Columns
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Reserve your patch of grass with Ravnia's discount passesNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Taking in a Ravinia concert while enjoying a picnic on the lawn is a tradition dating to the earliest years of the festival. One of the advantages of listening to great ...
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The crystal ball says: conference races look like a jumbleNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - As another boys basketball season gets set to begin, it's time to take a really quick look at the area conferences. DuPage Valley: Last season Glenbard East claimed ...
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'Beowulf' sexed up, animated and lifelessNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Hold the phone! I thought this was supposed to be Robert Zemeckis' "Beowulf," not Madame Tussauds. The photo-realistic, computer-generated characters in Zemeckis' bold t...
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Great Lakes? For now, Hinkle focused on basicsNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - She has no intentions of being a savior for a program that might need one. And even if she proves great, there's only one "Great One." She knows that because she hails f...
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Be careful what you wish forNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Lifetime's new made-for-TV movie "More of Me" is your by-the-book post-feminist fantasy. There is nothing remotely surprising about its tale, in which a woman divides in...
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New owner has special love for, long ties to Copeland Dance studioNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Marie Bolson just couldn't let her friend's dream fade away. And eight years after her mentor's death, Bolson finds herself carrying on Ellen Copeland's love for dance. ...
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Lost: Bears run gameNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Six-time Pro Bowl center Olin Kreutz says it's no great mystery why the Bears are last in the NFL in average gain per run and third from the bottom in rushing yards. A g...
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Authentic team merchandise found at the new Sports FanaticNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - If you have a sports enthusiast on your holiday list, a new store in Palatine may score big. The Sports Fanatic recently opened at 317 E. Dundee Road in the Walgreens Sh...
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River trip makes a girl think twice about bridgeNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - The steady, sweet, chirp of sparrows seeking supper was broken only by a light slap of water. A beaver was giving her baby a ride against the current. A trio of stately ...
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Odds to improve your Hold'em hand by the riverNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - First things first. Two weeks ago, this column provided a Hold'em odds chart for taking your hand on the flop and improving it right on the very next card (fourth board ...