German prosecutors formally charge John …

German prosecutors formally charge John …

Development Starts Strongly

Response to the start of sales for Thorngate in north suburbanRiverwoods is an indication that the move-up housing market ispicking up momentum.

Lexington Homes held a lottery to assign appointment times forprospective buyers to talk with sales people. More than 600potential buyers showed up.

Lexington plans to build 213 upscale homes, priced from about$320,000 to $400,000, and has sold 76 more lots to custom builders.

Many of the sites are 1/2 acre, marking the first time thevillage government has permitted sites smaller than 1 acre.

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Rinne's 15th NHL shutout lifts Preds over Stars

DALLAS (AP) — Pekka Rinne made 30 saves for his 15th NHL shutout, Cal O'Reilly scored in the game's first minute, and the Nashville Predators held on to beat the Dallas Stars 1-0 on Saturday night.

Nashville came out aggressively and built early momentum when O'Reilly tucked a rebound past Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen 42 seconds after the opening faceoff. Shea Weber and Steve Sullivan assisted.

Rinne did the rest for the Predators, especially in the second period when Dallas held a 13-5 shots advantage.

The Predators (4-0-3) won their first three games and then dropped three consecutive overtime decisions before getting back on track in their second road game of the …

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They cry by themselves, and, not knowing that their depression is not unusual, feel guilty about it.

'I received some of the most devastating news of my life. One ofmy oldest and dearest friends, Jennifer Mudd Houghtaling, had takenher own life only two months after giving birth to her first child,Brandon.

"This was incomprehensible to me. Jennifer could not have donethis! I knew her too well. She was one of the most fun-loving,energetic, free spirited, compassionate, kind, loving , non-judgmental people I have ever known."

The words are from Laura Barry Walsh in a letter she wrote afterlearning that Jennifer, her friend since early childhood, had takenher life in July of 2001 after suffering from serious postpartumdepression. "She would have been an incredible …

History, hair-story, her-story

History, Hair-story, Her-story: What TV journalist-turned-biographer A'Lelia Bundles discoverd about her celebrated foremother, hair-cair entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C. J. Walker and herself

One of A'Lelia Bundles' favorite childhood adventures in the 1950s was going to work with her mother, the vice president of the company in Indianapolis where Madam C.J. Walker manufactured the products that groomed, employed and empowered thousands of African American women. In the air hung the bergamot-scented family legacy of style and success.

In an elegant apartment nearby, she remembers being mesmerized for hours by her late grandmother's vanity, covered in mauve silk and …

Tour of Germany canceled in 2009

Cycling's doping-battered image was dealt a double blow in Germany on Thursday when organizers canceled the country's main multistage race and the two main national public broadcasters decided to drop live coverage of the Tour de France.

The decisions follow a string of new Tour doping that further discredited the sport and threaten to turn cycling into a fringe sport in one of Europe's biggest markets.

Organizers of the 2009 Tour of Germany, a nine-day event usually held in August, said they were dropping the race due to a lack of sponsors.

"We regret having to make this decision," said Kai Rapp, the general manager of the …