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Virtual reality system brings outdoors indoors for winter cyclingNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Since 1997, I've done some of my winter riding indoors. Sounds boring, you say? Not with a Computrainer Pro virtual reality system. I bought one that winter and it is e...
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Now, Bears at least dead men walkingNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - They say a mind is a terrible thing to waste, but it would have been worse to waste Devin Hester's performance Sunday. "He's putting us in position to take the game," wi...
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Sudden deafness leaves doctors at a lossNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I went to bed one Thursday evening, and, when I awoke that Friday morning, my hearing in my left ear was gone. I am a healthy person and have not had any injuries...
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Grand homes for holidaysNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Less than one week after hosting their families for Thanksgiving, some homeowners on Elgin's north side are cleaning again -- this time for hundreds of guests. Six ambit...
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Vandalism takes toll on Carpenter ParkNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - What did the trees do to anyone? For that matter, what did the railings on the walkway bridges over the creek in Carpentersville's Carpenter Park do to deserve nine sepa...
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Even IHSA, Lake Zurich can't spoil DVC's dayNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- So it wasn't the championship bonanza the DuPage Valley Conference expected. It was still pretty cool. Three DVC football teams enjoyed something they'd nev...
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The Quad Cities: where eagles fly and inventors dareNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Tucked into both banks of the Mississippi River, the Quad Cities are a nice place to visit and you might like to live there -- especially if you were an American bald ea...
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Conservatives can't stray from mission of limits on governmentNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - In the 1920s and '30s, the American left was riven by multiple factions furiously representing different flavors of socialism, each accusing the others of revisionism an...
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Read a menu, book a table onlineNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - If you plan to dine out in your next city destination, you can see menus of all levels of restaurants at Menu Pages, www.menupages.com, which covers more than 25,000 res...
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Red Robin invites local officials to taste testNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - You know how restaurants hold promotions so you can test their service before a full opening? My boss here at World Headquarters tells me the new Red Robin in South Elgi...