Cook County Lifestyle
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Family happily ends search for home near gifted schoolJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - When it comes down to choosing a place to live, schools play a huge role in the decision. Every parent wants to live in a good school system, or buy close to their child...
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Giving Garden efforts beginning to take rootJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Tucked away in a vacant lot surrounded by industrial parks, a bevy of tomatoes and zucchinis are starting to ripen. The food, and the 240-square-foot garden where it's g...
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Direct from India ... to SchaumburgJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - India's largest jewelry retailer just opened its first U.S. store in Schaumburg. As of last week, Tanishq (pronounced ta-nee-shk) is open for business in Woodfield Mall....
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He adds dash of contemporary flair to comfort foodsJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Chef J. Grant Werner was destined to cook for a living; he has always been able to open up the refrigerator, pull out a variety of ingredients and make something that ta...
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Farms show off suburbs' agricultural rootsJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - If there's one thing Mother Nature taught us this year, it's that summer is fleeting. Now's the time to make the most of it, meshing an afternoon outdoors with some qual...
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One bowl or many, get your stir-fry fill at Genghis GrillJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Make no mistake: Genghis Grill in Wheaton doesn't do much to separate itself from the other build-your-own stir-fry chains. So we headed to this one, we admit, with trep...
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Tropical parties hot in the suburbsJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - High gas prices. A sluggish economy. And all those weddings, graduation parties, and family barbecues that you just can't ditch. Face it, right now it's tough to simply ...
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Local fests offer out-of-the-ordinary funJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Nothing says Fourth of July like a fun festival, and the 'burbs are bursting like fireworks with patriotic parades, live music, tons of food and rides that whirl, swirl ...
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213 miles per gallon? Suburban man says no problemJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Drivers today are hyper-stressed, what with paying hyper-fuel prices and commuting amid hyper-traffic. What the world needs now, Wayne Gerdes claims, is a little hypermi...
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Chicago's link to hot dogs remains strongJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Jim Photopoulus estimates he's eaten 10,000 hot dogs in the last 19 years. That would be more than 500 a year - roughly 10 per week. Needless to say, Photopoulus, a 1984...