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april 17
- Poor economy sinks plan to turn mansion into bed and breakfast
- Godspeed, Bill Robertson! You kept Rockford safe.
- Rainy forecast keeps flood warnings in place
- Poplar Grove family finds ôôֱ²¥˜Wife Swapôôֱ²¥™ educational
- U.S. courthouse on track to late May groundbreaking
- Itôôֱ²¥™s sunny now, but thatôôֱ²¥™s about to change
- Colorlab Custom Cosmetics partners with Arthritis Foundation for April 25 benefit event
- Baseball teams should bury their fears
- KNIB chooses new officers, board members
- New program designed to get people out of their seats
- United Technologies net income up 22 percent
- Sales decline has little to do with sales tax increase
- Why settle?
- AMCORE reports first quarterly loss in more than 20 years
- Obama said what many are not ready or unwilling to hear
- Northern Illinois president asks for recovery money
- Boil alert issued for Loves Park
- My Last Bite: Specialty dishes worth trip to Taxco in Sycamore
- NIU to Va. Tech: 'We understand what you're going through'
- Paper should be specific
- Goals will be at premium for IceHogs, Aeros in playoff series
- PC repair technician earns A+ certification
- The message of prom
- Giant replica of colon amuses, educates SwedishAmerican visitors
- Community speaks out on violence
- 'Unforeseen circumstances' postpone Raven-Symone's show
- Roscoe 6th-grader to paint park building
- Mental-illness issues unique on campuses
- Textron reports 19.2 percent rise in earnings per share
- Alpine Hills now emphasizing its practice area
- Floodwaters start to recede in Machesney Park
- Hononegah to update phone system
- Peoria man accused of robbing his grandfather, 74
- Want a pet? Save a life by adopting
- Chicago suburb Deerfield sues ComEd over power outages
- United Technologies net income up 22 percent
- Poor economy sinks plan to turn mansion into bed and breakfast
- AMCORE reports $27.5M net loss for quarter
- Textron reports 19.2 percent rise in earnings per share
- Machesney trustees OK $25 rebate for seniors
- Former priest sent back to prison for parole violation
- Family is the bedrock
- Rockford fire chief announces his retirement
- State senate votes to ban trans fats in school food
- Police conclude NIU bomb threat was a hoax
- Sears announces 100 additional job cuts
- Lawmakers consider bill to reduce fuel tax, support ethanol research
- Rockford man, 21, sentenced to 10 years on cocaine conviction
- Haviland, IceHogs strive for successful playoff run
- Rockford area sets record price at pumps
- Leave those ash borer traps alone
- President of Rockford company receives health-care award
- Northwest Bank promotes Redig
- Rockford pothole crews to patch 3 roads today
- Andrew Blevins
- Cristal Stepanek
- Two hits by Thome power White Sox past Orioles
- Boone County Life: April 17, 2008
- Harlem School District hires two principals
- Chicago Bulls fire interim coach Boylan
- Rockton racer gears up to defend Late Model title
- Giant replica of colon amuses, educates SwedishAmerican visitors
- A record we didn't want: Rockford reaches all-time high in gas prices
- United Airlines raises ticket prices for second time in a week
- Peoria teen arrested after gun found at school
- AMCORE reports first quarterly loss in more than 20 years
- George Washington Carver Monument set to host arts events
- Special insurance section: Auto insurance market sees biggest change in decades
- Update: Deputies investigating suspected murder-suicide
- Verizon fined in connection with lineworker death in Plymouth
- Thieves drill gas tanks to steal fuel
- Political Notebook: What do you think about Jimmy Carter controversy?
- Apatow's formula fails in 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall'
- Video: Daily Messenger receives Newspaper of the Year award
- Special insurance section: Urban drivers could be in a jam
- Granlund: Retired president
- Special insurance section: The road to competition
- Student arrested after bringing gun to school
- Alert banker foils theft of $20,000
- Special insurance section: Tips to help you navigate while shopping for car insurance
- Deputies probing murder / suicide
- Peoria looking for more Chinese teachers
- Bizarre incidents keep police busy
- Illinois Senate wants to create caregiver demonstration project
- Illini womenôôֱ²¥™s basketball team signs 4
- A soldier's sendoff from preschool class for Stoughton dad
- Beehives swiped from Natick farm
- Liccar: Ammo theft
- GHNS Illinois Budget (4/17/08)
- GateHouse paper offering Boston Marathon Web site
- Michelle Teheux: Teaching child to drive doesn't get easier
- Stoneham Theatre extends 'Sisters of Swing' through May
- The Happiness business: Falmouth nostalgia store focuses on the fun
- Travel Videos: This week, tips for renting a car
- Weekly Lifestyle Travel Page - Get great deals traveling to the Caribbean in the off-season
- Firefighters put out brush fire behind Kingston cranberry farm
- Oft-traded Smith fitting in with playoff-bound Cavs
- The art of Spain, from El Greco to Velazquez
- Special insurance section: The more things change in Bay State auto insurance, the more they stay the same
- Massa ahead of Kuhl in funds
- Weber expects Keller to compete for starting role right away
- Family finds ôôֱ²¥˜Wife Swapôôֱ²¥™ educational
- Smoking in casinos allowed uder legislation approved by Senate committee
- Reliability of key witness in slayings of 2 homeless men questioned
- Callahan 'right on target' with fundraising goals despite trailing Schock
- PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO:Lessons on compassion
- Video: Community says goodbye to longtime volunteer firefighter
- Video: Patriots Day: Todayôôֱ²¥™s militia, which takes great pride in its weaponry
- Special insurance section: Nonnie Burnes, the driving force behind ôôֱ²¥˜managed competitionôôֱ²¥™
- Special insurance section: Discount system allows insurers to differentiate
- Religion News: Pope continues visit, travels to New York City
- Pheasant hunt supporters hope state keeps program alive
- Family Time: Donôôֱ²¥™t let youngsters go to this ôôֱ²¥˜Promôôֱ²¥™
- Young skaters get chance to share ice with their idols
- Blaze races across Acorn Hill
- Deb Gauthier: Sarah and Jack the cat
- State Briefs 4/17/08
- Indians-Tigers photos
- Idelson officially takes over as president of Baseball Hall of Fame
- Butler College to present 60 years of Broadway
- Plymouth County probate judge admits wrongdoing and resigns
- North Shore regional 911 dispatch on agenda
- Man with ties to Winchester dies after fight in N.H. involving samurai sword
- Newton County victim, alleged shooter identified
- Special insurance section: Top insurers still avoiding Bay State auto market
- Developers say thereôôֱ²¥™s enough business for two movie studios
- Deirdre Reilly: Businesspeople, a trip to Phoenix and a massage
- Photo gallery, video: Lessons on compassion
- As Celtics enter playoffs, Rivers remembers unwatchable game
- Radio pioneer Jess Cain gets Hall of Fame honors
- Britt: Toon on Supreme Court ruling on death penalty
- Catholics to arrive by the busload at Yankee Stadium
- Special insurance section: For some, itôôֱ²¥™s wait till next year
- Family barely manages to escape Ordway fire, but all property is detroyed
- Unique display wins state history day contest
- Video: Patriots Day: Munroe Tavern a hangout and hospital
- Global Learning Center to link students, teachers across the world
- Gary Brown: Kids pick 'hot hues' with weird names
- Civil War buffs touring Missouri sites
- Photo gallery: Glass-blowing couple
- Special insurance section: South Shore voices on insurance rates
- Quincy Boston Marathoner gives something back
- The Farr Side: A week of ôôֱ²¥˜Idolôôֱ²¥™ moments
- Video: Patriots Day: Parkerôôֱ²¥™s Revenge recalls the emotions of battle
- Former Top Model contestant revealed as songbird
- Senate panel votes down reorganization plan
- Senator proposes changes to Empire Zone program
- Kevin Frisch: Some like it way too hot
- 'Uh-Oh!' -- Illinois tight end ready to rock the Big Ten
- Garden shops offer new plants for 2008
- Special insurance section: A full list of auto insurers in Massachusetts
- Playwrightôôֱ²¥™s knack for comedy draws attention
- IDOT cutbacks attributed to fuel prices, harsh winter
- Measure to clean up state government moves forward
- Photo gallery: Glass-blowing couple
- Special insurance section: MassPIRG says good drivers could suffer under new insurance rating system
- Art Maier: Peer influence and deadly ingratitude
- Gov. Ritter honors firefighters killed battling Ordway blaze
- Cuomo brings health-care investigation upstate
- Special insurance section: Look before you leap into a new auto insurance policy
- Bernard Schoenburg: Lawrence to leave Simon Institute at SIU
- Judge to rule on Drew Petersonôôֱ²¥™s firearms Thursday
- Smoking still not allowed in state's casinos
- Catholics to arrive by the busload at Yankee Stadium
- Bob Sneller: Some weather thoughts