Cook County Lifestyle
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Visually impaired veterans tackle DuPage linksAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - More than 46 years have passed since a mortar blast in Leroy Bailey's tent took his vision and destroyed his face in Vietnam. Despite the debilitating injury, Bailey st...
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Buffalo Grove teacher paralyzed in motorcycle crashAug 20, 2014 1:00 am - Tricia and Dave Fuglestad were in the backyard of their Hoffman Estates home a few weeks ago basking in their summer break from teaching, when Dave remarked they should ...
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School supplies drives ease back-to-school costs for needy familiesAug 19, 2014 11:00 pm - For Waukegan resident Melissa Rivera, $300 could go toward her house mortgage and food, but it's also the amount needed to buy school supplies for her four children. "Th...
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Movies, comic books, TV all share spotlight at Chicago Comic Con in RosemontAug 19, 2014 11:00 pm - The Wizard World Chicago Comic Con is coming back to town, and once again it's bringing a variety of pop-culture icons and events with it. Comic-book creators, film and ...
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Sweet Pea Pet Parade Scheduled for August 24Aug 19, 2014 11:00 pm - Foxglove Cottage and The Music Room, both members of the Downtown Palatine Business Association, present the annual Sweet Pea Pet Parade on Sunday, August 24 at 11:30am....
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Weekend picks: Celebrate your fandom at Wizard WorldAug 19, 2014 2:00 pm - Fan-tastic: Fans of all things fantasy and sci-fi won't want to miss the Wizard World Convention Comic Con 2014 starting on Thursday at the Donald E. Stephens Conven...
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Dining events: Tomatoes galore at Francesca's in BolingbrookAug 19, 2014 5:45 am - Francesca's Tomato Fest Through the end of August, stop by Tomato Fest at Francesca's at The Promenade where all things tomato take center stage. The menu includes ...
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Ice Bucket Challenge heats up fundraising in the suburbsAug 19, 2014 5:00 am - Margaret Rosano had the telltale signs. Hair, soaking wet. Shivering. A broad smile, despite the rush of ice cubes showering her head. Rosano, of course, had just comple...
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Hawthorn Woods Holds Perennial Collection to Beautify CommunityAug 18, 2014 11:00 pm - HAWTHORN WOODS, IL - All residents and friends are asked to participate in an environmental project designed to share and split perennials from your garden and donate th...
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Rajskub returns to comedy roots for Zanies shows in RosemontAug 18, 2014 5:45 am - When you star in a television show that is widely renowned for killing off major characters, it may behoove you to flip to the end of each new script to see if your char...