Bolingbrook Lifestyle
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Foreigner coming to AuroraAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Foreigner, a super group that emerged in the late '70s and early '80s, will bring its classic rock act to Aurora on Aug. 24 for a performance at the Paramount Theatre. ...
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Giving Garden benefits from yield of 200 tomato plantsAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Most people have all they can do to manage a few tomato plants in their backyard. Then there's Nancy Hake. She laughs in the face of a challenge. Or, rather, 200 challen...
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Hype, excitement building for 'Twilight' finale 'Breaking Dawn'Jul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Shortly after the clock strikes midnight on Saturday, you just might hear squeals of delight echoing from all corners of the suburbs. The reason: The final "Twilight" bo...
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Organic, local ingredients top Chef Amaury's French-inspired menuJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - So how does a guy from Humboldt Park with a Puerto-Rican/Spanish background end up making fabulous French-inspired cuisine? It's easy. Just give him a French first name,...
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Giving Garden efforts beginning to take rootJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Tucked away in a vacant lot surrounded by industrial parks, a bevy of tomatoes and zucchinis are starting to ripen. The food, and the 240-square-foot garden where it's g...
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He adds dash of contemporary flair to comfort foodsJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Chef J. Grant Werner was destined to cook for a living; he has always been able to open up the refrigerator, pull out a variety of ingredients and make something that ta...
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Farms show off suburbs' agricultural rootsJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - If there's one thing Mother Nature taught us this year, it's that summer is fleeting. Now's the time to make the most of it, meshing an afternoon outdoors with some qual...
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One bowl or many, get your stir-fry fill at Genghis GrillJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Make no mistake: Genghis Grill in Wheaton doesn't do much to separate itself from the other build-your-own stir-fry chains. So we headed to this one, we admit, with trep...
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Tropical parties hot in the suburbsJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - High gas prices. A sluggish economy. And all those weddings, graduation parties, and family barbecues that you just can't ditch. Face it, right now it's tough to simply ...
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Authentic Chinese cuisine in the 'burbs? Check the map for MapoJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Naperville standby Old Peking served the community Chinese food for more than a quarter century. A little more than a year ago, the name changed, as did the menu, but it...