Cook County Lifestyle
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Kids learn ABCs of potty training at Booty CampJul 13, 2014 6:15 am - While potty training her third child, Wendy Sweeney teamed up with a neighbor who was embarking on the same milestone with her own toddler. That unconventional play dat...
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Garden Conservancy Open Days features area gardensJul 13, 2014 6:00 am - Horticultural delights like hydrangeas simultaneously producing both pink and blue blooms, a grass labyrinth, a vine-and-rose entwined pergola garden, a bed of Italian f...
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How to remodel a kitchen for $5,400Jul 13, 2014 12:01 am - Laurie Parman envisioned the type of home she ultimately wanted. It would be a fixer-upper, much smaller than the 3,500-square-foot Algonquin home where she reared her f...
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Students explore faith, friendships in youth groupsJul 11, 2014 6:00 am - Whether parents are seeking to pass on their religious heritage to their children, or would simply like to provide opportunities for them to connect with other kids thei...
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Health issues don't keep surf-guitar king Dick Dale downJul 11, 2014 5:45 am - When surf-guitar master Dick Dale performs onstage these days, he makes it look easy. It isn't. Dale has fought two battles against rectal cancer. He struggles with ren...
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Elk Grove church is a lifesaver to local caregiversJul 10, 2014 5:30 am - Jack Ryan sits with four others at a circular table, shuffling a deck of cards. He starts to deal, cracking sarcastic remarks to each of the players, who laugh as the ca...
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Wauconda remembers 'The Blues Brothers' shot in town 35 years agoJul 10, 2014 5:00 am - Thirty-five years ago, a mission from God brought Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi to Wauconda. It was early September 1979, and the actors were in town filming “The Blues B...
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CLC golf fundraiser results:Jul 10, 2014 1:01 am - The College of Lake County Foundation's annual Joan Legat Memorial Golf Outing, held June 9 at the Glen Flora Country Club in Waukegan, raised more than $30,000 for the ...
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Service dogs open a new world for their ownersJul 09, 2014 12:00 pm - Dogs may be man's best friend, but for a number of Chicago-area children, teens, tweens and young adults, that special bond between human and a four-legged friend is muc...
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Music notes: '80s heartthrob Rick Springfield returns to GeneseeJul 09, 2014 5:45 am - Heartthrob returns Rick Springfield hit the jackpot in the early 1980s with the song "Jessie's Girl" from his record "Working Class Dog." He became a worldwide superstar...