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NIU will try to recover its confidenceSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - The sick bay? Full. The win column? Empty. The potential Notre Dame transfer? Irrelevant to the serious issue at hand. As Northern Illinois embarks on a rare trip west t...
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History on Ohio State's sideSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - From recent history, two conclusions can be drawn about Northwestern before every football season. The first states that the Wildcats will never, ever win all of their n...
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Jewelry designer opens shop in Glen EllynSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - The owner of a new Glen Ellyn store features gifts and jewelry designed by her father and made in Bali. Danielle Gerke has about four cases of mainly silver jewelry crea...
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Austen's powersSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - I can't guarantee that manly men won't lose some testosterone while watching "The Jane Austen Book Club." But those fearless enough to venture into this smart and engagi...
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Certain house markets still risingSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Despite all the "doom and gloom" stories published by the nation's biggest media outlets, recent studies show that home prices in many areas are still rising fast. Q. It...
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Insulated steel good choice for garage doorSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. My old steel garage door is getting vertical cracks. I need to replace it with an insulated one because I am restoring a car out there. The door must have windows. Wh...
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I'll gladly sit in traffic while they fix the potholesSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - It was a treat to be totally stuck in traffic Thursday. Really. And it was all thanks to reader Don Fraas of West Dundee. OK, make that Don and a few high-powered public...
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Quilters' trip to knot their friendship with French Sister CitySep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - When a 14-person delegation from Mount Prospect visits Sevres, France, next month, they will be carrying with them almost as many quilts as suitcases. If this seems like...
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Test of time for Grant footballSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - I took a pop culture trivia quiz online this week about the year 1986. I aced it -- not that that actually says much. I mean, I was in high school in 1986 and always tri...
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Home for the holidaysSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Two years ago, the college football pulse around these parts was as strong as ever. Notre Dame had reawakened behind first-year coach Charlie Weis and quarterback Brady ...