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Book can help you change bad habitsDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- As any therapist will tell you, conflicts about money are usually not about money. They're about you -- or rather "your issues." So for my final Color of M...
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Chamber works hard to make a comebackDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Bensenville Chamber of Commerce President Rich Johnson watched the chamber's membership decline to a record low eight members three years ago. As Lester Parks, treasure...
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Couple shows you can make your next party, a pantry partyDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Try to keep up with Fred Alopogianis this week and you'd better hold on to your hat. He's whirling through the days, overflowing with good will and joy. "We're busting a...
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How about Cuban just goes away?Dec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - The local infatuation with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is nearly as obnoxious as the man himself. As you might have heard -- Cuban certainly has -- Cubs fans would...
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Local couple on top of the world since engagementDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Sugar Grove native Marc Cobb admits he was smitten by Erika Kraus when he first met her five years ago at Illinois State University, soon after his brother Brian moved i...
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Hawks in search of top defensemanDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - The shopping season is well under way, and the Blackhawks are searching for a big-ticket item that's going to cost them plenty: A top-two defenseman. Just the fact that ...
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Wheaton dad sings, sells, has dinner on table in an hourDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - At home, Bob Stelletello is in hot demand for his culinary prowess. But around town, the Wheaton man is better known for his rich, bass voice, a fixture in several choir...
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Girl's beauty puts mom in a quandaryDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I have never been beautiful. Cute, yeah, but never beautiful. Fine. It suits my tomboyish persona. Now I have a daughter who is, at 7, beautiful. Not "I'm the mom...
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Dolce Day Spa owner knew career path at a young ageDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - When Kimberly Frits was a teenager, five or six of her girlfriends could often be found in her family's Jack-and-Jill bathroom doing their hair and makeup. Frits usually...
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Interior designer brings expertise to new Itasca home decor shopDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - Picking the color to paint a room is tough. And matching the window treatments and finding texture can be overwhelming for a homeowner. Designer Tara Gruber understands ...