Cook County Lifestyle
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Losing Oscar nominees to get their own sweet rewardsFeb 23, 2011 10:00 pm - If frontrunner Colin Firth doesn't win the Best Actor Oscar Sunday night, “The King's Speech” star can console himself on Monday with gourmet cookies baked in Wheeling a...
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Author's Chinese heritage comes to life in her children's bookFeb 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Children's author Grace Lin freely admits that she grew up trying to escape from her Chinese culture. As the only Asian student in her school in upstate New York, she de...
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Local charity cookbook takes national awardFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - The Kids Feeding Kids Club of Barrington has another $5,000 in its coffers after its fundraising cookbook took first place in a community cookbook contest. The philanthr...
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Culinary couple takes team approachFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Everyone feels some pressure when they invite people over for dinner. Imagine how it feels for Ty Strickling and his fiancee Katy Graf, both graduates of the Illinois In...
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Movie munchies at a whole new levelFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Would you trade a comfy office job with a 40-hour workweek for long days on your feet, weekend duty and a workplace that makes the Sahara Desert seem chilly? Ryan Reppli...
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Health briefs: Crisis counseling in Lake Co.Feb 21, 2011 12:00 am - Ÿ The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center offers walk-in and telephone crisis counseling and referrals for Lake County residents experiencing emoti...
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Fitness trainers will push contestants to their limitFeb 20, 2011 12:00 am - For three months, five Daily Herald readers are putting their physical well-being into the hands of trainers at Push Fitness, a Schaumburg training facility. The five Fi...
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Under the hood: Winters put a double whammy on automobilesFeb 19, 2011 12:00 am - If you’ve been thinking about getting your car checked over, this may be a perfect time for a thorough inspection of your vehicle. I say this because of the harsh weathe...
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More homeowners updating to open floor plansFeb 18, 2011 11:00 pm - The days of bigger is better and supersizing — not only one’s french fries but also homes, turning them into McMansions — is not that far gone. Although waistlines may s...
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Move over mancave: Suburban moms creating rooms of their ownFeb 18, 2011 11:00 pm - They may call it a mom cave, mom’s escape or the estrogen room like Tracy Bischof did when she was the mother of two young sons and needed to retreat from trucks, but wo...