Des Plaines Lifestyle
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Local Red Cross office, Salvation Army helping tornado victimsMay 21, 2013 12:36 pm - In the aftermath of the devastating tornado that ripped through Oklahoma City, people across the nation are sending aid. In the Chicago area, organizations are still wa...
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Great fixes for small outdoor spacesMay 19, 2013 6:00 am - Sometimes, as we all know, the best things come in small packages. That can also be true of outdoor living spaces. While many people like to be able to spread out when ...
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Outdoor makeover contest Week 3: From start to finishMay 19, 2013 6:00 am - Our daughter and son-in-law never seem to have time to donate to working in the backyard nor do they have an interest to start the project. With two children, ages 5 and...
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Landscape lighting is just the startMay 18, 2013 4:25 am - Create a vacation destination in your own backyard. Plan carefully and implement high-end improvements over time, if necessary. That is the advice of Jennifer Jensen, re...
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Plenty of suburban summer hockey camp options for young athletesMay 17, 2013 7:16 am - Young suburban athletes won’t be hurting for choices if they want to keep their hockey skills honed over the summer. Former National Hockey League players, as wells...
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Camps Combine Outdoor Experiences with Girls' Modern InterestsMay 16, 2013 11:00 pm - Chicago, IL (May 14, 2013) There's never been a more exciting time to go to camp! Girls can investigate and solve camp capers using science, have fun on a midnight hike ...
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Fittest Loser awards ceremony attracts a crowdMay 16, 2013 1:00 am - They came. They saw. They witnessed a transformation. Roughly 400 people flocked to the Daily Herald’s 2013 Fittest Loser awards ceremony on May 1 to see how six people...
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Harper College Fashion Students Net ScholarshipsMay 14, 2013 11:00 pm - Myra Chung thought fashion would be the last career she'd pursue after she struggled through her first high school sewing lesson. Now the Harper College fashion student ...
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Friends of the Parks Sponsor a Park Clean-Up DayMay 13, 2013 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines Park District and the Friends of the Parks thank all of the organizations that volunteered on Saturday, May 11, to help clean up and beautify the parks. ...
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Water and fire features on the upswing for outdoor livingMay 12, 2013 1:00 am - No matter where you go in the country, fire and water features are uppermost on homeowners’ back yard wish lists. National studies show that fire features rank No. 1 amo...