Matt Arado
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Can't get Cubs season tickets? Facility offering 12-game packagesMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Judging by early ticket sales and season-ticket renewals, Cub fans aren't about to let a puny old recession keep them away from the Friendly Confines. Key games in the 2...
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'Watchmen' to have plenty of life on DVDMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Even before "Watchmen" arrived on the big screen, fans couldn't stop chatting on the Internet about the eventual DVD release. Their interest is justified in this case, b...
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Long wait near end for suburban 'Watchmen' fansMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Keith Anderson, a Schaumburg comic-store owner and longtime fan of the "Watchmen" graphic novel, says he's pumped to see the movie version that opens at midnight Thursda...
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French drama boasts Oscar-worthy performanceMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - "I've Loved You So Long" - Kristin Scott Thomas delivers one of 2008's best performances in this powerful, low-key French drama. In a just world, she would have been...
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'Drive' cruises with right mix of raunch, sweetnessFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - "Sex Drive" (Unrated and Cream-Filled Edition) Surprise, surprise! Given the speed with which this flick entered and then vanished from theaters, I expected the wor...
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Low CPI has local school districts slashing expensesFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Stimulus plan or no stimulus plan, many suburban school districts are hacking away at next year's budgets because of a steep drop in the Consumer Price Index, a figure t...
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Experts: Most customers wouldn't notice nationalizationFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - "Nationalization" is a scary word. It conjures up images of Big Brother-like government control, particularly when the word is used in connection with the nation's banks...
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Artists find a way to make their work their day jobFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Alice DuBois never imagined she'd have to rely on food stamps to help cover her expenses, but that's just one of the measures she's taken to continue making ends meet as...
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It's Oscar night, but local actors toil in lesser-seen rolesFeb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Tonight is Oscar night, which means all eyes will be on the glittering gowns and high-wattage smiles of Hollywood's A-list. But the folks who walk that fabled red carpe...
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Stimulus funds for schools could come quicklyFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - If federal authorities have their way, Illinois and other states could start receiving economic stimulus money within 40 days. The stimulus plan signed by President Obam...