All Stories from July 25, 2014 (Change date)
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Actor crosses color barrier in off-Broadway 'Fantasticks'Jul 25, 2014 6:00 am - Not long ago, Kevin R. Free went to an audition for a part in the longest running musical in history. He immediately felt weird. All the other actors vying for the same ...
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Small is sometimes better in the vegetable worldJul 25, 2014 6:00 am - Truman Capote famously told friends that the very wealthy eat better vegetables - tiny ones. So there's another plus for gardening: It's easier to eat the way the superr...
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Fashionable accessories the next frontier for outdoor living spacesJul 25, 2014 6:00 am - Outdoor living spaces are nothing new. According to Casual Living and Apartment Therapy's 2013 Outdoor Decorating Survey, 55 percent of respondents have an outdoor room ...
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Tartare: Still rare, but not uncommonJul 25, 2014 5:45 am - Every once in a while, Kapnos chef de cuisine and partner George Pagonis will prepare a dish of lamb tartare, carefully plating the beautiful oval of ground meat atop a ...
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Mount Prospect native tackles challenges of Beckett in 'Half-Light'Jul 25, 2014 5:45 am - If you haven't seen Kathrynne Wolf onstage, you may have heard her anyway. Wolf's voice has earned her recording spots in commercials, pinball games, video games and pub...
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Group tours: How to pick the right one for youJul 25, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - Group tours sound easy: Choose a destination and the tour company plans your trip, delivering you to hotels, restaurants and attractions. You don't have to Go...
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Dutch Oven Multigrain BreadJul 25, 2014 5:30 am - 2¼ cups all-purpose flour, plus more as needed for sprinkling 2¼ cups lukewarm water (about 80 degrees) ⅔ cup multigrain hot cereal (uncooked) 3 generous tablespoons hon...
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Drug abuse fought in name of St. Charles man who succumbed to heroinJul 25, 2014 5:30 am - It started seven years ago as a one-mile walk through Aurora to battle substance abuse. But the Chris Walk Night Out Against Substance Abuse has grown into much more, He...
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Crews building classroom additions in Glen Ellyn District 41Jul 25, 2014 5:30 am - Crews are working this summer on the start of a two-year, $15 million project to add classrooms to all four elementary schools in Glen Ellyn District 41. When the work ...
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North Central science center plan too big, panel saysJul 25, 2014 5:30 am - It came down to size. Historic preservation commission members in Naperville who denied North Central College's request to demolish six structures to make way for a new ...