Vernon Hills Lifestyle
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How to capture fireworks with a point-and-shoot cameraJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Daily Herald photographer George LeClaire offers his tips on shooting vivid, colorful fireworks photos with your compact digital camera. Most compact and some SLR c...
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Round Lake Beach is ideal for outdoor enthusiastsJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Round Lake Beach, which began with a scattering of summer resort cottages, is a thriving suburban community offering affordable housing, an excellent park district and r...
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More entertainment featured at Long Grove Strawberry FestivalJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - This year's Long Grove Strawberry Festival will feature more entertainment than past events, with musicians performing pretty much continuously on three stages and a Sat...
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Wauconda Fest back this weekendJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Wauconda Fest is back this weekend for its 30th year. Park District Director Nancy M. Burton tells us what you need to know about this event. Q. What makes this such a f...
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Best bets: Highland fling, garden boutiqueJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Take out your tartan today to celebrate all things from Scotland at the 23rd Annual Scottish Festival & Highland Games. There's a Kilted Mile Run/Walk, sport and dance c...
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College radio stations are holding their own as world turns digitalJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Deep inside the studios of WONC 89.1 FM, the radio station of Naperville's North Central College, sits a device that might seem like a relic from the Jurassic Period: a ...
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It's that time again: Suburban festivals get into full swingJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - It's finally here - the start of a season full of reasons to get out of the house and enjoy, as suburban festivals and outdoor events get into full swing today. Whether ...
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Musical "Camelot" opens season for RaviniaJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Ravinia Festival opened its season Friday night in Highland Park with the musical "Camelot." Tony winner George Hearn and two-time Grammy winner Sylvia McNair led the en...
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On the cheap: Cuneo tours, Poi Dog Pondering, Prairie Arts festMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Free Cuneo Gardens Art Festival Peruse fine arts and crafts from across the United States at the Cuneo Gardens Art Festival. View paintings, ceramics, jewelry and sculp...
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Drury Lane to present 'Pump Boys and Dinettes'May 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Drury Lane Oakbrook presents "Pump Boys and Dinettes," the roots rock, bluegrass and country western revue in which a quartet of likable grease monkeys and a pair of sas...