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Instructor gives new dancers confidenceNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - While the fifth season of "Dancing with the Stars" is winding down, a couple of Lombard Park District dance classes are just starting up this Monday. Instructor Marilyn...
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Annual festival celebrates, uh, seldom-eaten turkey partsNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - It's turkey time again in Huntley … and you know what that means: the 25th annual Turkey Testicle Festival returns on Wednesday to the Parkside Pub. For a quarter-centur...
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Too little wonder in this 'Emporium'Nov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" works like a bad horror movie where the filmmakers, striving to achieve a nightmarish quality, don't bother to ground their story in any...
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Special events budget gets cut for next yearNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Des Plaines officials are leaning on a group of volunteers to use more private donations for special events. Aldermen this week decided to slash the city's share of fund...
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Energy-saving tax credits have yet to be extended past 2007Nov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Gas and other fuel prices are soaring, but Congress and the Bush administration can't reach a simple agreement to extend a tax-credit program that has saved millions of ...
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Easy repair tips for patching small holes in drywallNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Last week we talked about repairing small holes in drywall such as the type caused by a doorknob hitting the wall. If the hole is bigger, it requires a little more know-...
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Michigan football needs to look in a new directionNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Michigan Stadium has become the bazaar for the bizarre this season, the site for unusual scenes and sentiments in a sport that has turned batty. Saturday should be no d...
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Channel 50 has prep football, with even bigger play to comeNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - The Illinois High School Association football playoffs are back on WPWR Channel 50, but it's yet to be determined if they're serving a purpose on the station. This makes...
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Arlington woman in Illinois Senior Hall of FameNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - The Illinois Department on Aging inducted Carole Rita Nolan of Arlington Heights into the Illinois Senior Hall of Fame. Nolan has lived a career of dedicated public serv...
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Year-round schedule to help keep hospital's blood supply flowingNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - With many blood banks struggling to keep a proper stock, the Barrington Area Development Council is making sure there are plenty of opportunities in the coming weeks to ...