Villa Park Lifestyle
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Beer-mapping the 'burbsApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Seven brewpubs, 10 hours: Not a bad run for a day's worth of pub-crawl bliss. In the end, though, we only hit about half of all suburban pubs that make their own beer on...
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Future looks fabApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - It isn't every day that an album gets mastered by one of Paul McCartney's engineers at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London. But Northwestern film major Sars Flannery...
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Area residents have a 'Wheel' good timeMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Just as she was about to solve the puzzle, Rachel Naval-Cruz choked. She said the wrong word, and because of that, a different "Wheel of Fortune" contestant got to give ...
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10 myths about the fluMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Cold weather does not cause the flu. Fasting won't make it disappear any quicker. And the flu shot, which gets a bad rap in years like this, really is the best way to wa...
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Diablo Cody feels the inevitable Hollywood backlashFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Being the most famous stripper-turned-screenwriter in the world isn't always as pleasant as it may sound. Diablo Cody, whose blog-to-riches fairy tale culmin...
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'Animal House' is 30, and that brings us … Karen Allen!Feb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Throughout my life, the film "Animal House" and one of its stars, Karen Allen, has played an unwitting supporting role. "Animal House" is 30 years old now and so am I. A...
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Book does more than pay lip service to the best cinematic smoochesFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The old song says "a kiss is just a kiss." Movie fans know better. The best celluloid smooches linger in our minds (and hearts) long after the closing credits because th...
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Brothers Affleck score with 'Gone Baby Gone'Feb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - "Gone Baby Gone" -- Fans of the American crime film should be murderously happy these days. Starting with Martin Scorsese's 2006 triumph "The Departed," quality crime fl...
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Delilah makes good on dateFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Hey there, is that Delilah with Plain White T's singer Tom Higgenson? Sure is. The gal for which Higgenson wrote the group's Grammy-nominated -- and radio-saturated -- "...
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How to fly solo during this holiday of loveFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Forget those showoffs who gush when their bouquets arrive at their cubicles on Valentine's Day. Tune out that friend who brags about the romantic weekend he's planned fo...