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'Enchanted' movie has message for adults, tooDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Recently my wife and I saw the Disney movie "Enchanted," and we were … well … enchanted! Seldom have I seen a film that works so well on both a child's and an adult's le...
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Turks fire on Kurds inside Iraq
Dec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - ISTANBUL, Turkey -- The Turkish military said Saturday it attacked 50 to 60 Kurdish rebels inside Iraqi territory, inflicting "significant losses." It did not say whethe...
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Christmas concert at FCCDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - The music department of the First Congregational Church in Crystal Lake will present its Christmas concert, "And All The Stars Looked Down," at 4 p.m. today at the churc...
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Dinner and a show at MitsuwaDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Hundreds of people crowded Saturday into Mitsuwa Marketplace in Arlington Heights. The draw? A rare chance to see a fresh 400-pound bluefin tuna carved into sashimi. Cam...
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Stretching your gas tank
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Local band makes jazz, funk academicDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Improvisational jam/jazz/funk isn't a typical genre for a band made up of young college students. Then again, most suburban garage bands don't have multiple members taki...
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Volunteers help low-income residentsDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Kathy Breen was busy Saturday fielding cell phone calls and serving as a tactical officer. She was coordinating tasks and fetching supplies at Assisi Homes-Batavia Apart...
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Batavia bicyclist taking rides of a lifetimeDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Paul Carpenter is always pushing himself to go further. An 8-mile bicycle ride. Then a 30. Then a 100. And in September, the Batavia resident entered his first 500-mile ...
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Storm pelts suburbs with snow, iceDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Motorists slipped and slid on hazardous roadways, hundreds of flights were canceled at two major Chicago airports, and thousands of people were without power Saturday as...
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Presidential candidates make themselves clear, in a disconcerting wayDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Arthur Balfour, the British statesman, once said that a rival's clarity was a liability because he had nothing to say. As the presidential nomination conte...