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News Current
  • Area calendar
  • US Attorney General Gonzales resigns
  • Currency change aimed at adding security
  • Robot camera will try to look into Utah mine
  • Youth Impact ending its Scoop Dreams
  • Budget paring puts squeeze on care groups
  • Grant may help cut fire station overage
  • 6 in wedding party dead in truck crash
  • A lifetime later, WWII pilot catches his flight
  • Author’s writings poetry in motion
  • Charm of forgotten farm objects decorates Goodfield couple’s home
  • DUIs 08/27/07
  • On Duty 08/27/07
  • Public safety 08/27/07
  • Road updates
  • Illinois keeps Obama fundraising above water
  • Two dead in motorcycle-car crash in Woodford
  • Some parents begin potty training at birth
  • Daily Digest 08/28/07
  • Illinois Wesleyan students settle in for semester
  • Red Cross volunteers dispatched to floods
  • Governor expands disaster areas
  • Metal thieves will have it tougher beginning Jan. 1
  • Student from Illinois hurt in knife attack
  • Public safety 08/28/07
  • Police still seeking man in confrontation
  • Greece’s ancient treasures at risk after wildfire
  • Guitar player’s injury led to career handcrafting, selling acoustic models
  • Communiversity gives courses on variety of topics
  • Dress code elicits mixed reaction at ISU
  • Ex-lawmaker comes home for local Dems
  • Clients praise cosmetology students
  • Gov. sues speaker Madigan over special sessions
  • Money for REAL ID program not in state budget
  • Taxing bodies, Clinton plant yet to reach deal
  • WWII ship staying put in Peoria for now
  • $314M lottery jackpot winner still secret
  • Man proposes to girlfriend via hot air balloon
  • Message of teen’s rally: Win in Iraq
  • Clinton water conservation order canceled
  • 100,000-plus without power in Midwest flooding
  • Bloomington seeking new offers for fire station
  • Mississippi River bridge closed at Memphis
  • Woman gets 20 years for role in drug ring
  • Taste closed: French crack genes behind wine's flavor
  • Porcelain painter continues her art despite failing eyesight
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    Sports Current
  • West edges CCHS in its intercity boys soccer opener
  • NCHS volleyball wins its season opener
  • Calvary Baptist volleyball wins at home
  • U High boys soccer shuts out BHS
  • Fieldcrest volleyball tops St. Bede
  • Ridgeview volleyball takes down Roanoke-Benson
  • U High boys golf finishes third at Assumption Invite
  • U High girls golf sweeps top four spots at Pekin
  • Sweet hopes training will pay off in triathlon
  • CCHS's Garriott commits to SIU-E
  • Cross country preview: Ashley Verplank is back for BHS
  • Indoor football to resurface in Peoria
  • ISU football preview: New LBs have big shoes to fill
  • A look at the 2007 ISU football schedule
  • A look at the 2007 ISU football roster
  • Tupper: Juice can lead victory-starved Illini to 6 wins -- maybe
  • Chiefs offense silenced in loss to Beloit
  • Friedman distances field to win at Lincoln
  • Waltz's penalty kick gives Heartland men a road win
  • Intercity girls cross country team previews
  • Intercity tennis talent on rise
  • Intercity tennis team previews
  • From Pages Past
  • Go & Play
  • Reinhardt: This season as important as ever for ISU football
  • Chiefs edge Snappers
  • Heartland athletics program takes flight with soccer victory
  • Mullinses take parent-child golf crown
  • From Pages Past
  • Pontiac football overcomes weather to edge rival Morris
  • Eureka College football schedule
  • Illinois State volleyball schedule
  • Illinois Wesleyan volleyball schedule
  • Road Race Schedule
  • Illinois men’s basketball schedule
  • Intercity volleyball schedules, rosters
  • Intercity boys soccer schedules, rosters
  • Intercity boys golf schedules, rosters
  • Golf
  • Baseball
  • Cross country
  • Soccer
  • Volleyball
  • Tennis
  • Softball
  • Golf
  • Intercity tennis schedules, rosters
  • TV/Radio
  • Today’s events
  • TV/Radio
  • Today's events
  • Boys All-Time Track Honor Roll
  • Girls All-Time Track Honor Roll
  • Illinois Wesleyan football schedule
  • Illinois State football schedule
  • University of Illinois football schedule
    • Scholastic Sports & Rec:
    U.Sports:
    Sports Extra:
  • Cubs’ Piniella says cool the playoff talk
  • Judge accepts dogfighting plea; Vick apologizes
  • Some golfers angry over mandatory carts
  • Police: Briggs left scene of accident
  • Edwards wins at Bristol, scores second season victory
  • Dixon wins and takes points lead after dominating race
  • Ortiz, Drew homer as Red Sox finish sweep of White Sox 11-1
  • Astros fire Garner, Purpura from posts
  • Contending Cardinals face 35 games in 34 days
  • La Russa poised to become Cardinals’ winningest manager
  • Charles Comiskey II, former White Sox exec, co-owner, dies at 81
  • Myers apologies for calling reporter a ‘retard’
  • Behind Young’s 2 homers, Diamondbacks edge Cubs 5-4
  • Wainwright, Cardinals shut down Braves: Cards 2 games out
  • Sutton, Bacher lead Northwestern in 2nd season for Fitzgerald
  • Stricker ends 6½-year drought with playoff victory
  • Buckeyes having trouble letting go of their last game
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    WTF Current
  • Austrian designs luxury lederhosen line
  • Young antelope found playing with dog
  • Phone pot plant photos prompts arrest
  • School activist fined for throwing grapes at board
  • Man bites girlfriend's snake, court told
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    Obituaries Current
  • Raymond D. Prosser
  • Herman Baer
  • Mavis M. Birkey
  • Lindsey Blankenship
  • Daniel 'Danny' Brown
  • Joe W.L. Church
  • Faye Estep
  • Joseph A. Freehill
  • Mary Jacobs
  • Eileen Jones
  • Hazel D. Reed
  • Liselotte E. Smith
  • Arnold R. Zimmer
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    Money Current
  • Review: Rival phones no match for iPhone
  • iPhone’s first month followed by hefty bills
  • Philip Morris coming out with new smokeless product
  • Banking on it: Money matters take to the Internet
  • Yahoo adds features to popular e-mail
  • Dunkin' Donuts dumping most trans fats
  • Boitnott closes west-side grocery store
  • Farm Progress show set to open in Decatur
  • Normal plant adjusts autos to suit Asian, European customers
  • Skip the hedge fund, subprime and go for private equity! Huh?
  • Campus-wide dress code unlikely at ISU
  • CD celebrates 25th anniversary
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    Free Time Current
  • Lie detectors basis for reality TV hit
  • Michelle Pfeiffer winning acclaim for recent work
  • Sean Kingston talks about 'Beautiful Girls,' being homeless
  • Kelly Rowland dishes about music, being on her own
  • Forgotten country star Wagoner back in spotlight
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    GO! Current
  • Sugar Grove activities introduce nature to the curious
  • Comedian hits bully pulpit
  • Smooth as silk
  • Entertaining weekend marks Civic Center milestone
  • Travel group leads tours on kayak adventures
    • Calendar:
  • Festival calendar for week of Aug. 26
    • Movies:
  • Review: 'Hairspray'
  • Review: 'The Simpsons Movie'
  • Review: 'The Bourne Ultimatum'
  • Review: 'Bratz'
  • Review: 'I Know Who Killed Me'
    • Eats:
  • Tropical McKaw's filled with fun
  • Bank cashes in as food place
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    Life Current
    Health:
  • More grown-ups finding lessons not just for kids
  • Snoring causes relationship rifts
  • Sun protection saves
    skin in summer heat
  • Kid coffee drinkers
    worry nutritionists
  • DIGEST: July 30
    • Home & Garden:
  • Robust and beautiful daylilies a fool-proof flower
  • Bank converted to home is now on market
    • Life: General:
  • Hobby comes naturally to this carving artist
  • Ecology Action Center continues to push recycling
    • Values:
  • New name, new location rejuvenates church
  • School gear to be distributed at west-side Block Bash
    • Food:
  • Healthy Fish Tacos
  • Calling Homer Simpson, we have a doughnut taste-off
    • Family:
  • More women are risking pregnancy and succeeding
  • Scheduling activities gives parents anxiety and kids burnout
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    Opinion Current
    Editorials:
  • At least state finally has a budget, but game not over
  • Financial education must start before college
    • Letters to the Editor:
  • Visitors appreciate parks, concerts
  • Dogs at swimming pool not a problem
  • Rather have money go elsewhere -- not to war
  • Downtown businesses need to be open longer
  • Suffering still suffering, whether it's 'us' or 'them'
  • Thanks to Bush, military for protecting freedom
  • Dangers for trail users near Center St. overpass
  • Bloomington, Normal shouldn't be compared
  • Poor timing, notification of College Ave. detour
  • CIRVnow, RSVP help find volunteer needs
  • Being patriotic doesn't require religious beliefs
  • People work during day, need shops open at night
    • Viewpoint:
  • Canadians know they don't live in health-care paradise
  • Canada's care would help U.S. pverty, crime rates
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