Columns
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Lost: Bears run gameNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Six-time Pro Bowl center Olin Kreutz says it's no great mystery why the Bears are last in the NFL in average gain per run and third from the bottom in rushing yards. A g...
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Authentic team merchandise found at the new Sports FanaticNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - If you have a sports enthusiast on your holiday list, a new store in Palatine may score big. The Sports Fanatic recently opened at 317 E. Dundee Road in the Walgreens Sh...
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River trip makes a girl think twice about bridgeNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - The steady, sweet, chirp of sparrows seeking supper was broken only by a light slap of water. A beaver was giving her baby a ride against the current. A trio of stately ...
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Odds to improve your Hold'em hand by the riverNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - First things first. Two weeks ago, this column provided a Hold'em odds chart for taking your hand on the flop and improving it right on the very next card (fourth board ...
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Tony's Subs back in expansion mode with new Lakemoor shopNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - A well known sandwich shop in Deerfield recently expanded into Lakemoor. The newest Tony's Subs opened at 209 W. Rand Road at Route 120. Tony Viti opened the original sa...
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Making your own storm windows is easyNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I want to make a quick, inexpensive improvement for window efficiency. I thought about making some exterior storm windows myself. They don't have to look great. W...
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Santa's helper ready to hear children's wish listsNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - The Christmas season is not too long. Retailers are not annoyingly pushing it earlier and earlier every year. That's according to the man who is in the thick it -- Santa...
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'Girl Next Door' a full-throttle horror tale with a messageNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - • I have no idea who would actually want to watch a teenage girl be raped, beaten and tortured to death in a basement. That's the subject of Gregory Wilson's"Jack Ketchu...
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Can we count on those Rams?Nov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Three weeks ago, I made a bonehead fantasy decision. Furious at the inept St. Louis Rams offense, I dropped Marc Bulger and picked up Giants QB Eli Manning. I suppose, a...
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Views differ on value of TIF districtsNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A series of votes earlier this week at the Wheeling village board meeting sparked discussion on the pros and cons of tax increment financing districts, or TIFs. Rich Ros...