trails Middle School, 1000 N. Wolf Road, enjoyed a very special end to their study of the rise of department stores in Chicago....
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Iowa series put presidential politics in suburban contextDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - We know what's happening in Iowa can be relevant in the suburbs and has connections to suburban interests. I often think of the Daily Herald in a phrase similar to the c...
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Arlington Heights not first choice for name of villageDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Ronald Bradley, who lived all his long life in Arlington Heights, could easily have lived all his life in a town called Bradley. That was Arlington Heights' first -- sho...
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Non-compete agreements must be crafted carefully to be legitDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Think that non-compete agreement you had your sales manager sign is going to keep her from taking customers with her when she leaves? Better think again, especially if y...
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Quality starter should be next on Cubs' listDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - By the time they took the Dome off Wrigley Field on Wednesday -- a Fukudome, that is -- GM Jim Hendry had turned his attention to more pressing matters. He got the posit...
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Diversity requires foreign investmentsDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. It has been suggested that since the U.S. market is a smaller portion of the total world financial market -- and because the U.S. dollar is falling -- it would be bet...
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Iraq veteran stuck at O'Hare finds 'little miracle' of kindnessDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - There's really nothing newsworthy in this story at all, confesses grandma Lorraine Miller of St. Charles. It's trivial, insignificant. And yet… Miller was moved to pass ...
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Photo portrait of your pet aids those in sheltersDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - You might be the only one who will be able to tell if they're smiling, but at least you can show everyone a picture of your dog or cat's visit with Santa. Through this w...
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Nothing says happy holidays like a mass-produced missiveDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Enough, already! Uncle! It's time to give the ubiquitous Christmas newsletter a break! That annual, much-maligned epistle of news, from friends and family down the stree...
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Color your holiday party with red velvet cakeDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - While good old-fashioned butter cake provides a solid foundation for desserts most of the year, the holidays deserves something scrumptiously special. Few sweets on the ...