Crystal Lake Lifestyle
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How to protect your house from skunks, raccoons, batsNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Winter is fast approaching and as the days and nights get progressively colder, we are all happy to retreat to our warm homes. Wild animals and insects feel the same way...
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Trouble began when lenders couldn't fund their own loansNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Last year, I unwisely committed to writing an article on mortgage insurance for an international encyclopedia. When all too soon it became time to deliver, I realized th...
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Elgin Sports Complex hosts a weddingOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Nicole Nabor and Ryne Koessl of the Space Coyotes Softball Team exchanged marriage vows this evening just before the playoff game on Field #3 at the Elgin Sports Comple...
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There's a 'Riot' goin' on: Bands join for annual celebration of punk rockSep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Santiago Durango wasn't thrilled with the idea of picking up his guitar again. A veteran of legendary Chicago bands Naked Raygun and Big Black, Durango had long ago set ...
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Cheap stuff: Guitars of Spain, farm frolic, Chicago art exhibitionSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Free Memories on canvas Algonquin artist Anne Marie Cina exhibits 12 paintings, accompanied by narrative, about her life in the 1950s and '60s in the...
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Sample more than 70 Italian wines at CarlucciSep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Explore more than 70 wines from almost every single region in Italy and in every style at a wine tasting Thursday hosted by Binny's Beverage Depot and Carlucci. A pre-ta...
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Early restaurant work made chef what he is todaySep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Growing up in the restaurant business (his family owned local restaurants), Michael Grove knows the ins and outs of the business. He would make a staunch competitor on "...
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Woodstock annual jazz fest this weekendAug 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Its all that jazz - and so much more this weekend in downtown Woodstock for the third annual Woodstock Jazz Festival. Starting at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 27, the Woodstoc...
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Best bets: Fast horses, little cars, tall shipsAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Full gallop Jockeys and horse owners from around the world vie for the Arlington Million this Saturday at Arlington Park, 2200 W. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights. This si...
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New stuff on the menu at ShirazAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Shiraz pizazz There are some new items on the menu at Shiraz on the Water, where every seat in the house offers a water view. Specialty entrees include braised sh...