St. Charles
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Christmas tree farm keeps family busy year-roundNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Looking to supplement their income into their retirement years, Jan and Jack Ziegler turned to an unlikely source -- Christmas trees. The Elgin couple who are not affili...
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Many factors fed housing breakdownNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - While some put the blame on borrowers and lenders for being greedy or outright fraudulent, the reasons why so many American homeowners are facing foreclosure these days ...
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Do not believe Do Not Call rumorsNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - The national Do Not Call list has had to deal with its share of rumors. The most recent whisperings about the effort that has saved people from irksome telemarketing cal...
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Red Robin invites local officials to taste testNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - You know how restaurants hold promotions so you can test their service before a full opening? My boss here at World Headquarters tells me the new Red Robin in South Elgi...
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Virtual reality system brings outdoors indoors for winter cyclingNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Since 1997, I've done some of my winter riding indoors. Sounds boring, you say? Not with a Computrainer Pro virtual reality system. I bought one that winter and it is e...
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Movers and shakersNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - With three decades of successful business experience, Geneva resident R.J. "Skip" Marshall has become a business coach and franchise owner with ActionCOACH, a business c...
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Bottom line on schoolsNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - In Chapter 1 of School Finance 101, we said we would provide readers with the ammunition and information necessary to help shape the debate over school finance in Illino...
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Things to doNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Antiques and crafts • The Kane County Flea Market offers hundreds of dealers with antiques and collectibles from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday or 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 2 at th...
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Chapter 10: Only 1 in 5 high school graduates are ready for collegeNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - High school seniors throughout Illinois are half a year from graduation and college, the culmination of 13 years of public schooling. The state is half a year from compl...
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Performer coming home a '60s legendNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - In showbiz, Nicholas Brooks says, careers hit high and low notes. Early last year, his was somewhere in the middle. "I was at a crossroads, and there weren't a whole lot...