Barrington Hills Lifestyle
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Suburban company shutting doors, ending a way of life for hundredsNov 02, 2021 10:44 am - For 26 years, Ruben Mendoza worked 12-hour days, pouring white-hot molten metal to make car parts and power tools. Few people using the results of his labor had heard of...
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Simpsons to slasher can stuff those stockingsNov 01, 2021 11:38 pm - Christmas is a week away, and the movie studios are releasing a slew of stocking-stuffers today. Let's get to it: "The Simpsons Movie" -- Like many "Simpsons" fans, I wa...
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Paganica suits residents to a teeNov 01, 2021 10:09 pm - Norm and Carol Tucker enjoy their home in Paganica in Barrington Hills because it's one story, just the right size for two people, and they can do some gardening. "In ma...
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The classic Ringling Bros. circus returnsNov 01, 2021 5:07 pm - Last year's Ringling Bros. circus turned off a lot of longtime fans. In an attempt to add some zip and appeal to a younger demographic, the circus all but eliminated the...
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'Twin Peaks' comes to DVDNov 01, 2021 4:35 pm - It never appeared on screen, but Mädchen Amick has always envisioned a happy ending for Shelly Johnson, the character she played on the late, great television series "T...
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DVD packages superb acting of 'Volcano,' rich featuresNov 01, 2021 3:33 pm - "Under the Volcano: The Criterion Collection" -- The Criterion brand on a DVD is as powerful as the little blue box from Tiffany: You know that whatever's inside has to ...
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'Planet Terror' spun off 'Grindhouse' featureNov 01, 2021 2:34 pm - "Planet Terror: Extended and Unrated" -- I can't overstate how much fun I had watching "Grindhouse," this past spring's Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino double-fea...
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Their love wasn't so rockin', apparentlyNov 01, 2021 1:26 pm - The romance, so to speak, is dead. After winning VH1's reality series "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels," Naperville native Jes Rickleff said Sunday that she is not datin...
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50 years ago, Sputnik changed the way we view worldNov 01, 2021 12:55 pm - Fifty years ago today, a shiny metal sphere soared into the heavens and started orbiting the Earth. The world would never be the same. Americans reacted to the successfu...
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Heaven and Hell keeps holy the SabbathNov 01, 2021 10:08 am - Black Sabbath, the world's first heavy metal band, has as elaborate a history as any rock act approaching the forty-year mark. While Sabbath's recent tours give the impr...