Crystal Lake Lifestyle
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Forecast bright for Holy Family Academy studentsJan 10, 2012 10:00 pm - The vocabulary word was meteorologist. Like a bolt of lightning, Holy Family Academy's second-grade student, Natalie Mc Hone had a brilliant idea. How about asking a “re...
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Life Saving Health Screenings Comes to South ElginJan 08, 2012 10:00 pm - Residents living in and around the South Elgin community can be screened using a painless ultrasound (sonogram) for strokes, abdominal aortic aneurysm and for osteoporos...
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Expert predicts how you'll eat in 2012Jan 04, 2012 5:00 am - Expect to see rising food prices, more male shoppers and less sugar at the grocery store in 2012, says industry expert Phil Lempert, aka the Supermarket Guru. “I think i...
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Doug McAllister/Under the Hood:Dec 17, 2011 4:00 am - Q. I own a 2010 Hyundai Elantra with automatic transmission and only 3,000 miles on it. I am retired and do not do a lot of driving. The car was purchased new in Aug...
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Midnight voting deadline for Daily Herald's Holiday Lights contestDec 15, 2011 10:00 pm - You only have until midnight tonight to cast your ballots in this year's Daily Herald's Holiday Lights contest. Nearly 100 of you entered your suburban homes — this yea...
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Doug McAllister, Under the Hood: Trust matters when things do go as plannedDec 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Occasionally I like to write about an oddball scenario that we come across in the shop and how it turned out. Recently we had a Buick come in and the owner complained ab...
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Doug McAllister/Under the Hood: Air blender motor failsDec 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. I have a 2005 Grand Marquis with 61,000 miles (out of warranty, of course). I recently had to have the blender motor replaced because the old one stopped working....
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Choral-Aires Chorus provides twice the Christmas cheerNov 29, 2011 10:00 pm - The Choral-Aires Chorus appears as a guest chorus at two special Christmas shows this year: the Dec. 10 “Tis the Season” concerts offered by the Elgin Symphony Orchestra...
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Pros, cons of businesses using historic homesNov 27, 2011 5:00 am - Take a peek down Main Street in West Dundee and you'll see stately old homes that now house a funeral home, banks, insurance agencies, law offices and a gift shop. It's ...
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Local Girl Scout Shops feature sweet treatsNov 22, 2011 10:00 pm - Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) is now featuring a limited supply of its delicious Fall Product Program gourmet food items in the Girl Scout Shops located at: E...