Cook County Lifestyle
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Tweens look for easy-to-switch style changesAug 10, 2011 1:00 am - Who doesn't love a change, especially when it means looking at old spaces in a new way? Kids who are older than tots but not quite teens particularly like this idea. No ...
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Palatine teacher promotes cooking as a careerAug 09, 2011 10:00 am - When Erika Varela was little she owned Erica's Cafe, in the basement of her home, offering imaginative entrees from a fancy menu she typed on an old typewriter. “I have ...
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'Home Greening: Easy & Affordable Tips' Aug. 30 at Arlington libraryAug 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Meet the architect named "Best of the New Green Innovators" at a free program on how to make affordable, efficient, and healthy green improvements to your home. Architec...
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'Growing Green: Preserving the Harvest' at Arlington libraryAug 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Learn to preserve the fruits of laboring in your vegetable garden at the next program in the "Growing Green" series at Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton ...
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Classic recollections: 1970 Pontiac GTOAug 08, 2011 1:00 am - After returning home from his tour of duty in Vietnam, war veteran Vic Alesi was more than ready to trade in his machines of firepower for one packing plenty of horsepow...
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Mt. Prospect teen a finalist in Tricoci modeling competitionAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - After auditioning at an open casting call in July and a runway competition at the Chicago Cultural Center this past Tuesday, a Mount Prospect resident has been chosen as...
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Doug McAllister/Under the Hood: TiresAug 07, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Maybe you can share your thoughts on this problem. I have a 2004 Lincoln LS with 65,000 miles. When I had 15,000 on it, I started hearing a thumping. The dealer a...
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Larkin Center's 10th annual Community Yard Sale Aug. 11-12Aug 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Shop for a great cause and get a great deal at the Larkin Center's 10th annual community yard sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug 11 and 12. The sale w...
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Active adults having a blast while staying healthyAug 06, 2011 1:00 am - Today's over-50 crowd has learned an important lesson from their doctors, media reports and health gurus, as well as from watching their parents' decline: Stay active if...
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Industry Insider: Ray FranczakAug 06, 2011 12:00 am - Ray Franczak and his partner and brother-in-law, Bob Lewandowski, believe in finding a niche and being faithful to it. For more than 40 years, R. Franczak and Associates...