Hoffman Estates Lifestyle
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Couple complements each other in and out of the kitchenNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Brian and Debie McCaffrey may be raising a brood of future chefs or food critics. The parents of four children ages 5 to 12, they involve the kids in meal preparation a...
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Holiday celebrations light up the suburbsNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - If the day after Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the Christmas season, Chicago's suburbs don't waste any time starting their celebrations. So bring the family togeth...
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Smashing Pumpkins concert postponed due to illnessNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Due to illness, tonight's Smashing Pumpkins concert at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago has been postponed until Dec. 8. All tickets for tonight's show will be honored,...
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Local museums can give families a glimpse into the suburbs' pastNov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - While your kids might be studying national and world history in school, there are also lessons to be learned about the past of your own community. Taking up residence in...
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Not cured but cancer-freeOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Doctors and patients are trying to transform metastatic breast cancer from what used to be a death sentence to a chronic condition - and Shirley Mertz is living proof. W...
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Comedians use sign language to entertain deaf audiencesOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Keith Wann barely uttered a word during his 90-minute stand-up comedy routine in Streamwood this month, and afterward, there was only a smattering of applause. But the a...
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The hottest new piece of exercise equipment? A strollerOct 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Peek-a-Boo Lunges, Choo-Choo Sprints and Ring-Around-the-Rosie Squats aren't part of most women's exercise routines. But they're starting to be. More and more suburban m...
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Boycotting baseball? Here's a game plan to get through the SeriesOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago's playoff run was brief. Very brief. The Cubs were out in three games, the White Sox in four. Yet that tiny taste of postseason play - not to mention the fevered...
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Cirque du Soleil to rock Sears Centre big topOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Even without P.T. Barnum, the circus - albeit a brightly colored, semi-psychedelic one - is coming to Hoffman Estates. Tickets for Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco tour go...
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Tubes to perform in ElginOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The Tubes peaked too early for MTV, where their knack for risque media satire could have caused some major controversy. Instead, they remain a cult favorite, as much for...