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Fox Chain offers incredible angling experiencesNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - I predict that, once the ice is thick enough to support eager anglers, the frozen season will be just as spectacular as the recent soft-water run on the Fox Chain. The p...
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Writer records Chicago historyNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - A Buffalo Grove resident known for his books on Chicago has written another one about the city's downtown. Neil Samors collaborated with Eric Bronsky on his ninth book,...
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Local group collects items for our troops serving overseasNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - For Kathy Tobusch, this Christmas will be a special one. Both of her sons, who have been serving in Iraq will be home. "It will be the first time since 2001 that our ent...
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Children ask: What ever happened to those cicadas?Nov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Four second-graders at Robert Crown School in Wauconda were wondering about cicadas. Here's what they wanted to know: Claire Hansen : "Are the cicadas going to be alive ...
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Day of Giving helps underserved in Palatine TownshipNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - A group of volunteers in Palatine have discovered new meaning in the Thanksgiving holiday: It's about giving. They call themselves PATH or Palatine Assisting Through Hop...
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Hope for peace not shared by two mothers who lost their daughtersNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - On March 29, 2002, an 18-year-old woman walked into a Jerusalem supermarket and blew herself up. One of her victims was a woman just a year younger than herself. The two...
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Dealing with friend's cheating husbandNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. My good friend's husband cheated on her, repeatedly, sometimes in their home while she was away. Obviously, this devastated her, and for the past few months I've ...
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Look to small regions for great values for the holidaysNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - With all the great values stocking our retail shelves, now is a wonderful time to be a wine lover. Why now? With half the annual sales occurring between Labor Day and Ne...
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The thrill of ice is nice when you can get to itNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - The thrill of a stick-slapping slice across the ice is a joy J.J. O'Connor has known since he was 3. Twelve years after a hockey accident left him paralyzed at 16 with a...
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Interview draws Arlington Heights memoriesNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Often when I am downtown in Arlington Heights I have what I think of as "double vision." It happened recently when I was parked across from the sleek new condo building ...