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Two-phase renovation starts at Holiday Inn City CentreJun 17, 2007 11:00 pm - PEORIA - The largest hotel in Downtown Peoria has embarked on a multi-million dollar, two-phase renovation project hotel officials say will be completed by early next ...
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Critics Cupboard: Strawberry hullerJun 17, 2007 11:00 pm - From 89 cents to $1.50 Spatula Down Jennifer Mastroianni: What the heck is a strawberry huller, you may wonder. Well, it's a tweezerlike device with rounded, sharp edges...
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Putting some hair on the truthJun 17, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - OK, admit it. Ever since you first saw my goofy mug smiling back at you from your sports page, you have wondered what I must have looked like B.C.: Before...
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Column takes stand on a versatile wordJun 17, 2007 11:00 pm - In one of those moments between asleep and awake, I was wondering what I would write about this week when, for no apparent reason, an old pun came to mind: "A farmer is ...
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Is Kobe Bulls bound?Jun 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Know what I make of this Kobe Bryant-to-the-Bulls talk? I believe it's a cry for help from a confused, frustrated superstar who is tired of one-and-dones in the playoffs...
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OK Go takes YouTube by stormJun 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Haven't heard of the band OK Go? How about if I tell you they're the guys dancing on the treadmills in that music video? OK, now you know who I'm talking about. OK Go'...
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CUBS NOTEBOOK: Lee to learn fate Monday after Saturday's fightJun 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The waiting is just about over. Derrek Lee is expected to find out Monday what his punishment from Major League Baseball will be for his fight Saturday with San Diego pi...
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RACING: Lewis Hamilton runs away with Grand Prix in IndyJun 17, 2007 11:00 pm - By Tim Cronin Staff writer SPEEDWAY, Ind. - Lewis Hamilton enhanced his young legend Sunday where racing legends are secured. Hamilton, a 22-year-old in his first For...
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A herd of cattle-inspired termsJun 17, 2007 11:00 pm - On Wall Street, a "bull" is an optimist, an investor who expects things to get better. And in the world of stocks, a bull isn't necessarily male. In the world of livesto...
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All the Cubs need is a little napJun 17, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - Maybe you're working overtime just to put food on the table. Maybe you're a nurse trying to keep patients alive for a third consecutive 14-hour shift. May...