Algonquin Lifestyle
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Your guide to the Fourth's fests, parades and fireworks in the suburbsJun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Fireworks Addison: Dusk, July 4 at Community Park, 120 E. Oak St., preceded by 7:30 p.m. concert. (630) 833-0100 or addisonparkdistrict.org. Antioch: Dusk, July 4, Willi...
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How to capture fireworks with a point-and-shoot cameraJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Daily Herald photographer George LeClaire offers his tips on shooting vivid, colorful fireworks photos with your compact digital camera. Most compact and some SLR c...
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Cowboy comfortable playing for backyard in BataviaJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Justin Moore sang Thursday night about the pleasures of living in a small town, like Poyen, Ark. (population 272), where he grew up. But he found out that a suburb of Ch...
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Schaumburg's Post Honeymoon to play the HideoutJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The aptly named Chicago husband-and-wife group Post Honeymoon has an album-release show for its eponymous debut at Chicago's renowned Hideout this weekend. Schaumburg na...
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College radio stations are holding their own as world turns digitalJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Deep inside the studios of WONC 89.1 FM, the radio station of Naperville's North Central College, sits a device that might seem like a relic from the Jurassic Period: a ...
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It's that time again: Suburban festivals get into full swingJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - It's finally here - the start of a season full of reasons to get out of the house and enjoy, as suburban festivals and outdoor events get into full swing today. Whether ...
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Musical "Camelot" opens season for RaviniaJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Ravinia Festival opened its season Friday night in Highland Park with the musical "Camelot." Tony winner George Hearn and two-time Grammy winner Sylvia McNair led the en...
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Record Store Day celebrates the indie spiritApr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Despite what you might have heard, you don't have to buy music in a cavernous box that displays compact discs next to dishwashers. And you don't have to buy it as an inv...
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Where to get your chocolate fixApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Chocolate is good for you? You bet we're believers. But even if that claim never quite pans out, we're sure a little chocolate indulgence will improve your outlook. So i...
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Spring is here: Let's get ready to gardenMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - As we welcome the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, near-record warmth Friday and other signs of spring, gardening looks like a more serious endeavor this year. While the pl...