Buffalo Grove Lifestyle
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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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Cooper's Hawk wheels its wine into WheelingOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - As befits the look of an upscale casual chain, Cooper's Hawk Winery is no exception in its polished image. The sleek Web site, modern exterior, shiny floors and black ta...
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Root for the Bears, help no-kill animal shelterOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The Alumni Club hosts a chili fundraiser for the no-kill animal shelter The Buddy Foundation. During the Bears/Vikings game, chow down on unlimited chili provided by are...
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The hottest new piece of exercise equipment? A strollerOct 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Peek-a-Boo Lunges, Choo-Choo Sprints and Ring-Around-the-Rosie Squats aren't part of most women's exercise routines. But they're starting to be. More and more suburban m...
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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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Cartoonish 'All Shook Up' sanitizes the sex, swagger of rock 'n' rollOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Marriott Theatre's "All Shook Up" almost has it all. The entire cast is energetic and super-talented, Marc Robin's choreography and direction is peppy, and the productio...
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New boutiques set to dress up the suburbsOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite the troubled economy, a growing number of small, independently owned women's clothing boutiques are opening in the suburbs. Two of the new kids on the block: Pra...
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Too much, too soon? More young athletes sidelinedOct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - As a baseball player at Barrington High School, Bobby Brignola threw more than 100 pitches in one game. He warmed up in the bullpen the day after that, and again the day...
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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....