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Saturday, May 17, 2008
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Kate Myroup (right) watches as her friend Val Cichy takes a picture of a luminary candle in honor of her aunt Roberta Liekis, a cancer survivor. The Sandburg High School students were taking part in the annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life at the school in Orland Park. (Art Vassy/SouthtownStar)
Josephine Buentello, who is cancer-free after months of chemotherapy, was among the survivors who attended High School District 230's annual Relay for Life last night. "I was healthy all my life. I wasn't mad, I was kind of like, 'Who, me?' " she said. The event raised about $250,000.


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An "American idol" is sitting quietly in the third-grade classroom at Spencer Pointe School in New Lenox. Nine-year-old Nathan Viola is one of 40 regional winners in a national Doodle 4 Google contest, and he needs your vote.

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Ramirez, Floyd power Sox past Giants

SAN FRANCISCO - Between hugs with best friend Aaron Rowand, getting a good look at scenic AT&T Park and hearing how the San Francisco Giants have a direction - as confusing as it may seem right now - toward winning again, White Sox third baseman Joe Crede could see himself playing the hot corner in San Francisco next season.



First things first

As well as the Cubs' offense is performing - from leadoff man Alfonso Soriano's extraordinary week to rookie catcher Geovany Soto's matching power display - manager Lou Piniella might be happiest about what he saw Friday from a rookie starting pitcher.



Sky hoping for big turn under Key

Sky coach Steven Key is no stranger to women's athletics. His older sisters, Darlynda and Kimberlee, ran track and played basketball in college, respectively, so Key has an understanding of what it takes to be an elite female athlete.





Second home sales down, but held market share
Sales of investment and vacation homes plunged last year along with the rest of the housing market, but still made up one out of every three homes sold. Bargain hunters helped cushion the fall as investors snapped up about one out of every five homes sold last year.

Pantry can be a real blessing 'Cook For My Luau' sweepstakes Local flavor: Andy Chlebana Crunch! A difference of opinion on Hormel's shelf-stable Compleats The next Beanie Babies?



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