Lifestyle Stories from November 14, 2013 (Change date)
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Gurnee church hosts ‘packing party’ for needy childrenNov 19, 2013 1:37 pm - Volunteers held a “packing party” Saturday to prepare boxes of toys, toiletries, clothes and candy to ship to needy children in other countries. Operation Christmas Chi...
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Run a race, win a turkey in WaukeganNov 17, 2013 12:18 am - The Waukegan Park District hosted its annual Turkey Trot on Saturday, beginning at Belvidere Park. The registration fee was two cans of nonperishable food items, with al...
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Share of young U.S. adults who move hits 50-year lowNov 15, 2013 6:54 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. mobility for young adults has fallen to the lowest level in more than 50 years as cash-strapped 20-somethings shun home-buying and refrain from major m...
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'Countryman' tackles love and destinyNov 15, 2013 5:13 am - Commercials director Fredrik Bond makes a promising feature debut with "Charlie Countryman," a fanciful crime-drama/romance that gratifyingly eschews strict genre classi...
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Travel back in time and a tale of two BobsNov 14, 2013 5:20 am - Back in time Ÿ Jay Warren will play the Pickwick Theatre's original 1928 Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ when he accompanies one of the silent film era's great films "The T...
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Dining events: Eat on the cheap at Cibo Racconto’sNov 14, 2013 5:00 am - Cibo Racconto’s winter warm-ups Temperatures may be falling, but Cibo Racconto’s hot winter specials are turning up the heat. On Mondays, try the $4 pasta marinara dishe...
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'Armstrong Lie' tracks cyclist's rise and fallNov 15, 2013 5:13 am - Lance Armstrong didn't just repeatedly lie about doping during his seven Tour de France wins, but he maintained and even flaunted those lies through ill-gotten power - a...
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Narrator, Disney-esque treatment mar WWII drama 'The Book Thief'Nov 15, 2013 5:13 am - That "The Book Thief" succeeds at achieving a Walt Disney-esque view of Nazi Germany is already dubious praise. In this PG-13 world created by director Brian Percival, ...
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Flawed but functional characters humanize rom com 'Best Man' sequelNov 14, 2013 5:09 pm - Even if you missed Malcolm D. Lee's 1999 directorial debut and sleeper comedy "The Best Man," that shouldn't significantly blunt your understanding or appreciation of hi...
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Yes, there’s a little beer in their ciderNov 15, 2013 5:20 am - In late July, Kyle Sherrer and his father, Curt, the founders of Maryland’s Millstone Cellars, visited a nearby hop farm. At Black Locust Hops, they walked among trellis...