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Holiday happenings: Ways to bring joy to your Noel
It's only the second year that the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet has hosted the ComEd Festival of Trees, but already organizers are rightfully boasting that it's better than ever. Tina Postel, director of development with the Rialto Square Theatre, said that this year's event offers something for everyone.
• Holiday happenings
• 'Nutcracker' dancers get a taste of touring
• Local kids, touring actors get a thrill from 'Wizard'
• NCC enters the land of 'Seussical'

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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

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Angels' story has a happy ending
Angels' story has a happy ending
In high school sports, like in real life, sometimes things work out just right. Not always. Sometimes.

• Police investigate fatal crash in Monee
• Senator: $12B cut not realistic
• Pace offers more options
• Ownerless pond irritates Gougar Road residents
• Park Hill residents to meet with city over planned tax
• New Lenox officials gauge energy plan
• Troy School Board OKs levy
• Warrants

Police investigate fatal crash in Monee Warrants Bank robber pic released Troy School Board OKs levy Every penny helps Plainfield D.A.R.E. endure Key vote close on health care More signs missed before Ft. Hood? Will adding GIs push militants over border? Peruvian gang killing people to sell their fat, police say

• Lockport takes ugly duckling
• Misinformation and the Asian carp
• JJC gaining edge for bowl battle
• Pope advances in two events at state
• Seliga steps to the fore in Lewis sweep
• Area schedule
• Foltynewicz blossoms into a Texas rose
• Local teams to tip off at USF
• Tuck takes Bolingbrook to first win
• Area qualifiers
• Lockport's Pope eyes prize(s)
• Foltynewicz blossoms into a Texas rose
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

Sun-Times Media making changes
Robert Wall has been named publisher of Sun-Times Media, west region, a group that includes The Herald-News. Wall will continue his role of Sun-Times Media vice president of advertising, west region.



• Senator: $12B cut not realistic
• 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

Countdown to Christmas with advent chain
Advent calendars have come a long way since the 1800s when German families started marking chalk or paint lines on the floor as Christmas approached.



• THE HEALTHY PLATE: Healthier holiday cookies
• Outdoors
• Secret Santa
• Nonprofit groups asked to send us 'Wish Lists'
• Social networks can help academics: study

• Let's start missing Oprah!
• MSI visitors can dream of a 'White House' Christmas
• Local kids, touring actors get a thrill from 'Wizard'
• Five things to do
• 'Nutcracker' dancers get a taste of touring
• NCC enters the land of 'Seussical'
• Culture Calendar
• Night Life

 

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