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Hearty congratulations to the 42 best spellers in Chicago`s public and private schools and schools in suburban Cook, De Kalb, Du Page, Grundy/

Kendall, Kane, Lake and Will Counties.

From the A in Alexakis to the Z in Zaman, these youngsters are All-American. Congratulations also to the parents and the teachers who brought them this far. And a lot of gratitude to the Chicago Tribune for sponsoring the Chicagoland Spelling Bee and underwriting the cost of sending the winners to Washington, D.C. These kids all spell G-O-O-D for America.