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This is surely a spot where Santa shopsDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Stores try to get different gifts and decorating treasures for you so you don't see the same items at stop after stop. Here are some offerings at Chalet, 3132 Lake St.,...
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Large turnout provides outstanding atmosphere for girls basketballDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A busy parking lot. An almost-packed gym. The band. No, I wasn't at a boys basketball game Friday night -- I was at Batavia to see the Bulldogs and rival Geneva battle i...
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Meaningful milestones for DePaul's Lenti, BrunoDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A night out at a Las Vegas show is how Eugene Lenti celebrated. Doug Bruno took it all in at a postgame surprise party that included dozens of friends, co-workers, playe...
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River Trails plans carnival fun, with goal to help othersDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - The River Trails Middle School kids plan on giving a charity a check with proceeds from a winter carnival later this month. The carnival will be from 1 to 3 p.m. for st...
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Stone negotiations heating upDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Now that Kosuke Fukudome has signed to patrol right field in the Friendly Confines, the biggest intracity baseball bidding war of the winter isn't between the Cubs and t...
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Woman to teach deaf in KenyaDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - In September, Arlington Heights resident Megan Blair DaPisa departed for Kenya to begin pre-service training as a deaf education Peace Corps volunteer. This month, she'l...
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'Saving Grace' remains determinedly orneryDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - "Saving Grace" finishes its first season with a pair of episodes running on back-to-back nights next week, but if you think that means closing with a heartwarming holida...
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How to choose a programmable thermostatDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I went to a home center store to find a programmable thermostat to save energy. There were many with different specifications and I had no idea what I needed. How can...
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Chamber celebrates past, present, future of organizationDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Hoffman Estates area residents and business leaders gathered recently to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and the winter solstice at one festive event. When the Hoffman Est...
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Resident gives gift of light to neighborsDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - One Rolling Meadows resident went to extreme heights to create his holiday light display this year. Anthony Mowers has wrapped the elm in his front yard in red lights fr...