Downers Grove Lifestyle
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Garden eventsApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Garden clubs • The Hoffman Estates Garden Club hosts its annual plant exchange at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S. Roselle Road, ...
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Restaurant eventsApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Prairie Grass Café, 601 Skokie Blvd., Northbrook, may not celebrate any labor holiday, but observes May Day nonetheless from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday. Anyone who b...
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Author appearancesApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - • Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and best-selling author Anna Quindlen will deliver Elmhurst College's annual Quest Lecture at 7:30 p.m. April 25 at Hammerschmidt Mem...
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Bag the plastic and get used to the reusableApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Since last fall I've made a concerted effort to use cloth shopping bags during my weekly shopping trips. I've attended my share of trade shows and conferences in the pas...
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The birth of a downtownApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Southwest suburban Burr Ridge is finally getting a downtown, thanks to Opus North Corporation, a Rosemont-based developer of residential, commercial and industrial proje...
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In the swimApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Chris Fetterman of Hoffman Estates says he was being "selfish" when he formed his water polo league, the Beached Whales. After playing the sport in high school and later...
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Arbor Day's the time to hug a treeApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - You know what Friday is, don't you? Yes, it's Arbor Day, a very important day at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, of course. Admission is free for the day, the exhibit of ...
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Author appearancesApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - • Author Alexander McCall Smith reads from and signs copies of "The Miracle at Speedy Motors" at 7 p.m. April 18 at Borders, 830 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago. (312) 573-056...
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Nature nurtures romanceApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - All the months of sitting are finally over. Sitting in a theater. Sitting in a restaurant. Sitting in a bar. With spring finally here (and warm weather increasingly grac...
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Theater newsApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - What's new: Bailiwick Repertory presents "Die! Mommie Die!" Charles Busch's satire on campy, 1960s bad momma melodramas. Previews continue through Sunday. The show opens...