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News Current
  • Police seek suspect in marijuana case
  • Witness: Driver's blood alcohol hard to verify in fatal accident
  • Woman linked to MySpace suicide now victim of new hoax
  • City seeking liquor license for Highland Park Golf Course
  • Holiday Spectacular mixes Broadway characters, B-N flavor
  • Central Catholic puts on geography fair
  • Freezing rain causes havoc on area roads
  • Crash victim identified
  • Industrial Age's lifeblood was mined on west side
  • University briefs
  • School districts cope with rise in low-income students
  • Sheridan's extra programs help ensure student learning
  • Police, fire crews hit ice for good cause
  • Village seeks plan for stray dogs
  • To cut health costs, companies expect more enticements
  • 'Angel Tree' benefits kids in Farmer City
  • Animal trap kills Illinois volunteer in Peace Corps
  • Teen now fixture on ’08 campaign trail
  • Former area couple delivers own baby
  • Area calendar
  • Children get chance to visit with St. Nick
  • Health insurance incentives set off 'wonderful' chain reaction
  • When white women disappear in Illinois, it's made for TV
  • How Time Flies 12/08/07
  • Bellflower resident wins $3.5 million in Lotto
  • After mall massacre, Americans ponder: Security at what cost?
  • Driver of SUV dies after colliding with semi north of Pontiac
  • Regional Digest 12/08/07
  • Transit district campaign collects items for kids
  • Morris Avenue closure makes access difficult
  • Mansfield has no place to keep stray dogs
  • 18-year-old seeks plea deal in hijacking case
  • Report: Feds investigate real estate deals of governor's wife
  • Chicago settles lawsuits alleging police torture for $20 million
  • Couple accused of handcuffing teenage daughter
  • WIC food program being overhauled
  • Democrat Versace drops congressional bid
  • Salvation Army warns of scam
  • Icy mess expected today
  • Cops fire 20 shots at unarmed driver
  • Mall employee gives 911 horrific account of mall shooting
  • Parkland College closes campus after threat
  • Small towns jarred by recent bank robberies
  • Heyworth offers full slate of holiday activities
  • Area calendar
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    Sports Current
  • ISU's Stewart named to Walter Camp team
  • Flint ends Thunder's three-game road winning streak
  • BHS cruises past Urbana for 6th straight win
  • Heyworth holds off Tri-Valley
  • Ridgeview turnovers allow Saints to escape
  • Tremont rolls past Lexington
  • HOI roundup: Fisher tops Blue Ridge
  • Fieldcrest edges Flanagan
  • Area boys basketball roundup
  • Pontiac tips Olympia
  • Corn Belt Roundup: Eigsti leads Eureka past Rantoul
  • Illini can't hold off Wildcats, fall in overtime to Arizona
  • Games called off due to winter storm conditions
  • Raiders hang on to win against Oakville, Mo. in tourney
  • Peoria Woodruff handles U High
  • Fury take Thunder down in OT
  • Area boys basketball roundup
  • Osiris is a virus for Cincinnati
  • Pantagraph All-Area Football
  • U High swim team wins Peoria ND invite
  • From Pages Past
  • ISU Track & Field Starts Indoor Season Strong
  • BHS grad Harrison shares Illinois' Capel Award
  • College roundup: Eureka men coast
  • Dye leads IWU women past Illinois-Springfield
  • No. 12 Washington tips Titans
  • Waldron named Pantagraph All-Area football player of the year
  • From Pages Past
  • ISU not facing a beast, but Cincinnati still from Big East
  • ISU men's basketball gameday glance
  • Illini get ready to face Arizona team relying on tough defense
  • Titans look to take down No. 12 Washington
  • Pantagraph All-Intercity Soccer
  • Illinois men's basketball schedule
  • High school volleyball leaders
  • High school football leaders
  • Boys All-Time Track Honor Roll
  • Girls All-Time Track Honor Roll
  • Illinois State women's basketball schedule
  • Girls All-Time Swimming Honor Roll
  • Illinois State men’s basketball schedule
  • Wrestling
  • Hockey
  • Basketball
  • Wrestling
  • Hockey
  • Basketball
  • TV/radio
  • Swimming
  • Track & Field
  • High school football standings
  • Today's events
  • TV/radio
  • Illinois Wesleyan men’s basketball schedule
  • Illinois Wesleyan women’s basketball schedule
    • Scholastic Sports & Rec:
    U.Sports:
    Sports Extra:
  • Drake dominates Chicago State 83-53
  • Heisman favorites Tebow, McFadden hold court in Big Apple
  • Southern gets set for semifinal game against Delaware
  • Runner in the lane gives Texas-Arlington the win over Wichita St.
  • No. 9 Michigan State rallies to beat No. 20 BYU 68-61
  • Crawford, No. 15 Indiana handle Kentucky 70-51
  • Hubalek, Clark lead Iowa State past Iowa 56-47
  • King leads No. 6 Duke to 95-67 rout of Michigan
  • Lyons leads Missouri rally past Purdue 73-63
  • Moore's 24 points leads Northwestern past Western Michigan
  • One-of-a-kind Tebow becomes first sophomore to win Heisman
  • Drake 83, Texas-Pan American 55
  • Delaware edges SIU 20-17 in FCS semifinal
  • Coleman scores 22 to lead Minnesota past Colorado State
  • Gordon sits out against Kentucky due to a bruised lower back
  • Indiana State beats winless Ball State 59-48
  • Evansville gets 72-62 victory over Austin Peay
  • Charlotte scores 20 straight points in rout of SIU
  • James scores 20 as No. 11 Marquette beats rival Wisconsin 81-76
  • Bonds pleads not guilty
  • After extending leave Arizona coach Lute Olson faces divorce
  • Sapp can't wait to renew his friendly rivalry with Favre
  • Bills' Everett walking in and out of rehab on his own
  • Rutgers coach Schiano to stay, turns down Michigan
  • Future seems uncertain for Grossman, Bears after loss
  • Navy football coach Paul Johnson heading to Georgia Tech
  • Baby steps: Tubby Smith instills confidence in Gophers
  • NFL Picks: Patriots over Steelers; 'Skins edge Bears
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    WTF Current
  • Grocery store goofs by advertising hams as Hanukkah food
  • Drivers line up after worker accidentally drops gas to 33 cents
  • Drunken sailor goes on 5,300-mile mystery tour
  • Suburban sex parties draw complaints
  • He's no chicken: Councilman pushes for hens in homes
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    Obituaries Current
  • Carolyn F. Beverage
  • Frank Chris Shaffer
  • Ashton Matthew Jaeger
  • Florence H. Schlattman
  • Vernon Lyle Thomas
  • James Leroy Travers
  • Joe Arendt
  • Louis Granacher
  • James Bartolomea
  • Helen Beccue
  • Clement Schweigert
  • Emanuel Graber
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    Money Current
  • High court to rule on claim of Wal-Mart discrimination
  • Cost key to FutureGen success: Durbin
  • Rate freezes won't come easy
  • Illinois, Texas await word on where FuturGen plant will land
  • Gift cards gravitating toward the practical
  • U.S. dollar the Grinch for Canadian Christmas tree growers
  • Union workers at Bridgestone agree to no-strike clause
  • New massage business opens in Farmer City
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    Free Time Current
  • A town for those who love talking to the dead
  • Somewhere in that flesh fest, you'll find a fashion show
  • Three Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin to play U of I
  • Adkins’ life an open book with ‘A Personal Stand’
  • Documentary explores origins of church's hate for gays
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    GO! Current
  • Thrills at any age
  • The joke's on the teacher
  • Riders in the Sky gallop into BCPA for Friday performance
  • Small Minnesota town Mecca for outdoor enthusiasts
  • Zoo director discusses his great job, unique on-the-job injuries
    • Calendar:
  • Festival calendar for week of Dec. 2
    • Movies:
  • Review: 'Across The Universe'
  • Review: 'Michael Clayton'
  • Review: 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age'
  • Review: 'We Own the Night'
  • Review: 'Dan in Real Life'
    • Eats:
  • Le dinner now being served
  • Aleta Janes offers comfort
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    Life Current
    Health:
  • Test objectively measures extent of brain injuries
  • Digital mammography gives better contrast, clearer images
  • Dr. Peter Gott: Progress made in approach to sweat
  • New glasses give a clearer picture
  • Illness takes toll on cargiver, too
    • Home & Garden:
  • What will the neighbors think?
  • Home's entrance makes a strong first impression
    • Life: General:
  • Finishing the novel hardly the end of the process
  • Artists interpret "... and i am blue ..." theme
    • Values:
  • IWU chaplain values job, guiding students during crucial years
  • Gathering of Men offers good food, challenging speakers
    • Food:
  • Fresh ideas for the freezer
  • Church cookbook spent 170 years in the making
    • Family:
  • More women are risking pregnancy and succeeding
  • She loves the man, but she's not a fan
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    Opinion Current
    Editorials:
  • No more special sessions without plan ready for action
    • Letters to the Editor:
  • Fair agreement offered by oil pipeline company
  • Bush's words on Iran sound too familiar
  • Church an excellent site for performing 'Messiah'
  • State officials' actions put basic principles in doubt
  • Enthusiasm helps make 'Shop with a Cop' special
  • Americans should be grateful, charitable
  • Continue city funding for Challenger center
    • Viewpoint:
  • Edwards has an ability to cultivate the grass roots
  • Ex-senator is unelectable and the Democrats know it
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