Downers Grove Lifestyle
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Giving Garden more important than everJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Area food pantries have seen numbers of visits soar during the recent economic downturn - some by as much as 80 percent - leaving administrators scrambling to add distri...
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Where to take Dad out to dinner SundayJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Restaurants are offering up everything from a beer brunch to free Buffalo wings in honor of Father's Day Sunday, June 21. Here's a sampling of local dining opportunities...
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College radio stations are holding their own as world turns digitalJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Deep inside the studios of WONC 89.1 FM, the radio station of Naperville's North Central College, sits a device that might seem like a relic from the Jurassic Period: a ...
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Free pizza for kids at Pompei in SchaumburgJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Youngsters ages 12 and under can dine on free pizza each Monday night at Pompei in Schaumburg. Pompei also offers its guests a Family Night menu of pizza, gelato and a d...
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Watch the beds zipping by at Naper DaysJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie! Keeping clean - the 1890s way Learn how people kept clean in the 1890s, before indoor plumbing and modern bathing products were invented, during the "...
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'Gallagher Girls' author in NapervilleJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - • Meet authors Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip (who write under the name of "Michael Stanley") as they discuss and sign copies of their latest book, "The Second Death ...
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Tight economy leads to rebirth of resale storesJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Martin Lopos walked out of the Goodwill store in Mundelein pleased with his purchase. He paid only $9.99 for a new tower fan that sells for at least $40 at regular retai...
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It's that time again: Suburban festivals get into full swingJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - It's finally here - the start of a season full of reasons to get out of the house and enjoy, as suburban festivals and outdoor events get into full swing today. Whether ...
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Musical "Camelot" opens season for RaviniaJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Ravinia Festival opened its season Friday night in Highland Park with the musical "Camelot." Tony winner George Hearn and two-time Grammy winner Sylvia McNair led the en...
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Quietly moving 'O'Horten' at Music BoxJun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - A quietly moving story about quietly moving on. Norwegian filmmaker Bent Hamer's art house offering "O'Horten" is less interested in plot than in the moody visuals surro...