Palatine Lifestyle
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Suburban company shutting doors, ending a way of life for hundredsJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - For 26 years, Ruben Mendoza worked 12-hour days, pouring white-hot molten metal to make car parts and power tools. Few people using the results of his labor had heard of...
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Local Iranians hope 'Persepolis' will open eyes about their homelandJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - On Mooness Talebnia's first day at Palatine's Fremd High School in 1989, her classmates couldn't believe she'd just moved to the U.S. from Iran. Talebnia dressed just li...
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Kudos to the chefDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - If you traverse Rand Road, chances are you've passed right by Barrella Ristorante without giving the white building with arched windows a second thought. Awkwardly set a...
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Cop turned author working on book about mobDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - A retired Chicago police officer who gained notoriety writing about an infamous triple murder is now at work on his next book, about the mob. James Jack's book "Three Bo...
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Give the gift of forgiveness this holiday seasonDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - The holidays are a perfect time to practice the divine -- and sometimes really hard -- work of forgiveness. That's because, along with the cards, brightly wrapped gift...
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Daphne Willis looking to stand on its ownDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - It doesn't seem fair to write off Daphne Willis as a female Jack Johnson, even if that's what mainstream-radio comparisons might push us to do. For one, I'm pretty sure ...
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Simpsons to slasher can stuff those stockingsDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Christmas is a week away, and the movie studios are releasing a slew of stocking-stuffers today. Let's get to it: "The Simpsons Movie" -- Like many "Simpsons" fans, I wa...
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Realtor sees no gloom and doomDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Andy Starck thinks it's time to bust some real estate myths. Starck is chief executive officer of Palatine-based Starck Realtors and has been in the industry in the subu...
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Location a bonus for Spring CoveDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - A neighborhood that is close to everything that attracts people to Schaumburg, yet is still quiet, may seem like an impossibility, but not to the residents of Spring Cov...
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Food and wine classesDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - TODAY Adult/Child Cookie Decorating Class Children 6 and up (accompanied by an adult) can learn the fine art of cookie decorating with pastry chef Kathryn Engst...