Barrington Hills Lifestyle
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Size isn't everything: Even mansions yearn to be homeyNov 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The pursuit of a homey feeling is the most obvious challenge when a couple builds a large suburban dream house. You don't want it to feel like a hotel lobby or an amphit...
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Local museums can give families a glimpse into the suburbs' pastNov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - While your kids might be studying national and world history in school, there are also lessons to be learned about the past of your own community. Taking up residence in...
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Local arts & entertainmentOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - To have an event listed in this calendar, e-mail the details at least two weeks in advance of the event or registration deadline to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com. Please p...
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Comedians use sign language to entertain deaf audiencesOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Keith Wann barely uttered a word during his 90-minute stand-up comedy routine in Streamwood this month, and afterward, there was only a smattering of applause. But the a...
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Boycotting baseball? Here's a game plan to get through the SeriesOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago's playoff run was brief. Very brief. The Cubs were out in three games, the White Sox in four. Yet that tiny taste of postseason play - not to mention the fevered...
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Cirque du Soleil to rock Sears Centre big topOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Even without P.T. Barnum, the circus - albeit a brightly colored, semi-psychedelic one - is coming to Hoffman Estates. Tickets for Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco tour go...
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Free for a day? If you are, then these museums are, tooSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - There's a day set aside for appreciating squirrels (Jan. 21), National High Five Day falls on the third Thursday of April each year and Salami Day, celebrated each Sept....
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Suburban museum freebiesSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - There are numerous community historical museums offering exhibits that relate to that particular town's origins and growth. Many hold special events and programs for adu...
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Schaumburg native helps give life to Holocaust survival storySep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - After years of hustling for work in Los Angeles, Schaumburg native Brian Brock was thinking about ending his freelance writing career. Then he met Pierre Berg. The two ...
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Tub Ring: Accessible but still avant-gardeAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - After four albums, Tub Ring is still out there searching for signs of intelligent life. The band formed in the suburbs in 1992 and spent the '90s unleashing a number of ...