Downers Grove Lifestyle
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Local libraries encourage reading on your summer travelsMay 17, 2013 9:12 am - Whether you’re on a plane or taking a road trip this summer, don’t be surprised to see the person traveling next to you buried in a book. Within the next few weeks, chil...
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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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Book notes: Meet CakeSpy blogger in Vernon HillsMay 17, 2013 6:00 am - Ÿ “Deadly Harvest” authors Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip (who write together under the pen name of Michael Stanley) discuss and signs copies of their book at 7 p.m. ...
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Brain food: How to ‘trick’ kids into eating healthyMay 17, 2013 5:00 am - When Christine Palumbo served food to her kids, she conveniently forgot to mention that it was healthy. She simply told them how delicious it would be — even before they...
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Fourth annual Jannie's Hope Charity Golf Outing raises funds and awareness for lung cancer researchMay 16, 2013 11:00 pm - The Janice McArdle Cancer Research Foundation hosts the fourth annual Jannie's Hope Charity Golf Outing on Sunday, June 9, at White Eagle Golf Club in Naperville. The ev...
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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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Sensory Garden Playground to be tailored to kids with autismMay 16, 2013 6:29 pm - Spring brings out the kid in all of us. After hibernating all winter and enduring those seemingly endless April showers, warmer weather and the welcoming site of May flo...
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Naperville pastry chef living the sweet lifeMay 14, 2013 5:00 am - Erica Tomei was headed down the path toward becoming a teacher when she was sidetracked by cake. After getting her associate degree and working for a gourmet catering sh...
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Naperville walk helps fund research into Huntington’s diseaseMay 13, 2013 1:55 pm - Imagine being a child and being told your mom’s kind of odd behavior is part of a progressive disease that eventually will take her life. You learn her slurred speech an...
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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...