Northbrook Lifestyle
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Drug from suburban company fuels hope for Huntington's disease cureApr 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Xenazine was once considered an "orphan drug," one that big pharmaceutical companies abandoned because they didn't think it'd be profitable enough. But the Deerfield-bas...
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Salt-N-Pepa, Steve Miller Band to headline Taste of ChicagoApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Musical styles ranging from 1980s rappers Salt-N-Pepa to "Hannah Montana" co-star Emily Osment are represented in the something-for-everyone entertainment lineup at this...
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Great moments make great theater in 'Billy Elliot'Apr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - "Billy Elliot the Musical" - the Broadway blockbuster that opened at Chicago's Ford Center for the Performing Arts Sunday - includes moments so moving, so fundamentally ...
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DeWyze continues to roll; shock elimination thwartedApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Lee DeWyze and his bagpiper made it to the next round of "American Idol" on Wednesday. Then again, no one was voted off the show. Michael "Big Mike" Lynche was saved b...
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Actress goes with the flow of 'Johnstown Flood'Apr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Chicago actor Janet Ulrich Brooks has arrived. She currently appears in Goodman Theatre's "A True History of the Johnstown Flood" and has garnered praise for her work. B...
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Hey ... bagpiper? DeWyze's performance gets bizarreApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - If Lee DeWyze keeps making a certain bet with his fellow idols, he may lose a lot of money. "Lee's the biggest worrywart," fellow contestant Katie Stevens told the audi...
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Kabul House brings flavors of Afghanistan to the suburbsApr 05, 2010 11:00 pm - The Ramada O'Hare, a prosaic hotel in Elk Grove Village, seems an unlikely spot to encounter exotic cuisine, but tucked inside is a secret gem of a restaurant, Kabul Hou...
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Leno premieres Prospect High grad's short filmMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Before heading over to Jay Leno's studio on Wednesday, all Kylie Condon had to do was ask herself: "Would Tina Fey be nervous?" Probably not. Condon, an Arlington Height...
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DeWyze gives Idol judges a special 'Treat'Mar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - If Tuesday night does indeed mark the turning point in Lee DeWyze's life, he may have Usher to thank for that. The R&B star served as the guest mentor on "American Idol,...
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Hoarding: When clutter becomes a crisisMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - How many times have you heard the following sentence? "I'm such a pack rat I can't throw anything away." Maybe you've heard a friend say, "Why do I hoard all of this stu...