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Nobel Prize winner hails from PalatineNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Former Vice President Al Gore recently captured headlines when he was chosen to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. But Palatine has its own connection to the Nobel Peace Pri...
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Note review means progress, but it's unlikely we'll learn muchNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - The disclosure of the CIA's "Family Jewels," this is not. Still, the impending release of nearly 40 years' worth of closed-session meeting minutes from Elgin Area School...
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Donate gifts for soldiers at church choir concertNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - A local choir and VFW post have joined forces to help U.S. troops serving abroad this holiday season get the things they need. The Spirit of Life Chorus and the Des Plai...
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Schools' hard work pays off with Blue Ribbons honorsNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - When a hometown school gets national recognition for outstanding achievement, that's good news. It's even better news when two local schools are chosen. Last month in Ro...
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Reserve your patch of grass with Ravnia's discount passesNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Taking in a Ravinia concert while enjoying a picnic on the lawn is a tradition dating to the earliest years of the festival. One of the advantages of listening to great ...
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The crystal ball says: conference races look like a jumbleNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - As another boys basketball season gets set to begin, it's time to take a really quick look at the area conferences. DuPage Valley: Last season Glenbard East claimed ...
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'Beowulf' sexed up, animated and lifelessNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Hold the phone! I thought this was supposed to be Robert Zemeckis' "Beowulf," not Madame Tussauds. The photo-realistic, computer-generated characters in Zemeckis' bold t...
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Great Lakes? For now, Hinkle focused on basicsNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - She has no intentions of being a savior for a program that might need one. And even if she proves great, there's only one "Great One." She knows that because she hails f...
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Be careful what you wish forNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Lifetime's new made-for-TV movie "More of Me" is your by-the-book post-feminist fantasy. There is nothing remotely surprising about its tale, in which a woman divides in...
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New owner has special love for, long ties to Copeland Dance studioNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Marie Bolson just couldn't let her friend's dream fade away. And eight years after her mentor's death, Bolson finds herself carrying on Ellen Copeland's love for dance. ...