Cook County Lifestyle
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Michigan ice cream coming to suburbsJun 28, 2011 12:00 am - Hot dogs, baseball and apple pie make up the all-American summer trio. I say there's room to add ice cream to that combo. Ice cream sales took a small dip in 2009 (the l...
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Lake Co. YMCA Y Pals enjoy visit from volunteersJun 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Reading, building blocks, doing art projects and playing duck-duck-goose were all a part of the fun as employees from the Waukegan and Vernon Hills Target stores volunte...
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Classic recollections: 1972 BMW 2000tii TouringJun 27, 2011 12:00 am - Curious as to how the BMW brand entered Western Canada? Thank Martin Meissner's family. “During the '60s, my father was working at Vancouver Auto — at the time, a Merced...
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Former Bear donates time to Lake Co. YMCAJun 26, 2011 11:00 pm - You could say Antoineo Harris has it all – former pro running back for the Bears and Packers, a most valuable player award from U of I after setting the second all-time ...
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Model profile: Meadow RidgeJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - For those who prefer the finer things in life, Meadow Ridge offers 164 luxury residences on 40 quiet acres, maintenance-free living and a parklike setting with lavish la...
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Real help requires real peopleJun 23, 2011 6:00 am - Four recorded messages and two live — though not lively — operators later, the only thing I’d gotten from the customer service department of my HMO was more irritated. ...
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Even when you’re right, it never hurts to cool offJun 23, 2011 12:00 am - Being right is not the same as arguing right. Now, I knew my friend was wrong. As upset as he was, he simply hadn’t gotten his facts straight and was just plain wrong. ...
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Buffalo Grove Scouts win scholarshipsJun 22, 2011 11:00 pm - On June 6 at the Court of Honor Ceremony, the first Sandra Meinholz Spirit of Scouting Foundation Scholarship was awarded to Christian Brandon and Jeff Staten, both of T...
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Arlington Hts Historical Society's Yankee Candle saleJun 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Candles, gift wrap, reed diffusers, soap, room spray, lip balm, air fresheners ... Who knew there were so many things at a candle sale? The Arlington Heights Historica...
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Holy Family Academy's Phenomenal Growth—It's all about the TeachersJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - We've all read about it and heard it discussed on television and radio talk shows. Recently, teachers seem to be blamed for everything from states' financial crises to t...