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Nothing beats a winning football teamNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Two words told quite a story Saturday morning in an O'Hare men's room across from Gate B10. "Go Illini!" the man rejoiced after seeing I was wearing an Illino...
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Quincy, Ill., offers lots of holiday lights -- and delightsNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Quincy is a Mississippi River town that is embracing gentrification gracefully. Tucked amid a wealth of 19th-century architecture, you'll find made-over lofts and other ...
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Plano takes away Eagles' big-play attackNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - As any number of signs told them, including a big one staring back at them on the press box at Plano, Aurora Christian found itself in "Reaper Nation" Saturday night. Th...
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Copies of Veterans Day radio show are availableNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - I really enjoyed last Sunday's Veterans Day ceremony in Elgin. I counted more than 100 people there, including city officials, veterans and their families. There were ve...
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Request a modification to save house, creditNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - First of two parts A loan modification is a change in the loan contract agreed to by the lender and the borrower. The modifications of major concern toda...
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Like families, churches also need to monitor spendingNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Is it OK for a minister to live large? A new probe by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the ranking Republican on the Finance Committee, will certainly call int...
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Interfaith prayer service today at First Congregational Church in ElginNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - The Coalition of Religious Leaders and Christian, Jewish, Baha'i and Muslim communities are participating in an Interfaith Thanksgiving Prayer Service at 7 p.m. today at...
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Lost luggage tales that might make you lose itNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - On Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, we ran a couple of columns about lost luggage. Apparently, they hit a button with several of you. Your baggage hit my desk at an astounding rate. ...
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It's not too late to book a room at the innNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - One-half second before midnight on Halloween night, retailers went full blast into the heat of the holidays. There are only a couple of ways to get around ads imploring ...
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Drywall tape cracking can be serious problemNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. We are experiencing problems with our cathedral ceiling -- cracking and wrinkling along the seams, along the peak and at the sides where the ceiling meets the wal...