All Stories from August 29, 2011 (Change date)
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Libertyville's Casa Bonita cooks up homey Mexican fareAug 29, 2011 11:00 pm - Mi casa, su casa — my house is your house — is a welcoming Spanish phrase that fits the atmosphere at Casa Bonita in downtown Libertyville. An attractive hacienda-style ...
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Denise Richards: Suburban upbringing kept me groundedAug 29, 2011 11:00 pm - Downers Grove native talks about her new book
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Broadway's curtains going back up following IreneAug 29, 2011 10:00 am - NEW YORK — Broadway planned to reopen Monday after Tropical Storm Irene forced theaters to scrap a potentially lucrative late-summer weekend. “As of now, Broadway perfor...
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Addiction more of a disease than bad behaviorAug 29, 2011 6:30 am - WASHINGTON — Addiction isn't just about willpower. It's a chronic brain disease, says a new definition aimed at helping families and their doctors better understand the ...
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Popularity of smokeless tobacco on the riseAug 29, 2011 6:15 am - We were discussing teenagers, and my patient's mother shared how lucky she felt to have a teenage son who was a fine student and gifted athlete who never got into troubl...
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Autism risk among siblings higher than thoughtAug 29, 2011 6:00 am - A new study suggests nearly one in five children with an autistic older sibling will develop the disorder too — a rate much higher than previously thought. Researchers f...
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Are drugs the best solution for sleep troubles?Aug 29, 2011 6:00 am - Q. My 4-year-old granddaughter has been given medication to help her “enter REM sleep” at night for more than two years. It was recently increased to 0.1 mg/5 ml or ...
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Your health: Sunscreen for the commuteAug 29, 2011 6:00 am - Commuting hazard One more thing to worry about: being blasted by ultraviolet rays during your morning commute. In “Sun Hazards in Your Car,” an article in this year...
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Add vaccines to back-to-school list for tweens, teensAug 29, 2011 5:45 am - WASHINGTON — Backpack. Notebooks. Whooping cough shot? If you haven't worried about back-to-school shots since your tween or teen was entering kindergarten, better put v...
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Keeping the right balance as you ageAug 29, 2011 5:45 am - Like any good, self-respecting working parent, I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about balance — how to juggle the opposing forces of my family and my job, n...