Crystal Lake Lifestyle
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Doug McAllister/Under the Hood: Heat, cold spark battery debateAug 14, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Can you settle an argument about battery longevity? I say that heat is the true killer of batteries. Summers of 200-degree under-hood temperatures eventually wea...
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Tweens look for easy-to-switch style changesAug 10, 2011 1:00 am - Who doesn't love a change, especially when it means looking at old spaces in a new way? Kids who are older than tots but not quite teens particularly like this idea. No ...
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Doug McAllister/Under the Hood: TiresAug 07, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Maybe you can share your thoughts on this problem. I have a 2004 Lincoln LS with 65,000 miles. When I had 15,000 on it, I started hearing a thumping. The dealer a...
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Larkin Center's 10th annual Community Yard Sale Aug. 11-12Aug 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Shop for a great cause and get a great deal at the Larkin Center's 10th annual community yard sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug 11 and 12. The sale w...
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Noah's Ark Preschool to construct Nature Explore ClassroomJul 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Noah's Ark Christian Preschool and Kindergarten, a ministry of the Barrington United Methodist Church, has started construction of a Nature Explore Classroom, one of app...
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Doug McAllister/Under the Hood:Jul 24, 2011 12:00 am - You may have noticed it’s been hot lately! So what does this mean for your car? Generally when the weather goes extreme, either hot or cold, we see anything on your car ...
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Doug McAllister/Under the Hood: Worry-free road tripsJul 17, 2011 12:00 am - I love this time of the year! I love boating and sitting on the back porch enjoying the outdoors and I love going on a road-trip vacation. I also love to help my clients...
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Four Historic Homes Chosen for 2011 Preservation Awards in West ChicagoJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - West Chicago, Illinois: July 6, 2011 – West Chicago's diverse housing stock is just one of the community's many distinctions, and recently four of its historic homes wer...
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Holy Family Academy's Phenomenal Growth—It's all about the TeachersJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - We've all read about it and heard it discussed on television and radio talk shows. Recently, teachers seem to be blamed for everything from states' financial crises to t...
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Doug McAllister/Under the Hood: Fuel mileage mistake identifiedJun 19, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I read your article about the guy who had his mileage go up suddenly from 22 to 33 miles per gallon. This happened to me, too. I my case, I accidentally changed t...