Palatine Lifestyle
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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...
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Giving Garden efforts beginning to take rootJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Tucked away in a vacant lot surrounded by industrial parks, a bevy of tomatoes and zucchinis are starting to ripen. The food, and the 240-square-foot garden where it's g...
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Tropical parties hot in the suburbsJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - High gas prices. A sluggish economy. And all those weddings, graduation parties, and family barbecues that you just can't ditch. Face it, right now it's tough to simply ...
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Chicago's link to hot dogs remains strongJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Jim Photopoulus estimates he's eaten 10,000 hot dogs in the last 19 years. That would be more than 500 a year - roughly 10 per week. Needless to say, Photopoulus, a 1984...
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Well-seasoned cook is original spice girlJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Long before the Brit pop group Spice Girls soared to fame, Tina Huss was the "Spice Queen" at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights. Tina was crowned not for singing b...
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A touch of Hollywood at HarperJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Chris Daniels may not be an actor, but you've seen him in countless movies and TV shows. As Tobey Maguire's stunt double, the 31-year-old Florida native also has played ...
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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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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...