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Waubonsie grad works backstage at the OscarsFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Diablo Cody won't be the only person with DuPage County ties at tonight's Academy Awards show. While Cody is out front basking in the glow of writing the Oscar-nominated...
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Tuition on the way up?Feb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants to give $300-per-child tax rebates to help families make ends meet, but they may need it to help cover rising tuition under his...
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Helping one another heal can take timeFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - For many of you, this weekend has been a challenge as your Northern Illinois University student or friend goes back to a campus forever changed by a single gunman's last...
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Hair razing experienceFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Through the years Wauconda police officer Karl Gompertz has sported a variety of hair styles, including an afro in the early 1970s. On Saturday, however, he shaved his h...
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Playing out racism's historyFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - In a gritty scene from Mildred Taylor's book, "Let the Circle Be Unbroken," a black man -- the father of a biracial teen -- is forced to strip to his underwear by white ...
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Can't beat season filled with buzzer-beatersFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Lou Gehrig beat me to the "I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth" by about 70 years. But that's just what I feel like this winter. I guess I'll jus...
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Nicor to seek rate increase as profit slipsFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Naperville-based Nicor Inc. said Friday it's planning to file for a delivery rate hike in the coming months after posting lower profits during its fourth quarter. The pa...
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Rebates will boost returns sent to IRSFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - The IRS this year could see an additional 25 million returns from special groups of taxpayers who ordinarily don't file. Those people need to file this time to qualify f...
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Fremd makes steady progressFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Last year the Fremd boys swimming team registered 1 point in the state swim meet. This year the Vikings are guaranteed to top that total. After advancing its entire team...
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Fox Valley wrap: Whip-Purs fall in regional finalFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - POPLAR GROVE -- Hampshire gave a valiant effort, cutting a 21-point deficit to 12 in the final period, but it was too little, too late for the Whip-Purs. Winnebago won t...