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Grassroots effort tries to get word to governorSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Are you tired of traffic, sick of politics and absolutely convinced that brake-light red is McHenry County's theme color? Did you cheer that recent road rally near the c...
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Bears still have enough talent to get back to the Super BowlSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - The sky is not falling, and the Bears' Super Bowl dream isn't over because they lost safety Mike Brown and nose tackle Dusty Dvoracek for the rest of the season within a...
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Ice cream store serving up new game along with treatsSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - As the makers of the new Befudiom game try to get the word out about their product, they're taking a cue from Cranium. Cranium, which now has one of the most popular gro...
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Only Guillen can determine if he will be right man againSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Christmas came early for Ozzie Guillen, which comes as no surprise if you understand Jerry Reinsdorf. The White Sox owner is the most loyal man in sports, and so the mor...
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Inspired to actSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - An after-school meeting between a Hersey High School teacher and a Rolling Meadows graduate student working the custodial shift changed both lives forever. The custodian...
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Firms develop an ecological vision of a future ChicagoSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - "What will Chicago look like in 100 years?," asked Sarah Hidalgo, 10, a fifth-grader at O'Plaine School in Gurnee. Recently, eight architectural, design and engineering ...
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Investment seminars can be too convincingSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- I'm not quite ready for membership in AARP but increasingly I've been getting invitations in the mail for me and my husband to attend investment seminars t...
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Different place, but fun still the same during Fox FestSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Fox River Grove residents took a different route but still found familiar faces and fun at their annual village picnic Saturday. Fox Fest 2007 was moved from its regular...
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ND-Michigan game takes football fans back in timeSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - One of the beautiful things about college football is the endless ways to enjoy a nostalgic blast into the past. In this era of drawn-out TV timeouts and dull-minded pen...
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All-American endeavorSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Everything sold at a new general store in Barrington has one thing in common. All merchandise is made in the United States. Norton's USA carries everything from jam to e...