Elk Grove Village Lifestyle
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The best places for families to ride bikes in the suburbsMay 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Getting the family out on bicycles is a great way to get everyone away from electronic devices, exercising and doing something together while perhaps exploring the scene...
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How to landscape your backyard sanctuary in suburbsMay 14, 2012 2:00 am - Homeowners are choosing patios with seat walls, and simple, low-maintenance plantings
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Backyard makeover Week 2: Yard needs an attitude adjustmentMay 13, 2012 6:00 am - We'd love our yard to be as fun as the people who use it. Instead our yard says, "Take a number ... no more room on the patio." As soon as it gets a little bit warm, w...
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Backyard makeover contest Week 2: Blank slateMay 13, 2012 6:00 am - We've been here for five years and really don't use our backyard. We'd like to have a patio to put our outdoor furniture on, but just don't know what we want and haven't...
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Week 2 finalists for Get Your Summer On backyard makeover contestMay 13, 2012 1:00 am - Week 2 of our “Get Your Summer On” series and backyard makeover contest brings four more finalists, as well as some advice on how to landscape your yard to fit your drea...
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Elgin native makes top 10 in sexiest vegetarian contestMay 11, 2012 11:30 am - After an evening of watching animal abuse videos in her college apartment and looking at pictures of animal testing, Jillian Thomas was shaken — and feeling guilty ...
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Book notes: Meet Dee Snider at Skokie's B&NMay 11, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ Meet author Gary Buslik as he discusses and signs copies of his new novel, “Akhmed and the Atomic Matzo Balls,” at a book-launch party from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 1...
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Park Ridge resident Mary Lusignan named Center of Concern Volunteer of the YearMay 10, 2012 11:00 pm - The Center of Concern, a Park Ridge not-for-profit known for its work with the elderly, named Park Ridge resident Mary Lusignan as its Dee Heinrich Volunteer of the Year...
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Chorus earns regional championship trophy, off to international competitionMay 09, 2012 11:00 pm - The Choral-Aires Chorus wowed judges at the Sweet Adelines International Lake Michigan Region 3 competition last weekend, securing the Chorus' tenth championship title i...
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Adler's Women's Board honors Purdue presidentMay 09, 2012 11:00 pm - The Women's Board of the Adler Planetarium presented the 2012 Women in Space Science Award to Dr. France A. Córdova, president of Purdue University, on May 2, 201...