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Athletes don't come with more heart than ArdienteOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Life's not always fair. Example: the player in this area who arguably loves football the most has been rewarded for his efforts the least. Matt Ardiente is a running bac...
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Santo opens great divide with readersOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Most Cubs fans might love Ron Santo, but nothing sets readers off -- both pro and con -- more than expressing the same thought in print. So after my gushing appraisal la...
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Cubs good enough to turn things aroundOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. Are the Cubs toast? A. No. This team has gone through so many ups and downs through the entire season. Remember, in April and May they lost more games than any team i...
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Woman writes children's book to support school in HaitiOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Ruth Paul-Caudle was a teenager when she left Haiti to attend Lake Forest College. Growing up with 11 siblings, Paul-Caudle knew what it was like to do without. While sh...
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Rolling Meadows High giving homecoming a little Hollywood glitzOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Rolling Meadows High School is rolling out the red carpet for next week's homecoming events. With a Hollywood theme, myriad events are planned, from Sunday's "lock-in" t...
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Award-winning soprano back with Lyric for debut in 'La Boheme'Oct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Back "home" with an opera company she loves, American soprano Nicole Cabell is taking her recent worldwide celebrity in stride. Cabell, a 2005 alumna of the Lyric's Patr...
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Playoff outlook not perfect science, but fun to doOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - With growth comes growing pains. If current predictions still ring true after Week 9 of the football season, Burlington Central and Hampshire will learn that first-hand....
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Fox Valley Conference races remain up for grabsOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - With just a handful of conference matches remaining before the postseason gets under way, the area boy's soccer scene has spectators holding their breath and biting thei...
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To be a Cubs fan is to wait on a miracle that never comesOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The Phillies and the Rockies have become the sentimental favorites in the National League playoffs because of the dramatic finishes that gained them entry into the Octob...
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Aldermen to start talks for new fire, police stationsOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Des Plaines aldermen will finally tackle long-awaited discussions about a new police station and new fire facilities later this month. First Ward Alderman Patricia Beauv...