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The IS-F sedan is unlike any Lexus ever built because it's the first genuine high-performance model from this Japanese automaker, which tops luxury class rivals such as Mercedes-Benz and Cadillac with rather soft, high-quality vehicles.

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Meet 'The World's Strongest Redneck'

Dave Hoekstra: Steve McGranahan is a real firecracker. But he�s not the type of dude you might invite to your Fourth of July barbecue. For starters, he can bend a frying pan with his bare hands. He also breaks 30-pound cinder blocks over his head with a sledgehammer. He's �The World�s Strongest Redneck.�

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The pro perspective

Seventeen kids sit at their picnic tables underneath a pavilion set up outside the Indian Boundary YMCA in Downers Grove.

Even Tigers can sometimes let poor judgment get the best of them

I would have been thrilled to be wrong, but during some of the last few "Sports Doctor" radio shows, I really felt it was too soon for Tiger Woods to come back.

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Greek pastor marks 25th year

There are some priests who only do their job and no more, said Darlene McCarthy. But the Rev. Stephen Bithos, pastor at All Saints Greek Orthodox Church of Joliet, where McCarthy worships, is not one of them.

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Coupon users get aggressive
With household budgets tightening, some Americans are making couponing both a part-time job and a sport. As gas and food prices soar, and job security weakens, couponing is regaining popularity.

• Burger King woos moms with healthier meal
• T-Mobile launches home service today
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• Internet era takes scraps out of scrapbooking
• High gasoline prices changing lawn-mowing habits

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'High School Muscial' coming to Rialto
The Rialto Square Theatre and Emerald City Theatre present Disney's "High School Musical" onstage at the Rialto Square Theatre at 1 and 4 p.m. July 20.

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