Des Plaines Lifestyle
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She cooks for two- and four-legged friendsSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Sheila Horst approached the culinary arts as a blank slate, coming at it without the homey, family narrative of so many cooks. Her mother prepared a few basic dishes "by...
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Free for a day? If you are, then these museums are, tooSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - There's a day set aside for appreciating squirrels (Jan. 21), National High Five Day falls on the third Thursday of April each year and Salami Day, celebrated each Sept....
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Suburban museum freebiesSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - There are numerous community historical museums offering exhibits that relate to that particular town's origins and growth. Many hold special events and programs for adu...
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Schaumburg native helps give life to Holocaust survival storySep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - After years of hustling for work in Los Angeles, Schaumburg native Brian Brock was thinking about ending his freelance writing career. Then he met Pierre Berg. The two ...
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Suburban moms will miss RandhurstSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - While cold drizzle fell outside, a friend and I brainstormed places we could take our 3-year-olds for a Saturday afternoon playdate. I had just moved to the suburbs and ...
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Check out Web celeb Pineda this weekendSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Journey You've heard about Arnel Pineda, the 41 year-old Filipino singer discovered by Journey guitarist Neal Schon on YouTube. Now hear his remarkable vocal similarity ...
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In Chicago, market for mid-sized homes remains strongestSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - When you hear national reports on the state of the real estate market, do not confuse them with the state of the real estate market in the Chicago area. "The Chicago are...
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Top chefs turn kids' food fancySep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Eleven top Chicago-area chefs will turn traditional children's dishes into gourmet delicacies at the Kohl Children's Museum's "Night of a Thousand Clean Plates" fundrais...
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Townhouses offer prime location in Des PlainesAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Lexington Park, a new community of 120 townhouses, offers a prime location within walking distance of Metra, downtown Des Plaines and its new Metropolitan Square, where ...
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Discover Des PlainesAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Like the river and prairie that attracted the first settlers to Des Plaines, the coming of the railroad in 1854 was key to the town's ongoing development. Ideally situat...