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Long Grove woman's group keeps rolling out the recipesSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Nine years ago when Lori Mihahly tried to start a cooking club in Long Grove she struggled to find enough women who loved to cook. That might have stopped a less-motivat...
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Local chef offers dish to capitalize on hit movieSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Have you had your ratatouille yet? The stewed vegetable dish made famous by the animated Disney movie of the same name has been on display at past Batavia farmers market...
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Can relationship deal with 'curveballs'?Sep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. My fiance has never believed in living together before marriage. I thought it was a little silly -- we spend five or six nights a week together anyway -- but was ...
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Icy Antarctica started out connected to India, AfricaSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Thomas Peterson, 10, a fifth-grader at Libertyville's Butterfield School, asked, "When was Antarctica formed?" Antarctica, the fifth largest continent with 5 million s...
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Food price increases can show up in subtle waysSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - If you've been grocery shopping lately, you've probably noticed that prices are rising. In fact, the Labor Department reported in July that U.S. food prices rose by 4.2 ...
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Bianchi's petty cash no small issue to auditorSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - McHenry County Auditor Pam Palmer says she's taking steps to make sure there is no repeat of the almost $60,000 paid out in petty cash and individual reimbursements to M...
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Football and wine? They're a better match than you thinkSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Wine and tailgating go together like Rex and Rashied Whether you're biting into hoagies from the deli or cuisine more suited to a five-star restaurant than a parking lot...
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Believe the hype: Toews and Kane specialSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Not even Jeremy Roenick came to camp in 1988 looking as polished as Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. These kids appear special, and I'm not just drinking the company Koo...
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Lower-fat potato salad perfect for fallSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - One of my favorite salads to make during the summer, especially when I can get new potatoes at the farmers market, is creamy American potato salad. Since Kraft finally g...
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Time to give Hester the ball, Grossman a chanceSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Neither Bears head coach Lovie Smith nor offensive coordinator Ron Turner have asked for advice on how to tune up a misfiring offense, but here are a few suggestions any...