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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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Rick Harmon, general manager of the Oak Lawn  Hilton, inside the hotel's revamped fitness room. (Mike Nolan/SouthtownStar)
Call it "Extreme Makeover: Oak Lawn Hilton Edition." Not much of the 35-year-old hotel is being left untouched as the new owners plow about $5 million into renovating the 180-room property. Guest rooms are getting a new look, a revamped fitness center has opened and work continues on the hotel's main lobby.


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Illinois getting $170M to rehab foreclosed homes
Illinois is set to get about $170 million in federal funds to rehabilitate foreclosed homes, fight blight and help low-income people buy property.
More than 11,000 early voters in first 5 hours I-80 traffic snarled by RV crash Tinley man charged in fatal Ind. crash Fire strikes Club 390 Boy, 15, charged as adult in grocery shooting Man kills self after accidentally shooting brother 2 wounded in Roseland attack 1 dead, 1 critical after Robbins shooting Marathon runners beat the heat Special swings damaged at Mt. Greenwood Park Homer Glen resident: Leave our trees alone Oak Lawn schools won't expand foreign language classes McCain vows to whip Obama's 'you know what' Biden decries McCain's 'unbecoming personal attacks' Flooding aid comes in waves Snakes Alive! (Other critters, too) Police celebrate return of cop freed from Iowa jail U.S. urged to buy bank stocks directly Growing pain: 'Debt clock' simply needs more space NeighborhoodStar News Community reacts to assault hoax with relief, anger and lots of questions Summit folds, but Country Club Hills and Cal City still in the casino game Rezko starts talking
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Darlene McDonough is trying to make the deployment to Iraq as easy as possible for a group of 200 female soldiers. The Homewood woman is collecting donations to help buy things such as shower gel and body scrubbers and ship them to the Middle East.

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Car Giveaway »
There's still time
It's not too late to enter the SouthtownStar's car giveaway. You can enter to win until Oct. 25 by using the mail-in entry form or entering the contest at any local event where you see the car on display. In November, 46 qualifiers will each draw a key and the one that starts the car wins.

Bears play catch and release
Kyle Orton sat on a chair in front of his locker and muttered ''unbelievable.'' Other players simply dropped their heads, not long after the Bears' sideline had been a scene of jubilation.

Photos: Falcons 22, Bears 20

Line juggling a Sharp move? For Blackhawks, time will tell
The Blackhawks have defied the adage that says if something isn't broken, don't fix it as they enter their home opener tonight against the Nashville Predators at the United Center.


Gray's anatomy coming into form for Bulls

When Aaron Gray arrived at the Berto Center a little more than a year ago, the first thing that stood about him was his size. He was a legitimate 7-footer with a solid frame.








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