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Football? It's the time of year to start talking college hoopsOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - We interrupt this unexpectedly intriguing college football season to switch the topic to basketball. This hoops hijack comes earlier than normal because the season start...
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Frost puts the squeeze on fruitful tomato seasonOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - When I was a little girl, few food products, if any, came packaged in plastic. Frozen foods came in boxes. Soda pop came in recyclable bottles that we returned for a de...
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Sandwich search endsOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The owners of a new delicatessen in Algonquin launched a business based on their inability to find a good hot corned beef or pastrami sandwich. Tom Licata and Joseph San...
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'Twin Peaks' gets gold treatment on DVDOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - "Twin Peaks: The Definitive Gold Box Edition" -- Brew up some coffee and get yourself a slice of cherry pie: The complete "Twin Peaks" series is finally available on...
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'Twin Peaks' comes to DVDOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - It never appeared on screen, but Mädchen Amick has always envisioned a happy ending for Shelly Johnson, the character she played on the late, great television series "T...
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Bears' losing should come as no shockOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - While they may not like it, the current Bears hysteria is neither historical nor unexpected. Not for a team that played in the final game of last season and talked ever ...
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Looks like it's a win for sportsOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - DEKALB -- Theoretically, at least, the kids can play. That was the decision District 211 announced Monday with regard to its athletes currently in postseason competition...
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Dunkin' Donuts goes upscaleOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The owners of a new Dunkin' Donuts have been friends since second grade. Todd Shaw, now 36, and Dennis Krob attended St. Joan of Arc school together in Lisle. They remai...
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Young actors, an eerie whodunit are ingredients for theater funOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Take a bunch of kids: some shy, some not so shy and some downright over the top. Put them on a stage and what happens? You'll find there's a whole lot of fun and new exp...
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Even in defeat, Geneva is a teamOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - There was no drama at the end of the Geneva boys soccer team's season. After Neuqua Valley topped Geneva 1-0 at the Class AA Benedictine supersectional in Lisle on Monda...