Matt Arado
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Steve Carell carries the day in 'Get Smart'Nov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - "Get Smart" (two-disc special edition) - "Get Smart" is neither the best nor the worst of Hollywood's recent attempts to turn old television series into box office g...
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Lack of IMAGE test hurts local districtsOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Many suburban educators say that there should be an asterisk next to this year's No Child Left Behind results. The state eliminated the Illinois Measure of Annual Growth...
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As state scores drop, schools work to engage students in readingOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - English teacher Jaime Hecht knows that teenagers love a good controversy. So when she introduces her students to Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," she s...
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Cruise still rocks in 'Risky,' 25 years laterOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - This week, we catch up on some recent DVD releases you might have missed. "Risky Business" (25th Anniversary Edition) - Everyone remembers the signature scene from "...
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More Illinois schools fail to meet No Child Left Behind goalsOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Roughly one-third of all Illinois public schools failed to meet No Child Left Behind testing standards this year, state education officials announced Tuesday. Test resul...
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DVD shows that 'Hulk' could have been incredibleOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - "The Incredible Hulk" (three-disc special edition): "The Incredible Hulk," based on the Marvel Comics superhero, is a solid slice of pop entertainment that's as big,...
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Average Joes: Suburban small businesses say they need more helpOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Thanks to the final debate between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, "Joe the Plumber" has become Joe Cool. The phrase refers to an actual person - Ohio plumber Joe Wu...
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'What Just Happened' talent-laden but inertOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Top-notch talent both behind and in front of the camera can't save "What Just Happened," a surprisingly inert dark comedy about two weeks in the life of a Hollywood prod...
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New on DVD: 'Chaplin,' 'Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (two-disc special edition) - Tell me, how can a movie that includes a nuclear explosion, interdimensional aliens...
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'Sesame Street' characters bring U.S., China together at planetariumOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - If anyone can shorten the distance between the Chicago area and Beijing, it's Big Bird and Elmo. The two popular "Sesame Street" characters are headlining an ambitious p...