George LeClaire
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Moving Picture: Lake County woman gives with photosMay 26, 2012 2:52 pm - Sharon Weigand of Round Lake Heights doesn’t take the pictures. But her love of photography can be seen in every image taken of young cancer patients at Children’s Memor...
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Matt’s Cookies in Wheeling makes homemade delightsJan 01, 2012 7:01 am - Walking into Matt’s Cookie factory in Wheeling is like stepping through a hot cookie oven time-machine and ending up at your mom’s kitchen where the cookies are made fro...
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Creative camera apps add flair to fall photosNov 11, 2011 3:48 pm - If you own a smartphone you have one camera with you at all times and may have up to five. Smart phones such as EVO, iPhones, and others allow users to upload multiple c...
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Many faces of Sears CentreJun 26, 2011 8:45 am - You can't buy a ticket to the longest-running performance at the Sears Centre. The display of precision teamwork happens 130 times a year, after midnight, at Hoffman Est...
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Behind the scenes at Bob Chinn'sMay 07, 2011 4:30 pm - Bob Chinn's Crab House is one of the hottest spots to eat in the Chicago suburbs — and the busiest. It's not the ambience that draws 3,000 patrons daily and 4,000 on Sat...
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From the lens of George LeClaireMar 08, 2011 3:21 pm - During the Arlington Million Aug. 21, I noticed more women and men wearing iconic fashion hats, a change from the common baseball cap I had seen around the track while c...
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What a day to bask in the sun ... and have a hot dogAug 11, 2010 6:25 pm - Thursday was a dawg-gone great day to cruise to your favorite drive-through in a convertible or with the sunroof open. Today's high reached 83, breaking the old record o...
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Photographer reveals hidden symbols of love in nautreAug 16, 2010 12:10 pm - Early last summer I noticed there are a lot of interesting shapes in nature. One that stood out was the traditional heart shape associated with love, romance and Valenti...
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Pears grown in the bottles make the schnappsNov 08, 2021 10:15 pm - It may seems like wizardry, but it's through care and patience that Tracy Johntz creates his special schnapps that starts with a pear in the bottle. That's right; a full...
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How to photograph flowers, close up and colorfulNov 08, 2021 12:54 pm - Daily Herald photographer George LeClaire offers his tips on shooting colorful, close-up photos of your garden flowers with your compact digital camera. Compact dig...