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For Novak, the clock is tickingAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - DEKALB -- In an idyllic gated community just off the Intercoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean, there's a home with Joe and Carole Novak's names on the deed. The deve...
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Fans singing for a chance at 7th heavenAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - As a kid growing up in Arlington Heights, Matt Shepardson dreamed of stepping up to home plate at Wrigley Field and launching a Ryne Sandberg-esque home run as C...
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Lord Byron said it all about access to cashAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - "Yes. Ready money is Aladdin's Lamp." -- Lord Byron, 1788-1824 Most of us don't appreciate the magic of cash until we are without it. Then we understand. Then we underst...
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Local mom on national board of American MensaAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Her mother knew she was smart, but Robin Crawford had no idea. "Although the school notified my mother, she never told me," Crawford said. "I grew up in Woodridge and th...
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Hardcore fans unleash controlled chaosAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Arms spinning like windmills in a hurricane, teenage boys throw punches and roundhouse kicks in time to relentless drumming. In this circle of controlled chaos, they com...
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Voeks tradition lives on at BataviaAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Week 1 of the high school football season is always an exciting thing -- not just for players and coaches, but parents, fans and yes, even reporters. But what about masc...
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Good news inspires 'walk for the cure'Aug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Peggy Harding spent much of the summer walking laps around Lake Arlington, working up to as much as five hours a day on weekends, which equaled 30 to 40 miles. Her rigor...
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Authors, Web sites help you find good reads with less troubleAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Thomas Jefferson said, "I cannot live without books." Some of us know exactly what he meant. If you are among this group, you know that one of the constant quests is for...
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Woman puts class assignment to the test with Bark AvenueAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - A class at Keller Graduate School of Business changed Michelle Sarwas' life. Her class assignment was to create a business plan as part of her master's degree studies in...
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Readers respond to advice about feeding wildlife, toenail fungusAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Heading back to school is a time to begin again, as Michael Finnegan might say. I always loved school and rarely missed a day. Between kindergarten and sixth grade, this...