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Holiday happenings: Ways to bring joy to your Noel
The stars of the small screen will shine brightly at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora this December. "American Stars In Concert for the Holidays" on Dec. 19 features four "American Idol" Top 10 contestants from the first eight seasons, including hometown girl Gina Glocksen of Naperville.
• Holiday happenings
• NCC enters the land of 'Seussical'
• 'Nutcracker' dancers get a taste of touring

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Will tax credit extension help?

Congress extended the tax credit to try to continue boosting the flailing housing market. Is the extension going to help?

• Jumpstart? Tax credit hopes
• The best: Apartment winners
• Tech check: Home security
• Va va voom: Versace pix
• Cure: Dusty dining room
• Help: For rookie landlords
• Sleep: Bedder beds

• Community food drive entering final days
• Plank Road Panther(s) one year later:
• Aurora police pull DARE, GREAT programs
• Man sought in purse snatching
• City attorney faces foreclosure threat
• Holiday lights to shine
Man sought in purse snatching Aurora police pull DARE, GREAT programs Holiday lights to shine United Way invites public to join children's gift drive Batavia has link to Lincoln Sugar Grove Library to star on TV show Man sought in purse snatching Valley briefs: Pottery sale at WCC

• Hail to four-time champs
• ND misses golden chance to get out of purgatory
• A physical education
• Area roundup: Oswego girls defeat Elgin
• Bears' defense needs to make a stand
• Streaky Bulls fade away
• No Khabibulin helps
• Spotlight on full blast
• Hail to four-time champs
• Looking better than ever
• Batavia presses its way to title
• Four-peat complete for Rosary swimmers
• Bulldogs press on to tourney final
Great Scott! Star leads Beads to four-peat Football playoff brackets Smith picks Marquette Vote: Who was the top star in the quarterfinals? No stopping Hickey, Angels in final Blackshear eligible at Morgan Park

Holiday bird: Forget fancy; bring on flavor
For tasty fowl on Turkey Day, the new thing can be the old thing: a classic one-two punch of an overnight brine followed by a quick morning rub before the bird goes into the oven for a slow roast.
• Read more food stories

• United Way invites public to join children's gift drive
• Calendar
• THE HEALTHY PLATE: Healthier holiday cookies
• Is your car prepared for winter?
• Social networks can help academics: study
• Indian Prairie parent groups each have own specific focus

Unemployed doesn't mean unhappy
The only bells jingling for many families this season may be the calls from collection agencies. But it's possible to enjoy the season when you're unemployed, and even make it work to your advantage.

• More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving
• Business Calendar
• Business Briefs
• Online help for holiday shopping
• Ill. launches online hospital report cards

Subaru Forester sets the bar for the small SUV segment LX 570 defines luxury cruising CX-7 lives up to zoom-zoom ads Will tax credit extension help the real estate market? Apartment industry takes a bow Checking home's security online

Rihanna's fighting words
Jim DeRogatis: For all the talk of an edgier, angrier and more mature new Rihanna, it's hard to buy the re-emergent dance-pop singer as a towering pillar of feminine strength akin to Patti Smith, Courtney Love, Queen Latifah or Mary J. Blige. Nevertheless, "Rated R," the new album recorded in the wake of Rihanna's altercation with former boyfriend Chris Brown and arriving in stores today, is by far the best, most layered and most heartfelt effort of the 21-year-old artist's career.

• Oprah's little helpers move on
• Rich harvest for 'Moon'
• Bon Jovi return to blue-collar roots
• Let's start missing Oprah!
• MSI visitors can dream of a 'White House' Christmas
• Local kids, touring actors get a thrill from 'Wizard'

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