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News Current
  • Area calendar
  • O.J. Simpson ordered held without bail
  • Study: Teens blank on Constitution Day
  • Woman tells of career as backup dancer in drag shows
  • Online crooks getting more professional
  • Ned Kelly's closure leaves employees unpaid
  • Clinton outlines plan to cover the uninsured
  • Dad: 2 dead boys found hours after crash
  • Survey: Men still wash less than women
  • Student attacked after Normal West game
  • Leaky seals on shuttle may delay flight
  • Farmer City market closed by chemical reaction
  • Got Crocs? Be careful on the escalator
  • Texas mom allegedly sets kids on fire
  • Close-knit club gaining a following at ISU
  • Study puts focus on bird deaths by wind turbines
  • Funding questions keep state construction plan on ice
  • BroMenn’s plan: Build addition and raze deck
  • Woman’s fingertip severed in fight with other woman over man
  • Public safety 09/18/07
  • Vegan teacher says district has told him not to return
  • Nothing can stop District 87 from celebrating 150 years
  • Mural artists could be coming to Pontiac
  • Mixed results for crime stats in other area counties
  • 2006 crime stats: Major crime drops; sexual assaults on rise
  • Woman’s hobby bears charitable fruit
  • Heartland interested in minor league stadium plan
  • Digital 'smiley face' turns 25
  • State senator sues God over death, destruction
  • Deputies' picket call for better wages from county
  • HCC leaders update trustees on plans for Phase II
  • Pulitzer Prize winner visits IWU, ISU
  • Police: Teens forced to perform sex acts
  • D.C. Police: Vietnam Wall vandalized
  • Pit bulls break into house, kill family cat
  • Hearing set for juvenile in Pontiac gun case
  • ISU bends on dress code for marketing classes
  • McLean Co. doesn't plan tax increase
  • Farmer City market employees all treated after fumes
  • Prosecutors file 10 felony charges against O.J. Simpson
  • Blagojevich mum on charges against Poshard
  • Northbound I-55 reopens after fatal crash
  • Daily Digest 09/19/07
  • Dole recalls salad mix in latest E. coli scare
  • 80-year-old man beaten after giving man ride home from bar
  • Senate OKs more casinos to fund construction plan
  • YouthBuild to offer high school diplomas
  • Downstate transit plans stuck in neutral with state’s inaction
  • Emoticon that put smile on e-mail turns 25
  • Public safety 09/19/07
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    Sports Current
  • Deacon: Are these Cubs next, or 'next year' again?
  • Triathletes qualify for Hawaii event
  • Vail finishes seventh in bodybuilding competition
  • Go & Play
  • Right partners lead a cowboy to penning crown
  • IWU men second at golf tourney
  • Zook gives Illini day off after victory
  • IWU women's golf finish 5th at own tourney
  • ISU soccer's Russ picks up third Valley honor
  • ISU volleyball's Richmond named MVC Player of the Week
  • ISU men's golf in 16th place at Kansas Invitational
  • ISU women's golf finishes eighth at Kentucky tourney
  • West volleyball handles Jacksonville
  • Tennis: Central tops East Peoria
  • From Pages Past
  • Area volleyball: Roanoke-Benson earns win over Peoria Heights
  • Illini look for revenge against undefeated Hoosiers
  • BHS volleyball rebounds to defeat Chatham Glenwood
  • Thunder to offer 10 game ticket packages
  • NCHS stays atop 6A in poll; Mahomet moves up 2 spots in 4A
  • From Pages Past
  • Charlotte Lewis, former ISU women’s basketball star, dies
  • U High boys cross country wins Intercity meet
  • Mordis attempting to may comeback from ACL injury
  • Kindred: Olympia keeps playing football the hard way
  • Verplank wins individual Intercity crown; NCHS wins team title
  • Meier leads U High boys golf to 4th straight Intercity title
  • 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
  • Area HS volleyball leaders
  • Area HS football leaders
  • Soccer
  • Baseball
  • Tennis
  • Golf
  • Local college football standings, schedules, polls
  • Softball
  • Today's events
  • TV/radio
  • Today’s events
  • TV/radio
  • 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:
  • Woods hitting stride, but has he hit his peak
  • Hester puts 'special' in special teams
  • Pedro Martinez: 'If anything goes wrong: Hasta la vista'
  • Falcons again turn to 47-year-old kicker Morten Andersen
  • Rowand, Howard homer twice in Phillies' 13-11 victory over Cards
  • DeRosa single gives Cubs comeback win 7-6
  • Mulder might have tests on shoulder
  • Belichick agrees to NFL request for materials in spying probe
  • Tirico takes over Patrick's old slot on ESPN Radio
  • Jones says his Irish exit isn’t as it has been portrayed
  • Bears' air game, turnovers concern Smith
  • Kitna said he returned from concussion thanks to "miracle"
  • Cubs in pennant race: Fans are afraid, very afraid
  • Ex-Bear Tank Johnson signs contract with Cowboys
  • Off to surprising 2-0 start, Packers prep for Chargers
  • Budweiser to sponsor Kasey Kahne starting next season
  • Cardinals rookie Ryan pulled after swinging at 3-0 pitch
  • Pujols out with strained left calf muscle
  • Boston firm to pay $10.5M penalty for distributing HGH
  • Baltimore’s Jay Gibbons meets with MLB officials
  • Witness: Isiah Thomas cursed at female employee
  • Dale Earnhardt Jr. unveils line of candy bars at candy expo
  • Falcons sign former Jaguars’ starter Leftwich
  • Mulder undergoes MRI exam of shoulder
  • Harang outpitches Zambrano as Reds beat Cubs 5-2
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    WTF Current
  • Burglar says he learned craft from TV
  • Travelers clamor to see airport bathroom in Craig arrest
  • Cat in tree rescued with hose blast
  • Jack Hanna, flamingo stuck in turnstile
  • City may ban wallabies after escape
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    Obituaries Current
  • Leon Arnold
  • Lorene D. Oertwig
  • Mary Ruth Biasi Shaffer
  • Elizabeth M. Ark
  • Marie A. Batkiewicz
  • Robert E. Compton
  • JoAnn Dodson
  • Ralph A. Schrock
  • Carolyn Wykes
  • Gwendolyn Idele Bartlow
  • Marilyn M. Berg
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    Money Current
  • Sprint Nextel to introduce the Airave
  • GM-UAW bargainers take a rest
  • SF settles with 103 policyholders over Katrina
  • Search startup ready to challenge Google
  • Winnie’s owner calls it a day after 34 years
  • National City workers take a day to volunteer
  • Store owner finds ‘Serendipity’ in Normal
  • Google expands online software suite
  • Free phone calls with startup's $399 box
  • As prices drop, thefts of GPS units soar
  • Bloomington Boo Boo's to open; Normal location gets new store
  • Economic development struggling in Livingston Co.
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    Free Time Current
  • Building the perfect TV show
  • New Web sites try to recreate TV experience on your PC
  • How to enjoy Oktoberfest like a local
  • Can based-on-a-commercial 'Cavemen' survive?
  • Like Westerns? Check these 10 out
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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 Sept. 16
    • 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:
  • Coliseum forum time for new ideas, not rehashing past
  • Future is dim if students don’t learn about rights
  • School districts continue to be caught in the crossfire
    • Letters to the Editor:
  • Business ready to help with Constitution signs
  • Worry more about China, less about terrorists
  • Change how legal system handles drug addiction
  • Cut negative campaigning to increase voter turnout
  • Return money borrowed from Social Security
  • Runner dispenses advice, expresses frustration
  • Supporting troops takes more than yellow ribbon
  • Markowitz served nation and his community
  • Don’t cut skate park; teens need things to do
  • Time for us to slow down, engage in self-discipline
  • Bodybuilder values support from family
    • Viewpoint:
  • Full text of prepared remarks by Gen. Petraeus
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