Columns
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Will rate hikes leave ComEd asking, 'who turned out the lights?'Sep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Now that the summer news cycle has ended with such vital stories as a vanishing bank robber; a filthy-rich football player crashing his rich-man's ride into a pole and t...
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Is that the Stanley Cup in Chicago? You bet it isSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - It is said that the remedy for thirst is to drink before you crave. Unfortunately for Chicago hockey fans, that cure is nothing more than a mirage. But for a few hundred...
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St. Catherine's Irish fest this weekendSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - It's that time of year again when the parishioners at St. Catherine of Siena Church transport a wee bit of Ireland to the corner of routes 31 and 72 in West Dundee. The ...
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Powerful Yahoo Mail is better with instant messaging functionSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Two years is a really long time to test a software product, but that's about how long it took for Yahoo to finish its slick new version of Yahoo Mail, the popular e-mail...
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Barrington Area Library notesSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Basketball brought Matt Kenney and Sean McCurtain together. They shared the victories, the defeats, the thrill of competition, the joy of working together on a team. So ...
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Should I have called police on hotheaded mom?Sep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - At first I thought the mom was at the end of her summer rope. You know, the one where the joys of vacation days filled with sun have turned into an agonizing wait for th...
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Unbeaten W. Aurora standing at crossroadsSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - It all looks so familiar at this point. West Aurora's football team is off to a 2-0 start and thinking big. Ronald Reagan's classic quote certainly applies to the Blackh...
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Is it crying that I hear from circus elephants in DuPage County?Sep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - There were movies I watched when I was a kid that tore my heart to pieces. They're still hard to watch today. One was "Old Yeller." I remember trying to catch my breath ...
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District 300 getting ready for start of schoolSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - The highlight of last week's Community Unit District 300 school board meeting didn't come from the dais or the podium. It came from the audience. During a discussion amo...
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Old Y property takes next step to becoming homesSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, Elgin's planning commission will hear about the Channing Square housing development proposed for the site of the former east-side YMCA. The developer, Channi...