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Middle-schoolers savor trip to leadership conference in WashingtonSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Washington, D.C., is a long way from home, and 12 is a young age to be traveling without family for a week. But two young leaders in Rolling Meadows were able to brush a...
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Struggling teams have a ways to goSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - What happened? Last week I talked about a handful of surprise teams on the plus side of the win column so far this season, and today let's take a look at some surprising...
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Taunted anyone lately? Is that celebrating or rubbing it in?Sep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Taunting in high school sports is the product of emotion. Everybody is hyped up during competition. There are a lot of personal battles going on out there. There's an ad...
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Silly subplots muck up coming-of-age drama 'December Boys'Sep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - • "December Boys" doesn't cater to Daniel Radcliffe's star status as you might expect. Longtime TV and movie director Ron Hardy keeps the story an ensemble project, with...
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Vino 100 opens 'Shoppes'Sep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - A new wine shop that opened in Mount Prospect is designed to make buying a bottle of wine easy and affordable. Jennifer Martinez opened a Vino 100 franchise earlier this...
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Winery, shoe store among possible new offeringsSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Some positive changes are on the verge of taking place in the tenant mix of the Westin Chicago North Shore development. All were outlined recently by Michael Firsel, pre...
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'Good Luck' chucks romance in favor of gross comedySep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - "Good Luck Chuck" valiantly strives to become one of those sexy romantic comedies that seamlessly stitches ultragross humor with lots of female nudity and insightful obs...
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Eastern Kentucky has a steal in DaPisaSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - There is no mystery where Jessie DaPisa will likely be next Thursday. In front of the TV -- along with millions of others across the country -- watching the season premi...
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Hendry makes the grade for his off-season movesSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Behind every great season, there is an equally great off-season. Granted, this season hasn't been a great one for the Cubs. Right now, they're a touch above mediocre. Th...
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Can Tirico's show find local in national?Sep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - I've written it before, and I'll write it again: All sports, like all politics, is local. So it seemed a recipe for disaster earlier this week when Mike Tirico said on a...