Crystal Lake Lifestyle
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Sales down but prices goodFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - While the number of homes sold in many suburbs dropped in 2007, average sales prices have been much more stable. In many suburban towns prices actually rose a bit when 2...
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Leap into funFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - What good are 24 extra hours if you've got nothing to do with them? It's Leap Day, the February bonus that keeps the Gregorian calendar in check. (The fancy term for thi...
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Lenten seafood optionsFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - If you've already done the fish fry thing to death, try our picks for Lenten seafood options at local restaurants: Blackened catfish Oscar, Mississippi farm-raised catfi...
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Trolling for a fish fry?Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Lent means local restaurants and bars are big into fish fries. Restaurants, bars troll for business with fish fries Shoals of seafood specials are surfacing, and a floti...
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Huntley ghost-hunters scare Kentucky woman on 'Wife Swap'Feb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - The producers of "Wife Swap" must have thanked the heavens when they learned about the Myers family of Huntley. Samantha Myers, vice president of an insurance company, i...
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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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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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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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New floor plans debut at TalamoreFeb 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Ryland Homes has responded to buyer demand at Talamore in Huntley introducing two new floor plans, one of which is priced in the $290,000s and appeals to starter familie...
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Do the Mardi Gras polka?!Jan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Mardi Gras parties in the Chicago area don't always ring with shouts of "laissez les bon temps rouler!" While the good times certainly might roll, partiers are just as l...