Carpentersville Lifestyle
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Chocolate and wine -- does it get any better?Feb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Special events Bin 36, 339 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, hosts "The Art of Chocolate V" on Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. as a fundraiser for Youth Outreach Services. This choc...
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Book does more than pay lip service to the best cinematic smoochesFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The old song says "a kiss is just a kiss." Movie fans know better. The best celluloid smooches linger in our minds (and hearts) long after the closing credits because th...
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The Niche teamFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Jeremy Lycan Age: 31 Town: Elburn 302 West connection: Kendall College graduate worked at 302 West from 1999 to 2001, then taught at California Culinary Academy. Returne...
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Brothers Affleck score with 'Gone Baby Gone'Feb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - "Gone Baby Gone" -- Fans of the American crime film should be murderously happy these days. Starting with Martin Scorsese's 2006 triumph "The Departed," quality crime fl...
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A strong-willed princess puts oomph in 'Triumph'Feb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Parents who don't buy into the "damsel-in-distress" heroines of the Disney Princesses marketing machine might consider steering their kids to the princess of Pierre Mari...
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Independent senior finds a community to call homeFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Shirley Warner has a new lease on life. Ever since she purchased a new condominium home at The Greens of Elgin, Windsor LifeCare LLC's community of 90 condominiums desig...
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Ranch living appeals to downsizing buyersFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - A small, intimate community of 60 ranch villa townhouses, Remington Ridge is surrounded on three sides by tall oaks and other trees that are part of the forest preserve,...
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Elgin Opera launches biggest show in its historyFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Soprano and Elgin resident Solange Sior joked with a sigh, "I'm wearing too many hats." Contacted by phone last Saturday a week before opening night, Sior was not only b...
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How to fly solo during this holiday of loveFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Forget those showoffs who gush when their bouquets arrive at their cubicles on Valentine's Day. Tune out that friend who brags about the romantic weekend he's planned fo...
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Chef remains true to his Sicilian rootsFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The Campanellas' story is the story of the American Dream. "If you can't make it here, you can't make it anywhere," says Phil Campanella, whose family emigrated from Ita...