Lifestyle Stories from May 3, 2014 (Change date)
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Touring 'Wizard of Oz' wows - and Toto, tooMay 05, 2014 6:04 am - While British and Canadian audiences were swept up in the reality TV shows that helped cast "The Wizard of Oz" tour now in Chicago, local audiences are less likely to gi...
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Fundraiser helping Elgin family after father's death, then fire during funeralMay 05, 2014 3:22 pm - If someone should be mad at life or fate or a higher power, it's John T. Estep of Elgin. But the 24-year-old says that's not the case, even though his family suffered tr...
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Homer goes hard-body in 'Simpsons' Lego episodeMay 04, 2014 7:34 am - LOS ANGELES - Episode No. 550 of Fox's "The Simpsons" was put together Lego brick by brick, in a CGI manner of speaking. Using computer-generated special effects, the to...
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Alternatives to coach might not be that badMay 04, 2014 7:36 am - What do you inhale at 35,000 feet? Almost nothing if you're a teenager curled up in the wheel well of a Boeing 767. In case you missed it, a teenager jumped the fence a...
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Book notes: Meet Rick Springfield at Anderson's in NapervilleMay 04, 2014 7:34 am - • Children's book author Anna Dewdney discusses her book “Nelly Gnu and Daddy Too” at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetk...
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Society6 website helps artists create home goodsMay 08, 2014 10:37 am - Art is not just for hanging on your wall. An online marketplace, Society6, launched a line of area rugs in April — the newest addition to the website's growing collectio...
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On the road: Make a card for Mother's DayMay 04, 2014 7:36 am - Chicago Every beat of her art Enjoy some of the South Side's offerings at Second Sunday, a drop-in event for families featuring arts and crafts projects at the Hyde Park...
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'Natchez Burning' is bold look at civil rights movementMay 04, 2014 7:34 am - Greg Iles' fourth novel about Natchez, Miss., lawyer Penn Cage is a bold look at the civil rights movement, bigotry, parental love and the legacy of violence wrapped...
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Washington man tastes his way toward beer-rating milestone: 10,000 and countingMay 04, 2014 7:36 am - “Without the Internet, I couldn't remember anything,” says Gene Bonventre, reaching for his iPad. We are in the living room of his Washington row house and about to shar...
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When it comes to spring wine, think pink — roséMay 04, 2014 7:36 am - Warmer weather has arrived; soon it will be time for rosé. Pink wine is a harbinger of spring, like red-breasted robins, cherry blossoms, tax forms and tissues. Those se...
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