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Penn carries traveler into the spotlight in loving 'Wild'Sep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - A huge chunk of the storytelling responsibilities in Sean Penn's ambitious "Into the Wild" falls not to the camera or even to the main character. It goes to the disembo...
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Tragic 'Kingdom'Sep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Few films possess the power to manipulate nationalistic American emotions the way "The Kingdom" does. This ripped-from-the-headlines drama begins with a doozy of a senso...
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Cork's place in the flooring worldSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I am trying to use as many natural and efficient products as possible. Is cork flooring a truly natural product, is it bad for the environment and will its insulation...
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Old pros inspired by old prose in 'Midsummer' updateSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - If young filmmakers can be excused for naively pontificating about true love, then old fogy Robert Benton (75 on Sept. 29) can certainly be excused for lecturing about i...
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Mmmm, always room for another chocolate festivalSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Chocolate lovers will be adding another date to their calendars. They already flock to Long Grove early each May for their annual Chocolate Festival and now Mount Prospe...
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Details combines a car wash with country club amenitiesSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - When Michael Krabbe was a teenager, he was the one who washed the family car before buying and caring for his own. After graduating from Purdue University with a degree ...
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Times still intent on suppressing speech, except for its ownSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Two days before Christmas in 1967, President Lyndon Johnson, visiting the Vatican, presented Pope Paul VI with a foot-high bust of Lyndon Johnson. Small choices can reve...
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Time to see how you scored in blackjack quizSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Alright blackjack players, it's your moment of truth. If you didn't answer all four of last week's questions correctly, you're playing a losing game. Worse yet, if you d...
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Secondary becomes primary concernSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Bears' injury-ravaged secondary is their primary concern this week against the pass-happy Detroit Lions, but a ferocious pass rush would take a lot of pressure off w...
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Fox River Grove says farewell to the chiefSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It's not that his 32 years on the force have flown by. Or that he's not ready to retire, for he is. But Fox River Grove Police Chief Bob Polston admits some mixed feelin...