Cook County Lifestyle
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Ashbury Woods developer to treat site with great careSep 11, 2010 11:00 pm - The old Merkel farmhouse sits on a lovely, wooded site of nearly nine acres off Hunt Club Road, close to the heart of Gurnee's shopping, restaurants and recreational fac...
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Vegetable garden front and center instead of the backyardSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Doug and Meghan Hill of Arlington Heights love to garden. No, really, they love gardening. One look at their front yard, confirms it. Yes, that's right. Their front yar...
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Artist shares history with her authentic, hand-painted tavern signsSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - You don't have to have colonial and early American furniture and accessories throughout your home to appreciate the tavern signs painted by Mary Heneghan, but a love of ...
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Local 'Housewife': Suburbs superior to OCSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Orange County ain't got nothin' on the Northwest suburbs. At least according to Vicki Gunvalson, a Northwest suburban native and one of the stars of Bravo's hit reality ...
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'Hurt Locker' screenwriter at Harper CollegeSep 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Screenwriter Mark Boal, whose script to "The Hurt Locker" won him an Oscar earlier this year, will speak about his experiences as an embedded journalist in Iraq at 7:30 ...
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Actor/producer made Bard accessible to Northwest suburbsSep 09, 2010 11:00 pm - An Elk Grove Village resident who worked to make Shakespeare accessible to Northwest suburban residents, has passed away. James Hirsch founded the Elk Grove Center for t...
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Steel Beam's 'Fairways' tees up a love storySep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - There are musicals about baseball ("Damn Yankees"), gambling ("Guys and Dolls") and even chess ("Chess"). But "Fairways," opening Friday at Steel Beam Theatre in St. Cha...
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Sample more than 70 Italian wines at CarlucciSep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Explore more than 70 wines from almost every single region in Italy and in every style at a wine tasting Thursday hosted by Binny's Beverage Depot and Carlucci. A pre-ta...
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Dot Dot Dot to play at Austin's in LibertyvilleSep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Dance-rockers Dot Dot Dot, whose members hail from the Northwest suburbs, infuse all their concerts with an upbeat "party all night" attitude. You can get in on the fun ...
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DeWyze drops by track to promote Sept. 24 concertSep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Lee DeWyze swung by Arlington Park on Sunday to film footage for the next season of "American Idol." While he was there, he also shot a few promotional videos for his up...