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Parents a key factor in keeping kids safe on the InternetJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Mothers will always worry about their children, but now Rosa Guarneros has one more thing to fret about: a brand new Gateway laptop in the family's living room. Guarnero...
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Listen to straight talk from Illinois votersJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - There was a time when candidates used to ball up a fist and knock on doors to sell themselves. Now they hold out their hands for millions in campaign cash for commercial...
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Obama could affect both parties in home stateJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - With both major parties locked in close races where every primary outcome counts, even Illinois-based backers hesitate to focus much yet on Feb. 5, when Illinois residen...
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BG's Dunne 2nd in all-aroundJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - So much for the growing pains of a first-year program and having to wait its turn as other teams accepted first-place medals. In its first-ever appearance at the Larkin...
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LEGO exhibit urges participants to use their imaginationsJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The attraction this weekend at the St. Charles Public Library is billed as a LEGO train exhibit, but it's more of an exhibition. The display is a World's Fair for LEGO f...
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Lazarus House is the winnerJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - About 70 soccer players competed last weekend, with one overriding winner -- Lazarus House. The St. Charles shelter was to receive about 11 laundry baskets full of items...
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The warmest Jan. 6 in 100 yearsJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - A day like this only comes around once in 100 years. That's right. You have to go back to 1907 to find a January 6 that was as warm as it was Sunday in the Chicago area....
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Libertyville firm heats up network video servicesJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - About six years ago, Joe Gaucher was sitting at his kitchen table with six colleagues. They weren't sharing a dinner. They were creating a company. Libertyville-based Vi...
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Taking a heavy tollJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Hunkered in her idling SUV outside the tollway's headquarters, Leslie Boudreau frantically sifts through papers that say she owes $4,619 for blowing $179.50 in tolls ove...
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St. Charles woman fought illness bravelyJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - A St. Charles woman whose last years were called a miracle, and who inspired others with her positive attitude despite a serious illness, has died at 62. Linda Hensel di...