Crystal Lake Lifestyle
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Chef makes transition from Italian to Asian cuisineOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - As an executive chef with Lettuce Entertain You, Jim Hoveke cooked up top- notch Italian food for his entire culinary career, that is, until he changed gears in order to...
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Girl's getaway to Canada focuses on artSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Recently I joined a group of girlfriends to spend a week exploring Northern Ontario, www.ontariotravel.net. We stopped at a couple of upscale lodges on the way and spent...
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Elegant townhouse living at Maison Du ComteSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The 106 townhouses of Maison Du Comte are elegant, fully custom and done in a vintage European cityscape style. The setting is private. The frontage is a striking array ...
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Wood workSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The idyllic country home they built 14 years ago is still a work in progress for Laura and Nils Soderlund. Building the home on 1ΒΌ wooded acres near Hampshire was the dr...
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Suburban bars have football on the brain all weekend longSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - True fans know that the best part about watching a pro or college football game (Bears, Illini anyone?) is the camaraderie. Not that having a few friends over for the ga...
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Suburban calendarSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Ladies' man With more than 60 books to his credit, Alexander McCall Smith has dabbled in everything from academic titles to children's stories. But it is Smith's "N...
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Meaty makeoverSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - When I see restaurants with names such as Brio Tuscan Grille and Five O'clock Steakhouse, I know what cuisine to expect. But the rocky sign on Algonquin Road announcing ...
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Immediate delivery offered at TalamoreSep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Buyers wanting a new home now won't have to wait for four of the townhomes built by Ryland Homes in Huntley's Talamore development. One of two builders in this 806-acre ...
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54 HoursSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Margaret Cho in "The Sensuous Woman" when: 7 p.m. today where: Lakeshore Theater, 3175 N. Broadway St., Chicago, (773) 472-3492 cost: $40 det...
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Restaurant samplerSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Algerian ICOSIUM KAFE, 5200 N. Clark St., Chicago. (773) 271-5233. Named for the land now known as Algeria, Icosium Kafe serves up Algerian-style crepes and salads t...