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Hyundai’s value-packed SUV is impressive
Whenever I drive a Hyundai product, like my recent testing of the 2008 Santa Fe, I’m reminded of how impressive this Korean automaker’s transformation has been since they first started selling automobiles in the U.S.
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Spring salads
As the weather warms up our thoughts turn to outdoor entertaining and fresh foods and salads. Need to update your recipe files? Help is just a click away. Tons of quick videos demonstrating cooking techniques and an extensive archive of recipes and other exclusively culinary content.
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• Peterson faces gun charge
• Silver Cross vote delayed
• Mokena OKs new 911 center
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• Charge to get out of jail
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Budmayr a 'huge catch' for Wisconsin Zych does it all for the Mustangs Trevians prevail with a perfect combination Elgin names Bierman next football coach Spartans advance into sectional championship

Teen faces batle with rheumatoid arthritis
Bill and Marianne Fleming, of Channahon, couldn't believe what the physician was telling them about their 2-year-old daughter. Emily has arthritis, they asked him? Isn't arthritis something older people get?


• To be young, unsure -- and misdiagnosed

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Businessman: Safety must come first
Glenn Anderson showed a disturbing video Tuesday at the Will County Transportation and Logistics Council meeting. In the video, a forklift operator drives into the back of a semi-tractor, but the truck pulls away before the entire forklift is on board. The forklift and the driver plummet to the ground.



• Businessman: Safety must come first

Get tickets, my pretty: 'Wicked' ending its run
After three years at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts/Oriental Theatre, and what will turn out to be 1,500 performances, the Tony-Award-winning Broadway musical “Wicked” will be closing on Jan 25, 2009. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people will have seen the Chicago production by the time the show closes.
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• Official site: 'Wicked' in Chicago

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