Cook County Lifestyle
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Frank Kania turns 100 years old on August 2nd.Jul 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Frank is a guy you would like to know. He lives at Emeritus of Hoffman Estates and is very active for his age. On Tuesdays and Thursdays he gathers around the poker tabl...
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Rolling Meadows' Gary “Lumbergh” Cole is serious, tooJul 16, 2012 11:00 pm - He's played a crazed killer, postured as the vice president and voiced an animated bunny. Yet, actor Gary Cole, who grew up in Rolling Meadows, insists it's just a coin...
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VW bus turned into a family vanJul 16, 2012 6:00 am - The first question most people are dying to ask when they spy Jack Connelly pull up in his 1978 VW Bus is, “Do you go camping in it?” Who can blame them? For decades, t...
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David Cassidy brings hit parade to Des PlainesJul 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Singer David Cassidy entertained thousands who showed up Saturday night to capture a little bit of their youth as they listened to him perform favorites from his days wi...
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Brilliantly executed '39 Steps' worth a climbJul 14, 2012 11:00 pm - The farcical whodunit “The 39 Steps” accomplishes something not many theatrical productions would even attempt. It adapts for the stage the groundbreaking cinematic devi...
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Cyber Sleuthing Your Family TreeJul 14, 2012 11:00 pm - The monthly meeting of the Computer-Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois (CAGGNI) has as it topic, "Cyber Sleuthing Your Family Tree." It will be held at the m...
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5 great things to do when 'there's nothing to do'Jul 14, 2012 5:00 am - Finding something fun and affordable for everyone to do during the summer isn't as difficult as families might think. Getting out of the house for a few hours with your ...
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Night life events: Tunes keep Arlington Park hoppingJul 13, 2012 6:00 am - Arlington after party A new concert series at Arlington Park keeps the party going after the last horses have raced some Fridays this summer. Catch Murley Shertz Fr...
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Moldable dough, catchable bubbles all homemade funJul 12, 2012 2:00 pm - OK, I admit it. I'm cheap. When my 2-year-old spills his new bottle of bubbles, instead of seeing a puddle of liquid slowly drying in the sun, I see nickels and dimes ev...
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Some parents are scheduling a photo shoot before the baby is bornJul 11, 2012 3:00 am - Laura Krisiewicz stood in the photo studio near her husband, Matt, cradling their 6-day-old daughter, Juliet, in her arms. Juliet began to stir and photographer Megan Dr...