Cook County Lifestyle
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Cheap stuff: Strawberry Fest, patriotic concert, Taste of GrayslakeJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Free A patriotic evening The 70-member Mount Prospect Community Band presents a concert of patriotic favorites, including "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "America ...
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Rains fall on local 'American Idol' aspirants at United CenterJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - They lined up in chutes, befitting a cattle call, and, as might have been expected in a city known for its stockyards, most were led calmly if not quietly to the slaught...
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Preliminary 'American Idol' auditions today at United CenterJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - ...
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Time to book school physicals is nowJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Health officials in Lake County are encouraging parents to schedule school physicals, immunizations and dental checkups now. Waiting until the end of summer can make it ...
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TRX workout makes body weight work for youJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Waleska Maxwell tried every kind of workout she could find. She trudged the treadmill. She exercised the elliptical. She sweated through aerobics. But the TRX was someth...
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Revival of Miller's 'Ride' never reaches its destinationJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Actors will go to great lengths to perform an Arthur Miller play. Redtwist theatre's revival of Miller's "The Ride Down Mount Morgan" suggests just how far. Suburban ac...
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Treat Dad at the annual Long Grove Strawberry FestJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie Strawberries for Dad - and everyone! Treat Dad to a strawberry doughnut, a strawberry smoothie or a chocolate-covered strawberry for Father's Day treat...
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Giving Garden more important than everJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Area food pantries have seen numbers of visits soar during the recent economic downturn - some by as much as 80 percent - leaving administrators scrambling to add distri...
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Neighbors envy Steve Brehmer's lawn in PalatineJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Steve Brehmer fits a lot of categories you might expect for suburban dads. House in Palatine - check. Two grown sons - check. Wife who's proud of him - check. Yard so w...
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Best Lawn contestJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Margy and Steve Brehmer keep a great lawn in Palatine. But they say a lot of other people do, too. Do you know a grass guru, a lawn lover or a mower maven somewhere in t...