Lifestyle Stories from December 22, 2011 (Change date)
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Mortgage deals are out there, if you lookDec 22, 2011 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Could gloomy popular assumptions about how tough it is to get approved for a mortgage be scaring away large numbers of people who are qualified from even ap...
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Santa Claus, Rockland students bring cheer to Advocate Condell patientsDec 22, 2011 10:00 pm - Dozens of patients at Advocate Condell Medical Center got a healthy dose of Christmas cheer as Santa Claus and students from Rockland Elementary School in Libertyville p...
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Santa brings cheer to families at Advocate Good SamaritanDec 22, 2011 10:00 pm - Spending the holidays at the hospital is not the ideal situation for most. But for some it means extra time for their newborns to gain strength and for their sons and da...
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Healthy ways to start the new yearDec 22, 2011 10:00 pm - New Year's Eve is a great time to reflect on changes we want to make in our lives. And so, as you start thinking about the resolutions you will make on December 31, here...
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Park district Groupons can beat residents' ratesDec 22, 2011 10:00 pm - A smattering of suburban park districts has entered the world of deeply discounted online daily deals in the hope of luring more users. But the effort to boost the botto...
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Some borrowers hoping to refinance with HARP loan face delaysDec 22, 2011 4:00 pm - The government’s revamped Home Affordable Refinance Program could save many owners from foreclosure, but computer-related problems will prevent some from getting help un...
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'Tintin' an adventure for Spielberg, JacksonDec 22, 2011 5:00 am - SAN DIEGO — Steven Spielberg hopes he's the typical American when it comes to Tintin: the filmmaker had never heard of the guy, but once he got acquainted, they became f...
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Have a festive, frugal ChristmasDec 22, 2011 5:00 am - Christmas is almost here. This week, I've compiled reader tips that will help you hide gifts, have frugal holiday fun, make a couple of gifts for kids and pets and chase...
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Grandmother Mauer's Frosted Oatmeal CookiesDec 22, 2011 5:00 am - ¾ cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup granulated sugar 1 ...
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Continuing grandmother's tradition of home-baked giftsDec 22, 2011 5:00 am - Editor's note: Don Mauer is taking some time off. This column originally appeared in December 2002. Holidays, food and families have been woven together, like braids on ...
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