Green Oaks Lifestyle
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213 miles per gallon? Suburban man says no problemJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Drivers today are hyper-stressed, what with paying hyper-fuel prices and commuting amid hyper-traffic. What the world needs now, Wayne Gerdes claims, is a little hypermi...
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Director films debut on familiar turfJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Steve Conrad knows exactly why he wrote and directed the Chicago-set comedy "The Promotion." "I wanted to do a movie where a person's dreams don't come true, because I t...
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Save the planet with pedals, plants and solar powerJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - You can reduce your output of greenhouse gases and help save the planet by riding an electric bicycle instead of driving a car or using solar energy to heat water for yo...
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Glamorama tickets on saleJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - MC Hammer and Cyndi Lauper will headline this year's Macy's Glamorama, the annual bash that focuses on fashion and fundraising. It will be held Aug. 22 at the Chicago Th...
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Seven nearly lost on Lake MichiganJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The boat made a sucking sound as it disappeared into Lake Michigan. Only minutes before, Captain Jason Lee and his six passengers - who were on a company fishing trip - ...
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Our critics pick the best places to dine alfrescoJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Warm weather can be fleeting, so when the mercury climbs above 70 we want to savor every second of the warm breezes and sun shining on our bare shoulders. We flock to lo...
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Farmers Markets 2008May 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights: Find fresh produce, cheese, jelly and jams, plants and have your knives sharpened from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturdays, June 21 to Oct. 18, on Eastma...
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Best of the festsMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Were you so inclined, you could spend the next few months fest-hopping. Toward that end, we've asked some of the Daily Herald's most informed and intrepid fest-goers t...
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Love over lunchMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Those 60 minutes are precious. In between e-mails, meetings, memos and clients stands that one hour devoted entirely to you during the workweek: lunch. Of course you cou...
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Suburban couples raising multiple multiplesMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Beware silence. When raising multiple sets of multiples -- that's right, two sets of twins, or twins followed by triplets -- a moment of silence becomes downright scary....