Oak Brook Lifestyle
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Even when you’re right, it never hurts to cool offJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - Being right is not the same as arguing right. Now, I knew my friend was wrong. As upset as he was, he simply hadn’t gotten his facts straight and was just plain wrong. ...
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BAPS Charities holds bone marrow drive June 26Jun 15, 2011 11:00 pm - BAPS Charities Organizes Nationwide Bone Marrow Drive Today, an estimated 750,000 Americans live with leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma and someone new is diagnosed with one...
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You might need another field guideJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Does anybody besides me remember watching a birding show on PBS? It was a series, about 10 years ago, hosted by Don and Lillian Stokes. I loved that show. But because i...
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Bike to Work Week Commuting TipsJun 07, 2011 11:00 pm - With the warmer weather, gas prices at more than $4 per gallon and the upcoming “Bike to Work Week” from June 11-17, more people are considering riding their bike to wor...
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Author's job of balancing nature and suburbs mirrors ThoreauJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - When author Tom Montgomery Fate talks about working on his new book during one of his solitary nights in the cabin his family helped build in the Michigan woods, it's ea...
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Boy Scouts to recognize volunteers for distinguished serviceMay 26, 2011 11:00 pm - The Three Fires Council is proud to honor the recipients of the 2010 Silver Beaver Awards. The Boy Scouts of America through the National Court of Honor confers the Silv...
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Maintenance is critical for cars — and peopleMay 21, 2011 12:00 am - I once worked with this guy who didn’t take care of his cars. He wouldn’t add oil or coolant until the dashboard warning light had been on for a few weeks. Bald tires s...
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Danish artist returns with West Chicago-inspired cookbookMay 16, 2011 11:00 pm - West Chicago: May 17, 2011 - Mexico City-based Danish artist Gitte Bog, who arrived in West Chicago in spring 2010 as an artist in residence, returns to West Chicago to ...
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'Noah's Hope' on May 21 to aid siblings with Batten diseaseMay 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Local children, 7-year-old Noah VanHoutan and his 5-year-old sister Laine are suffering from Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (LINCL), a form of Batten dise...
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'Party on the Farm' May 22 benefits Sierra ClubMay 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Twin Star Ranch will be open to the public from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 22 as a fundraiser for the Illinois Sierra Club. Music will be provided by The Almost Brothers B...