Cook County Lifestyle
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Drury Design Team Wins Three NKBA Design Vision AwardsOct 31, 2013 11:00 pm - Three Drury Design kitchen design projects received 2013 NKBA (National Kitchen and Bath Association) Chicago Design Vision awards: two in the large kitchen category and...
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Arlington Heights library collecting books for charityOct 31, 2013 12:53 pm - The Arlington Heights Memorial Library is collecting books for families in need throughout the month of November. The annual book drive is looking for new books for chil...
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Hoffman, Schaumburg Jaycees hosting pizza contestOct 31, 2013 12:21 pm - Anyone interested in tasting pizza from a variety of places in the Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg area are invited to a pizza contest next week hosted by two local chapt...
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Historic Barrington home open to publicOct 31, 2013 11:49 am - Barrington will host an open house at the 115-year-old White House, 145 W. Main St., from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 and noon-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17. Among its man...
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McDonald’s to sell bagged coffee next yearOct 31, 2013 10:44 am - Fans of McDonald’s coffee will soon be able to brew a cup of it at home. The world’s biggest hamburger chain says it will test selling a variety of packaged ground and w...
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Kraft to remove artificial dyes from 3 productsOct 31, 2013 10:25 am - NEW YORK — Kraft says it plans to remove artificial dyes from three macaroni and cheese varieties that come in kid-friendly shapes, a move that comes as people increasin...
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Grandparents raising grandchildren on the riseOct 31, 2013 1:00 am - Michael McMeins and his wife, Kathy, took the first solo vacation of their married lives back in 2004. They were just reaching the point where their children were pretty...
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Barrington area volunteers cap an old well they foundOct 30, 2013 2:37 pm - Citizens for Conservation’s restoration volunteers were clearing a newly acquired oak savanna property in Lake Barrington recently when they made an unusual discovery. ...
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‘Poppins’ role practically perfect for Barrington teenOct 30, 2013 12:00 pm - No matter how many productions Madison Gloria Olszewski is in, she’s always a little nervous at first. Who wouldn’t be when working major theaters at the age of 14? “Of ...
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Cook of the Week Challenge: Final four count down to cook-offOct 30, 2013 6:00 am - Snickers bars and liverwurst? Blood oranges and eye of newt? I'm not telling what's in the mystery basket for tonight's Cook of the Week Challenge Final Four Cook-off, b...