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Nocioni's success creates another dilemma for BullsDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - When something positive finally happens for the Bulls this season, it figures that it ends up creating more issues. The Bulls are nearly a quarter of the way through the...
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Holidays can be a recipe for the bluesDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Sometimes all that glistens during the season isn't glitter or gold, it's tears. We expect the holidays to be festive, a time to gather with family and friends, to celeb...
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Lisle train station is only a part of his local historyDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Long before folks in Lisle called its historic train depot a museum, Ray Schmidt called it home. Together with his parents, Raymond and Gertrude Schmidt, and a younger ...
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SWOOSH wants you to bring toy donations for needy childrenDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - It's easy this time of the year to forget the reason for the season and how fortunate most of us are. Give yourself a break with SWOOOSH -- Students With Outstanding Ou...
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Party in Pensacola with the kids at wholesome Mardi GrasDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - I'm glad Las Vegas changed its marketing focus from families to adults exclusively. I love kids. I have three of my own, but I also think that it's OK to have a couple p...
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Elgin Neighbor columnist signs off, moves to new beatDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - "Embrace change." These were the famous last words of Sally MacDowell, this section's former editor, to me and other staffers at the paper before she retired this summe...
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Coyotes can't be eliminated, but it's easy to minimize chance of attackDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Duchess, the 5-month-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel who was attacked by a coyote in her Carpentersville backyard, is one lucky puppy. She was attacked by a coyote in ...
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No need to wait to see Door County lighthousesDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I am a lover of lighthouses and I have heard about an annual tour in Wisconsin, but that's as much as I know about it. Somebody told me they thought it is in Door...
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Web site offers tips on cold-weather ridingDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - In years past, I've written about a group of local cyclists that have banded together to encourage all-weather cycling. They are the Chicago Bike Winter organization, an...
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Another example of futile federal intrusion into educationDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - No Child Left Behind, supposedly an antidote to the "soft bigotry of low expectations," has instead spawned lowered standards. The law will eventually be reauthorized be...