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Ideas help you get a jump on the holidaysNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Anyone, anywhere, could do their holiday shopping at the Gap, Target or one of the other chain and department stores. But here, in suburban Chicago, you have so many ot...
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BTN still facing year-end shutout at ComcastNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - The Big Ten Network is staring in the face of a shutout as the clock runs out on its first calendar year with it still seeking carriage agreements with four major region...
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Rap on Aldi misdirected; go shop, saveNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Since the controversy surrounding Geneva's plans for an east side Aldi first made the news more than a year ago, I have taken it upon myself to scope out the new Aldi st...
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A family reflects on the meaning of the seasonNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Thanksgiving -- that all-American holiday that has everything to do with the human spirit yet nothing to do with the religion to which you subscribe -- is just around th...
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WRLR: 'For the people, by the people'Nov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - WRLR LP-FM is a low-powered FM radio station based in Round Lake Heights in Lake County. Established in 2004, WRLR describes itself as, "Of the people, for the people, b...
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U.S. uses Enron-style bookkeepingNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - When it comes to financial magic, the government of the United States takes the prize. Sleights of hand and clever distractions by purveyors of line-of-credit mortgages,...
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Arlington native collaborates with Irish playwrightNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - A theater production at Marquette University in Milwaukee last weekend, brought Arlington Heights native Jack Jostes full circle. Jostes, who is a senior at Marquette, s...
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In 4th 'Die Hard,' Willis shows he still packs a punchNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - "Live Free or Die Hard: Unrated Two-Disc Edition" -- "Live Free or Die Hard," the fourth entry in the "Die Hard" franchise, is easily the second-best flick in the series...
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TBS' 'Frank TV' proves to be overly selflessNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Just who is Frank Caliendo when he's not someone else? The problem with both impressionists and ventriloquists is they often seem to invest all their personality in thei...
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New shop is SerendipityNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - The business name, Serendipity Floral, perfectly explains the owner's circumstances when she opened the shop early this year. The owner also hopes it will apply to her c...