This week in GO
Holiday happenings: Ways to bring joy to your Noel
The stars of the small screen will shine brightly at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora this December. "American Stars In Concert for the Holidays" on Dec. 19 features four "American Idol" Top 10 contestants from the first eight seasons, including hometown girl Gina Glocksen of Naperville.
• Holiday happenings
• 'Nutcracker' dancers get a taste of touring
• NCC enters the land of 'Seussical'

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Will tax credit extension help?

Congress extended the tax credit to try to continue boosting the flailing housing market. Is the extension going to help?

• Jumpstart? Tax credit hopes
• The best: Apartment winners
• Tech check: Home security
• Va va voom: Versace pix
• Cure: Dusty dining room
• Help: For rookie landlords
• Sleep: Bedder beds

• Area roundup: Oswego girls defeat Elgin
• Bears' defense needs to make a stand
• Streaky Bulls fade away
• No Khabibulin helps
• Weber to McCamey: Box out or you'll sit
• OHIO 38, NIU 31: Huskies rally twice but still fall short
• Notre Dame, Weis suffer devastating blow

Beacon-News writers find strange happenings
Working at a newspaper is a trade-off. On one hand, you deal with late hours, low pay and the fact that everyone you meet will tell you at great length why newspapers are having economic troubles and how it’s all your fault. On the other hand, you end up with some really great anecdotes.



• United Way invites public to join children's gift drive
• Calendar
• THE HEALTHY PLATE: Healthier holiday cookies
• Is your car prepared for winter?
• Social networks can help academics: study
• Indian Prairie parent groups each have own specific focus
• School briefs: 'Seussical' Weekend in Aurora

Aurora loses its Arby's landmark
Arby's ­-- its big hat and all -- is gone from 809 N. Lake St. in Aurora, where it served up roast beef sandwiches for just more than 40 years. The fast-food restaurant north of Illinois Avenue was a local landmark with its large lit sign that boasted of its delicious roast beef.



• More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving
• Business Calendar
• Business Briefs
• Online help for holiday shopping
• Ill. launches online hospital report cards
• Navistar hearing continued to January

No peace on earth: Holiday films go to battle
Holiday movie preview: Viggo Mortensen isn't roasting chestnuts but trying to keep from getting roasted in the cannibal-crazy "The Road." Earthlings aren't exactly welcome when they visit Smurf-colored aliens in James Cameron's "Avatar." Even Daniel Day-Lewis can't find any peace in "Nine." Hopefully for Hollywood all this strife will result in what they really want under their collective Christmas trees: A big box of envelopes that say: "And the nominees are ..."
• Viggo Mortensen on 'The Road'

• Let's start missing Oprah!
• MSI visitors can dream of a 'White House' Christmas
• Local kids, touring actors get a thrill from 'Wizard'
• Five things to do
• 'Nutcracker' dancers get a taste of touring
• NCC enters the land of 'Seussical'
• Night Life