Hoffman Estates Lifestyle
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Free for a day? If you are, then these museums are, tooSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - There's a day set aside for appreciating squirrels (Jan. 21), National High Five Day falls on the third Thursday of April each year and Salami Day, celebrated each Sept....
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Suburban museum freebiesSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - There are numerous community historical museums offering exhibits that relate to that particular town's origins and growth. Many hold special events and programs for adu...
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Schaumburg native helps give life to Holocaust survival storySep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - After years of hustling for work in Los Angeles, Schaumburg native Brian Brock was thinking about ending his freelance writing career. Then he met Pierre Berg. The two ...
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Tub Ring: Accessible but still avant-gardeAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - After four albums, Tub Ring is still out there searching for signs of intelligent life. The band formed in the suburbs in 1992 and spent the '90s unleashing a number of ...
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Can background music move you (to spend?)Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Music can cheer you up. It can soothe your nerves. It can invigorate your body. And it can make you open your wallet. Background music, experts say, stimulates the brai...
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Ovi's offers fresh, affordable fare in a friendly settingAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Thanks to my piano tuner, a musician and motorcycle-riding septuagenarian from Hanover Park, I have discovered a gem of a little pub that's friendly, affordable and comf...
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Giving Garden benefits from yield of 200 tomato plantsAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Most people have all they can do to manage a few tomato plants in their backyard. Then there's Nancy Hake. She laughs in the face of a challenge. Or, rather, 200 challen...
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New life for old petsJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Taking care of Sandy had become too expensive and time-consuming. The aging yellow Labrador was lovable and well-trained, but her owner, a single mom from Streamwood, co...
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Murray to skydive during Chicago Air and Water ShowJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - According to a published report, actor Bill Murray, who's a Chicago-area native, has agreed to parachute from a plane as part of a special appearance at the Chicago Air ...
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Public Enemy Brings The NoiseJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival began Friday night with a history lesson for the music lovers assembled in Chicago's Union Park. Now in its third year, the weekend-lon...