Cook County Lifestyle
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Best bets: Volleyball, tattoos and plenty of jokesJun 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Spike! Cheer on the reigning Olympic Gold Medal-winning team when USA Volleyball plays Finland this weekend at the Sears Centre Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway,...
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Jeremy Morgan makes creamy peanut butter fudgeJun 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Almost 13 years ago, Jeremy Morgan, a 14-year-old Grayslake boy who was gobbling up blue ribbons at the Lake County Fair with his banana breads and decorated cakes, was ...
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Your Health: A workout for your throat may help sleep apneaJun 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Exercise your throat A study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine found that people with obstructive sleep apnea, who stop breathing...
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'Slumdog' composer brings his music to Sears Centre FridayJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - His award-winning work on the "Slumdog Millionaire" soundtrack helped convince the editors at Time magazine to name A.R. Rahman as one the 2009's 100 most influential pe...
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Marriott raises curtain on Greatroom barJun 16, 2010 11:00 pm - The name doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but what the M.I. Greatroom Day & Night Bar lacks in linguistic appeal it more than makes up for in atmosphere. Located off...
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'Sugar' far less sweet than beloved film versionJun 16, 2010 11:00 pm - On paper, "Sugar" sounds promising. This 1972 Broadway musical adaptation of the 1959 film comedy "Some Like it Hot" features a score by "Funny Girl" collaborators Jule ...
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Soak up summer fun at Docks on the Rocks in WaucondaJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Tropical paradise We've got the ticket to tropical paradise at Docks on the Rocks located on Bangs Lake. New summer drink specials include $3.50 Bacardi mixed drinks and...
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Playing outside: Open-air theater growing into suburbsJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Ask any performer who has ever worked at an outdoor theater, and he or she will have stories to share. Whether it's mishaps with Mother Nature, itch-inducing insects, wi...
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Arlington Heights theater guru tapped for ParamountJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - A longtime community theater programmer and consultant has been tapped to take the helm at Aurora's Paramount Theatre. Tim Rater, 35, of Arlington Heights, was named exe...
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Palatine's Monica Tragasz makes guacamoleJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Home schooled for the past two years, Monica Tragasz typically whisks through a full load of course work in two or three hours less than her peers, opening up a big wind...