All Stories from December 9, 2013 (Change date)
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'Beauty sleep' is no mythDec 09, 2013 5:00 am - People often joke about needing their “beauty sleep,” but researchers in Sweden have provided scientific evidence that we really do. People kept awake for 31 hours devel...
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Now is the time to set fitness goals for next yearDec 09, 2013 5:00 am - Yes, 2013 is almost over. Now is the perfect time to look back over the past year and evaluate what you've accomplished and what you may have missed out on. How importa...
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Nigella Lawson: A brand blemished but unbowedDec 09, 2013 5:00 am - When celebrity chefs cut themselves, how much they bleed is a matter of brand. Case in point: this year's messy public eruptions around two of the food world's most powe...
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Boston Marathon bombing affected ‘American Hustle’Dec 09, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — While shooting in Boston, David O. Russell found his film “American Hustle” caught up in the Boston Marathon bombing. When the city was essentially shut down...
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'Six by Sondheim' brings Broadway legend's works to HBODec 09, 2013 5:00 am - “Gypsy.” “A Little Night Music.” “Sweeney Todd.” “Follies.” “Company.” Stephen Sondheim's credits — and that's a sampling — are staggering. He's won eight Tony Awards, ...
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Glen Ellyn school lauded for 'engaged learning'Dec 09, 2013 4:30 am - Paige Legel and classmate Aarav Pathak are poring over pictures pasted on poster board. Their goal? To identify the connections among people on a “relationship tree.” “...
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Elk Grove CEO aims to stamp out hunger for kidsDec 09, 2013 4:30 am - Jamie Pritscher, co-founder and CEO of Elk Grove-based ThatsCaring.com aims to help eliminate hunger among schoolchildren. Pritscher and her team have revamped the focu...
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Weekend in Review: Girl gets her novel wish; Bears prep for CowboysDec 09, 2013 4:30 am - Wintry mix makes for dangerous driving Authorities reported numerous minor crashes and spinouts across the suburbs Sunday as a wintry mix of snow and ice made trave...
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Elk Grove P.E. teacher helps make school healthyDec 09, 2013 4:30 am - Staying physically active was easy for Will Hogan as a kid growing up. He came home right after school every day, but didn't stay for long. “My books were the first thin...
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Lakemoor looks to intersection to spur developmentDec 09, 2013 4:30 am - During the past few years, Lakemoor officials have been working to change the village's image to that of a progressive community with a vision for the future. Be it a re...