Bloomingdale Lifestyle
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Veteran's birthday idea turns into $150,000 gift to comradesMar 14, 2014 5:15 am - Bill Schumann was pretty down about turning 65 this month, so he decided to throw a party to raise his spirits. It worked. But it wasn't because of cake and presents. ...
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Will Winter Ever End? Overcoming the Wintertime BluesMar 11, 2014 11:00 pm - Does it feel as if spring will never come? Do you feel unusually sad, irritable, moody or anxious? Are you sick of your winter coat, boots, and the rest of the paraph...
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Calling all green thumbs to Flower & Garden ShowMar 09, 2014 6:00 am - After 40 years of dispensing gardening advice in magazines and newspapers, Jan Riggenbach will be giving some personal pointers to Chicago-area readers. At 11 a.m. on Sa...
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Elgin Lions to put proceeds of 30th Rose Day to good useMar 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Members of the Elgin Lions Club are conducting their 30th annual Rose Day. They will be selling one dozen long-stemmed roses for $15 between now and April 7 for delivery...
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Wheaton filmmakers show violence in Chicago through a child's eyesMar 02, 2014 4:45 am - As a backdrop for their short film “The Painter,” the producers decided to cut out a few newspaper stories about Chicago's gun violence. Within weeks, the wall was plast...
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Book notes: Jennie Garth discusses 'Deep Thoughts' in NapervilleMar 01, 2014 4:45 am - • Meet author Jan-Philipp Sendker as he discusses and signs copies of his book "A Well-Tempered Heart," the sequel to his book "The Art of Hearing Heartbeats," at 7 p.m....
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Weathering the Winter at Friendship Village of SchaumburgFeb 26, 2014 10:00 pm - When Mary Pace first tried Friendship Village's Weather the Winter Program, she viewed it as a vacation, and in fact "a very nice vacation." Weather the Winter is a prog...
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Wheaton's STARS raising funds to open two group homesFeb 24, 2014 12:00 am - Ask the four guys living at Washington House what they like about being there and they're likely to tell you everything — even the chores. “It's real good,” says Gary Br...
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Local chorus hosts annual fashion showFeb 23, 2014 12:01 am - Looking for a way to warm up at the end of a long, cold winter? Preview spring and summer fashions at the 27th annual fashion show and luncheon hosted by award-winning c...
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Wheaton dad to run in hopes daughter can walkFeb 22, 2014 10:00 pm - With their daughter's fifth birthday just two weeks away, Bill and Jackie Babiarz allow themselves the fantasy of being able to give Cameron just one of the gifts she wa...