Cook County Lifestyle
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What? A ballet in a bookstore?Nov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Barrington Youth Dance Ensemble members will offer dancing lessons to kids and will perform excerpts from "The Nutcracker" holiday ballet in the Barnes and Noble booksto...
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Seniors particularly hard-hit by bad economyNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Sharon Smith, executive director of Des Plaines Community and Frisbie Senior Centers calls the current economic downturn "a perfect storm" for seniors and the agencies s...
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Couple complements each other in and out of the kitchenNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Brian and Debie McCaffrey may be raising a brood of future chefs or food critics. The parents of four children ages 5 to 12, they involve the kids in meal preparation a...
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Burn calories in advance - and help a good cause - at local turkey trotsNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - If one Turkey Trot is good, Nick Dragisic thinks two is even better. Last Thanksgiving, Dragisic, a high school sports coach, ran in the Naperville Lions Turkey Trot at ...
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Holiday celebrations light up the suburbsNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - If the day after Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the Christmas season, Chicago's suburbs don't waste any time starting their celebrations. So bring the family togeth...
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Go guideNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Freebie Learn about the history of candy in the 1890s during the "Holiday Candy" program. Guests can watch the skills involved in making candy - from boiling the su...
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Smashing Pumpkins concert postponed due to illnessNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Due to illness, tonight's Smashing Pumpkins concert at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago has been postponed until Dec. 8. All tickets for tonight's show will be honored,...
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Highland Woods welcomes new builder, neighborhoodNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - M/I Homes presents Meadows Edge, the newest neighborhood in Highland Woods, a clubhouse community on the west side of Elgin. Highland Woods, developed by Crown Community...
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Enjoy Shakespeare, Widmark for freeNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Free 'As You Like It' See "As You Like It," William Shakespeare's romantic comedy about a woman who flees from her corrupt uncle's court to find love in the forest of Ar...
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Local restaurants honoredNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Four Illinois restaurants were awarded the Restaurant Neighbor Award, a program by the National Restaurant Association that recognizes outstanding community service. The...