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Tony Perardi, 13, (right), watches Ryan Maher, 14, both from Naperville, critique his rib during Saturday's Ribfest judging at Knoch Park in Naperville. (Terence Guider-Shaw/Special to the Sun)

Festival's best ribs have local flavor

Seventeen rib vendors decorated their Ribfest booths with trophies and posters from past rib cook-offs, but only one was able to add first place for best ribs in 2008 to its collection. Sweet Baby Ray's from Wood Dale took home the first-place trophy for best ribs and second place for best sauce.

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Vendors take varied paths to Ribfest
Ribfest's rib vendors may be reluctant to divulge all of the secrets to their barbecuing success, but, catch them before the crowds hit, and they'll gladly share the stories of how they got their starts.

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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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Cubs let one slide away

Jim Edmonds' party on his homecoming weekend to St. Louis was over before it started Saturday night.

Sox, Floyd ace A's

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen likes to say he doesn't have to pay attention to the rest of the division as long as his team is in first place.

Jenks, Konerko nearing return

The White Sox have said Bobby Jenks' sore left shoulder was not a major concern, but there was more peace of mind Saturday after he underwent an MRI exam and CT scan, and both came back negative.

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Cyber trip

Looking for a break from summer heat? Take a drive into Ontario - by going east from Michigan or west from New York. Head east across the border at Detroit into Windsor and Canada's Most Southern Point - tinyurl.com/3fs932 - an area of parks, festivals and beaches along lakes Erie, St. Clair and Huron.

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Painted lady

It's been said that the house on Jefferson Avenue near Nichols Library was painted purple with yellow and orange starbursts because the city of Naperville told the owners, Jennifer and Patrick Berthold, that those colors would not be allowed. That is not true. The truth is that the house is a reflection of the owners' love of Victorian homes and color.

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Keep up with Gina

"American Idol" finalist and Naperville native Gina Glocksen has a new Web site so fans can keep track of her career since she made the top 12 finalists of the popular Fox reality show in 2007.

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