Downers Grove Lifestyle
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Classic Toys Made Affordable This Holiday SeasonDec 16, 2012 10:00 pm - For parents looking to revisit a piece of their childhoods—or introduce their kids to classic toys this Christmas—www.moonshottoys.com offers retro toys and reissued cla...
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66 years later, ‘Zuzu’ still living a wonderful lifeDec 15, 2012 1:55 pm - For Karolyn Grimes, visiting Naperville in late December has become about as traditional as egg nog and mistletoe. Grimes — who most people know as Zuzu Bailey, the 6-ye...
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Countdown to Christmas: A day-by-day guide to holiday funDec 14, 2012 5:00 am - If a glance at today's date has you frantically ticking off the number of shopping days left 'til Christmas, perhaps you need a breather. This time of year can be hect...
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Editorial: Inspiring anonymity and year-round needDec 07, 2012 4:00 am - Just as surely as Burl Ives sings “Silver and Gold” on “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” every Christmastime, good-hearted souls surreptitiously plunk the precious metals...
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Glen Ellyn's Arden Courts to host 'A Season for Memories' December 12Dec 02, 2012 10:00 pm - Janette Quinn is a local writer who specializes in memories through her company, LivingStories.us. She assists individuals, couples and families who want to preserve his...
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Book notes: NCC hosts 'Thomas Jefferson' authorNov 29, 2012 5:00 am - Ÿ Local author Robert Goldsborough signs copies of his book “Archie Meets Nero Wolfe: A Prequel to Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe Mysteries,” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at The ...
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Oats for breakfast and dinner; get tickets to a Q&A with Rachael RayNov 28, 2012 4:00 am - I'm one of those people who will eat oatmeal for breakfast in July, but I know plenty of people who wait until the temps dip below freezing to dig into a steamy bowl of ...
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Etiquette a skill that will benefit kids into adulthoodNov 28, 2012 12:00 am - Thoughts of their child picking a booger, spilling gravy on Grandma's white table linens, or telling Aunt Kathy they don't like a toy she bought is enough to make most p...
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Glen Ellyn businessman gives charities a boostNov 26, 2012 10:00 am - Shaun Emerson and his friends were having breakfast one day when they started talking about social entrepreneurship — the increasingly popular 21st century practice of u...
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DuPage Homeownership Center to display “Community Tree” at McCormick Museum beginning Nov. 24Nov 25, 2012 10:00 pm - The DuPage homeownership Center will be one of seven philanthropic organizations exhibiting a “Community Tree” at the Robert R. McCormick Museum at Cantigny Park beginni...