Cook County Lifestyle
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Planning a key ingredient for cookFeb 14, 2012 5:00 am - John Wisely was in the mood for an egg, so he pulled out a step-stool, climbed up and fried one. It was the first thing he ever cooked, and he was just 3. Now this fathe...
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New choices for events at Arrowhead Golf ClubFeb 13, 2012 10:00 pm - Looking to create a picture-perfect event? Picture yourself at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton. New menu choices. New easy to plan events. New incentives. Tired of hosti...
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Girl Scout 100th anniversary exhibit continues to April 30Feb 13, 2012 10:00 pm - When the curators at the DuPage County Historical Museum chose to present an exhibit on the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouting, they had no idea what a terrific response...
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'Bloody Valentine' is Wheeling grad's hottest role yetFeb 13, 2012 10:00 pm - Before casting directors hired Joyce Edgington to be in their movie, they needed to know one important thing: "They asked me if I could fit into a dryer," Edgington sai...
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Batavia chef shares weight-loss struggle on national TVFeb 13, 2012 10:00 pm - Five months ago, Jen Bucko Lamplough of Batavia fit the bill for the new Food Network television show “Fat Chef.” The co-author of two cookbooks on healthful eating for ...
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Chef returns to Midwest rootsFeb 13, 2012 10:30 am - Justin Perdue has come a long way from the Wisconsin supper clubs he grew up with. Perdue left a post-high school construction job in Algoma on Wisconsin's Door County p...
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Classic recollections: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28Feb 13, 2012 5:00 am - Even as a young boy, Mike Kochanski was infatuated with V-8-powered machines made to move fast. He regularly walked to a Des Plaines shop, Grand Automotive, to look at a...
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Mt. Prospect native making inroads in film businessFeb 12, 2012 10:00 pm - Matt Glasson said his years at Prospect High School helped him realize that he wanted to be a filmmaker. Glasson, a Mount Prospect native who graduated from Prospect i...
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Under the hood: High-mileage autos likely driven to the shop oftenFeb 11, 2012 11:00 pm - I was having a conversation with the salesman from one of our vendors the other day. We got to talking about the fact that he had more than 200,000 miles on his Pontiac....
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Holy Family Academy Students Heard Among the 1,000 VoicesFeb 11, 2012 10:00 pm - Every year the nation's Catholic parishes pause to celebrate all that is good and valuable about Catholic schools. Holy Family in Inverness is no exception. A week-long...