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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...
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Cool weather means time to check furnaceSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - In some parts of the country, winter is just around the corner. It's a good time to check your furnace and make sure it's ready for another heating season. Here are some...
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DiGrazia proof you can't tell the players' gender by scorecardsSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Gigi DiGrazia doesn't have her license yet, but she can drive. Right down the middle of the fairway. One of the best high school girls golfers in Illinois, DiGrazia play...
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Lindfors finds right fitSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - This area is not flush with 6-foot-10 basketball players. Specifically sleek 6-10 players who can dunk, dribble-drive, hit the 3, rebound, play facing the basket or awa...
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You can go out and enjoy nature while helping preserve it SaturdaySep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Saturday is the Worldwide Day of Play, a day to promote active play for kids. It also marks the 14th annual National Public Lands Day, the nation's largest hands-on volu...
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NIU in a 'must-win' conference battleSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It's still September. That's right, September. But Joe Novak already has pulled out the "must-win" card. He believes Northern Illinois must win today's game at preseason...