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Weimer using lessons learned in Pan-Am deaf games and passing them on to KnightsSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Kaneland girls volleyball coach Todd Weimer wanted to remember everything about his trip to Venezuela last month, so he kept a detailed journal about everything that hap...
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Lemming slows down long enough to describe his journeySep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - High school sports lists are everywhere. Everybody seems to enjoy ranking high school athletes and teams. They're something to talk about and argue over. For better or w...
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Hope's Playground offers fresh atmosphere for kids needing therapySep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Antioch is home to a new therapy center designed for children and teenagers. Hope's Playground Pediatric Therapy Inc. opened about a month ago at 311 W. Depot St., Suite...
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Joyless sex in 'Tell Me You Love Me' a turnoffSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Trying to stay out in front of the competition -- on premium cable and on broadcast TV -- HBO gets more daring and bold (and, not coincidentally, more revealing) than ev...
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Randall rounds up more chain branchesSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - The reasons to travel beyond Randall Road to shop are getting fewer by the day. Before, you had to head all the way to Schaumburg for such special occasion megastores as...
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Huntley gearing up for this year's Fall FestSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - With only a week to go, village trustee Pam Fender says plans are going well for the Huntley Fall Fest, which runs from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sept. 15 at Deicke Park. "There...
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We know now we all need flood insuranceSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Living high above the Fox River, Chris Braiske never considered flood insurance. But then came the surly storms that ripped 250-year-old oaks from the ground, sent the F...
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No turning back: Coaching goes digitalSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - This isn't quite Texas, but Illinois can glam up its high school football, too. We have teams that run out to the field through inflatable tunnels that shoot out smoke. ...
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Women leaders a familiar sight on this campusSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Quick read: "Since college students are still growing into an understanding of themselves, this institution tries hard to instruct women that it matters very much how th...
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NIU hopes to grind it out vs. SIUSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - In years to come when people reflect on Garrett Wolfe's 2006 national rushing title, they'll forget how his production subsided once injuries took a toll on Northern Ill...