Columns
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What's with that extra $1.5 million?Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - At 7:10 p.m. Sunday, Carlos Zambrano threw his first pitch as a $91.5 million man. That's the amount of money the Cubs guaranteed Big "Bucks" Z in the contract he agreed...
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Bicycle federation honors organizations that met the ChallengeAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Last month, the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation honored participants and winners in the 14th annual Bicycle Commuter Challenge at a luncheon at the Fairmont Chicago hotel...
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All in good scrum for Fremd graduateAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Dan Mangan had a feeling his younger brother Mike might like a good scrum. Mike Mangan was looking for a way to sustain the competitive drive he had as a football and ba...
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Big deal for Big Z means a big loadAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Carlos Zambrano didn't just pick up a paycheck Friday morning. He picked up an entire pitching staff and put it on his back. It's now his to carry for the next five year...
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Price is right for Sky's superstar rookieAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Moving to the big city from rural Mississippi can take some getting used to. And a lot of tissue. Chicago Sky rookie guard Armintie Price could barely keep enough of it ...
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Experts say hookahs are as addictive as cigarettesAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - If you have an older teenager, you know the seemingly endless list of things they say that are not quite true. "Everyone's going!" "The test is going to be easy, I don't...
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Parents should remember to handle kids with careAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A delivery man wheeled in his cart stacked high with boxes, each labeled "Glassware -- Handle With Care." Next on the elevator was a woman pulling along a small child. T...
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Slots or not, Arlington has room to growAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Nearly two decades after its spectacular opening, it remains the marble-plated sleeping giant of the industry. And that industry has never needed Arlington Park as much ...
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State officials, it's time to show us our road money!Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Warning: It will be even tougher than normal to get through downtown Algonquin this morning. Riled up lawmakers, businessmen and commuters are expected to converge on C...
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New caterer opens its kitchen doorsAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Janet Lagerloef remembers when her love affair with food began. It was when she met her husband -- more than 25 years ago. She was invited to his parents' home for dinne...