Columns
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They can give your fantasy team a boostSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - OK, three weeks are in the books. At this point, you should have your team's strengths and weaknesses pretty well figured out. As for filling in those holes -- and to co...
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Don't believe rumors you hear about Wheeling senior centerSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Acting Wheeling Village President Judy Abruscato said recent rumors of the Pavilion Senior Center's demise are unfounded. "There has been no discussion of closing the se...
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Cubs win! Cubs in!Sep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Chicago Cubs started Friday night's playoff party in Cincinnati before the sun set and the fans arrived outside Wrigley Field. People in the Wrigleyville neighborhoo...
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Charity run raises awareness of deadly childhood conditionSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - A deadly, little known condition -- called Sudden Unexplained Death in Children -- took strides Saturday in gaining awareness among young families and the medical commun...
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Rex rules didn't help former starterSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Where are they now? Like so much hot air, the many members of the Grossman Apologist Society have dissipated and disappeared. So vile, vehement and vapid only days or we...
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Who is David Venegoni?Sep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - If columns came with background music, this one would be playing "Who Are You?" by The Who. I jokingly asked that question of David Venegoni when we met for our intervie...
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Collage artist opens The Beat of My Art gift shop in NapervilleSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - When artist Debbie Egizio opened an art gallery and gift shop in Naperville, her goal was to make it comfortable and inviting. "People sometimes feel intimidated by gall...
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Farmers market attracts with tractors, dancers as well as produceSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Most of the dairy farms are gone now, and bulldozers have replaced the milk cows in their fields. But Huntley's farm-town heritage can still be found at the downtown far...
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'McMansion' bill facing oppositionSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - A powerful legislator wants to cut deductions for people who own homes larger than 3,000 square feet, but the idea is facing fierce opposition from some consumer and rea...
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Piniella is perhaps Hendry's best pickupSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- A week ago, I penned a column about the off-season acquisitions made by Cubs general manager Jim Hendry. The idea was to grade the GM on his moves. It seems mor...