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Get a taste of an 1840s winter evening at Garfield FarmNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Nothing helps make a winter's evening more festive than the aroma of hot spiced tea, the taste of fresh-baked tea breads, and lively fiddle and dulcimer tunes. If you ag...
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Former chess champ Kasparov beaten, jailed
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - MOSCOW -- Russian authorities arrested former world chess champion Garry Kasparov on Saturday and sentenced him to five days in prison after he helped lead a protest aga...
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Visit church's own Bethlehem VillageNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Discover what it was like to be in Bethlehem when Jesus was born. Bethany Lutheran Church, 76 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake, has created a Bethlehem Village. At "A...
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Catering to the Russian upper crustNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - MOSCOW -- Pity the busy Russian millionaire with no time to buy it all. Diamonds, helicopters, automobiles and art are all for the taking. But what about an elephant for...
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FBI says it will help in search for Stacy Peterson
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - FBI to assist with search for missing Illinois woman The FBI will join the search for Stacy Peterson, the missing wife of a former suburban police sergeant, according to...
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Producers, striking Broadway stagehands agree to resume talks
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Striking stagehands and theater producers agreed to return to the bargaining table almost a week after negotiations collapsed and kept most of Broadway dark ...
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Algonquin's Geister House named to National RegisterNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - A remarkable building that has served as a family's home, a clock shop, a real estate office and a day spa has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. T...
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Three Fires Council honors its own Citizen of the YearNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Sam K. Reed, chairman and CEO of Treehouse Foods Inc. in Westchester, recently was honored as the Three Fires Council, BSA 2007 Distinguished Citizen of the Year at the ...
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Wis. company recalls tainted beef
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A company voluntarily recalled nearly 96,000 pounds of ground beef products after two people were sickened, possibly by the E. coli bacteria, the U.S....
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Family struggles against foreclosureNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - First of four parts Steven Fugate stood tall before the DuPage County judge, fighting the weight of owing $248,000 in mortgage and late fees on his Carol Stream hom...