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What will it take to keep dog under control?Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Nurse Merideth Kirmse says she knows if she fails to follow up on her job "someone could die." "And that's what's going to happen here," the frustrated and angry Algonqu...
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A big daily double for Reinsdorf?Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Jerry Reinsdorf didn't sign Albert Belle because he thought Halloween in Chicago was boring. He did it with one eye on winning and the other on putting fanatics in the s...
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Affleck aptly directs brother in gloriously ambivalent film-noir thrillerOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - "Gone Baby Gone," an impressive directorial debut by actor Ben Affleck, cooks up a deliciously ambiguous caldron of conflicting emotions. It's a dynamic drama seething w...
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Wildcats step onto the catwalkOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - In these cash-strapped times booster clubs are always looking for a way to make more money. Neuqua Valley Athletic Boosters fundraising chairperson Cathy Ferrel hit on a...
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Binding Legacies helps families preserve their pastsOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Diane Dassow's business involves asking a lot of questions. The Lombard woman operates Binding Legacies, a company designed to help people preserve their family memories...
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Streamwood to hold 'lights on' version of haunted houseOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Halloween fun for kids: The Streamwood Park District's Trail of Terror continues to scare teens and adults every Friday and Saturday night through Halloween, but there a...
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Tennis has become major player after modest beginningOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - There was a celebrity sighting at my cleaners on a recent Saturday morning. Mr. Tennis was there. "Mr. Tennis," I said. "It's an honor to bring in my cleaning at the sam...
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Tortured consciencesOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The subject of American-approved political torture couldn't be more timely in Gavin Hood's "Rendition." Yet, "Rendition" settles for effective when it could have been as...
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Warren's backs are dressed for successOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Who knew I had so much in common with a 17-year-old football player? But there I was Monday afternoon interviewing Warren senior fullback Aaron Dahlke and two of his bac...
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Team Cerasani leading football revival at LeydenOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Tom Cerasani Jr. laughed about the chance to be the boss of his dad, Tom Sr., the last three years. When Tom Jr. took over the Leyden football program three years ago, h...