Cook County Lifestyle
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Cheap stuff: 'Harry Potter' exhibit, chocolate festMar 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Free Harry's world The Vernon Area Public Library District is hosting its new exhibition, "Harry Potter's World: Renaissance, Science, Magic and Medi...
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McGonigal's serving up beer, music and plenty of pub grubMar 22, 2010 11:00 pm - When he decided to open his first restaurant and bar, Bryan McGonigal figured that Barrington was in need of a new nightlife destination. Judging from the early crowds a...
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Local 'Idol' finalist DeWyze got his start pushing porridgeMar 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Lee DeWyze wasn't always rock 'n roll. Two years ago, he was more Farmer Brown. That's when the American Idol finalist helped out the wife of a fellow band member and re...
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Your Health: Infants need a little extra vitamin DMar 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Infants need D Most infants - especially breast-fed babies - need vitamin D supplements, following the latest recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatric...
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Best bets: 'The Wedding Singer' comes to a stage near youMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Wedding songs Fans of Adam Sandler's 1998 film comedy "The Wedding Singer" can giggle at all the infamous fashions and trends of the 1980s live in the national to...
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Motherhood helped prepare actress for 'Ragtime' role at Drury LaneMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Acting has many downsides: low pay, few jobs and long periods of unemployment. But one of the upsides is that the craft allows for a lot of personal growth. It even, in ...
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Go see 'The Bounty Hunter' or 'Repo Men'? Hmmm ...Mar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - No 'Bounty Hunter'? I did not review Columbia Pictures' new rom-com "The Bounty Hunter" today, because Columbia scheduled its press screening at the same time tha...
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Musician chooses art over loved ones in Metropolis' 'Side Man'Mar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - "Side Man" - Warren Leight's semi-autobiographical jazz era encomium about artistic obsession and family dysfunction - falls somewhere between an homage and an admonitio...
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Buyers value friendships as much as their new active adult homesMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Fifty years ago, Del Webb changed retirement living forever. He created a lifestyle community that catered to the retirement dreams of thousands of Americans - a self-co...
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Local auditionsMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - • The Village of Streamwood Community Relations invites local artists to participate in its "Art Appreciation Around the World" to be held on Saturday, May 1 at Poplar C...