Cook County Lifestyle
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St. Mary 2nd-grader wins dream ride on fire truckJan 09, 2013 10:00 pm - In this day and age of computers, international space stations and 3D computer imaging you don't really hear many little boys saying they want to be cowboys, mailmen or ...
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New exhibit at LEGOLAND Discovery Center open for public voteJan 09, 2013 10:00 pm - Expert model builders at LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Chicago are gearing up to build a new interactive LEGO® exhibit, and they need your help designing it. Now through J...
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Friends, colleagues leap to help suburban basketball refereeJan 09, 2013 9:00 am - A longtime basketball referee in the Northwest suburbs will find himself in unfamiliar territory on Tuesday: on the sidelines. A rare form of leukemia has taken Bill Spi...
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Annual suburban dinner celebrates legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.Jan 09, 2013 7:00 am - For the Rev. Clyde Brooks, celebrating what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.'s 84th birthday this month is about much more than simply remembering the civil rights...
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Eating out: Hugo's celebrates soup month with Bookbinder specialJan 09, 2013 5:00 am - Hugo's soup special Hugo's Frog Bar and Fish House celebrates national soup month with its specialty of the house, Bookbinder soup. Now through Jan. 31, try this cr...
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Gallagher helped grow family insurance businessJan 08, 2013 5:00 pm - The son and namesake of Arthur J. Gallagher, who went on to lead the Itasca-based insurance brokerage and help grow it into one of the largest in the world, has died. Ja...
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All-Canada Show comes to Pheasant Run in St. CharlesJan 08, 2013 11:07 am - When the winter doldrums start setting in, many dream of travel. Although warm destinations are popular, a show that opens Thursday, Jan. 10, aims to draw those interest...
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0'Laughlin family buries sorrow in charityJan 08, 2013 8:00 am - Officials with Maryville Academy still are talking about the family that arrived on the days leading up to Christmas — at three of their locations — bearing nearly three...
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Cook of the Week: Fearless and fun in the kitchenJan 08, 2013 5:00 am - Nick Brenkus claims he is not afraid to try anything. From making pastas and poppy seed and nut rolls inspired by his mom to producing wine from his own vineyard and ent...
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Wine-tasting fundraiser to benefit ICompete programsJan 07, 2013 10:00 pm - The second annual ICompete Wine Tasting Fundraiser will be held on Thursday, Jan. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Wine Cellar, 361 W. Northwest Hwy., Palatine. Proceeds from...