Cook County Lifestyle
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Brothers Affleck score with 'Gone Baby Gone'Feb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - "Gone Baby Gone" -- Fans of the American crime film should be murderously happy these days. Starting with Martin Scorsese's 2006 triumph "The Departed," quality crime fl...
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Abe sightings abound throughout IllinoisFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - You can catch a glimpse of Honest Abe in rather unlikely places these days -- even at the mall or off a stretch of Illinois highway. A replica of the Lincoln Memorial wa...
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A strong-willed princess puts oomph in 'Triumph'Feb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Parents who don't buy into the "damsel-in-distress" heroines of the Disney Princesses marketing machine might consider steering their kids to the princess of Pierre Mari...
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Ramp up your treadmill workoutFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Sure, you could start your spring fitness regimen alone on the treadmill. Walking faster. Or slower. Or, just to be wild, you could even trek on an incline. Problem is, ...
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Delilah makes good on dateFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Hey there, is that Delilah with Plain White T's singer Tom Higgenson? Sure is. The gal for which Higgenson wrote the group's Grammy-nominated -- and radio-saturated -- "...
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Rebounding from setback one step at a timeFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - No matter what the weather, the postmen make their appointed rounds -- even if they're delayed, as they must have been, by the recent snowstorms, ice and potholes. Norma...
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Independent senior finds a community to call homeFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Shirley Warner has a new lease on life. Ever since she purchased a new condominium home at The Greens of Elgin, Windsor LifeCare LLC's community of 90 condominiums desig...
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Hot chocolateFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Chocolate and flowers are a traditional pairing for Valentine's Day. So how about chocolate-colored flowers? Plants with chocolate-covered foliage make a bold statement ...
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Ranch living appeals to downsizing buyersFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - A small, intimate community of 60 ranch villa townhouses, Remington Ridge is surrounded on three sides by tall oaks and other trees that are part of the forest preserve,...
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Romance on a plateFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Woodfield Shopping Center poses an ever-expanding weave around several constants: expensive services, expansive parking and age amnesia (for better or for worse). But fo...