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

• Jumpstart? Tax credit hopes
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• Tech check: Home security
• Va va voom: Versace pix
• Cure: Dusty dining room
• Help: For rookie landlords
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• Quinn: New taxes needed to fix budget
• Geneva woman: ‘I was in prison in my own life’
• Two investigators involved in escape are fired
• State urges area towns to toughen alcohol standard
• Will County OKs balanced budget
• Candidates challenged
Asphalt tossed off viaduct, strikes vehicle Aurora man convicted of sex abuse of child Aurora mayor endorses Quinn re-election Oswego, West schools getting less from local taxes Geneva woman: ‘I was in prison in my own life’ State urges area towns to toughen alcohol standard State urges area towns to toughen alcohol standard Oswego, West schools getting less from local taxes

• Focus on defense pays off for Panthers
• Area roundup
• Veteran players set to lead Spartans
• Youth roundup
• Briefs: Fox and Turkey races
• Five-goal second period fuels Hawks' rout of Flames
• Silent Bears ready to put up
• Tomcats fastbreak past Knights
• Focus on defense pays off for Panthers
• Warriors hope arrow is pointing up
• Title in sight for Rosary
• Area roundup
• Cadets count on their depth
Smith picks Marquette Football playoff brackets Vote: Who was the top star in the quarterfinals? No stopping Hickey, Angels in final Blackshear eligible at Morgan Park Taylor Bell's playoff football notebook

Student tries using marketing to win wheels
DePaul University student Madison Hanna needs wheels. We know this because she says as much in the second video she made to promote her chance to win a brand-new, apple-red 2009 Volkswagen Beetle. "I consider myself a friend of the Earth, I really do," she says in her video appeal, now being shown on YouTube. “"I walk everywhere. But it's come to the point where I need some wheels -- desperately."



• Is your car prepared for winter?
• Social networks can help academics: study
• Indian Prairie parent groups each have own specific focus
• School briefs: 'Seussical' Weekend in Aurora
• Faith Calendar
• Horoscopes
• God's handiwork
• Valley Christmas

Rain may put pumpkin pie in peril, Nestle says
The holidays may not be so sweet this year. Nestle — which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the U.S. — says poor weather hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its Libby's pumpkin pie products through the holidays.



• Navistar hearing continued to January
• Best day to buy a car? Black Friday
• Pregame: Preparing for the update -- or upgrade
• Atwater's restaurant introduces new chef
• Batavia says no to video gambling
• Injured uninsured more likely to die in ER

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

Holiday happenings
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.



• 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'
• Night Life
• Culture Calendar
• Furniture finds in Lockport
• Art and museum calendar
• Family Calendar

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