On the front (shopping) line

CHAMPAIGN – I'm not sure what possessed me to go. Maybe the lure of glossy sales fliers in my Thursday paper enticed me.

Or it could be the lore surrounding Black Friday. It's the loved (and hated) first official shopping day of the holiday season. I know diehards who treat it like a sport.

Also on this date

• Westville falls short of title for second straight year
• Galena ends Tuscola's bid to repeat as champs
• Science projects are successful collaborations
• Westville fans stuck on orange
• UI law students pay pro bono visits to New Orleans
• Students make pro bono visits to New Orleans
• Newborn screenings expanded
• Mathematica's maker plans to add jobs
• UI clerical union ratifies new 4-year contract
• Obituaries

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