Cook County Lifestyle
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First-time buyers invited March 8Mar 01, 2008 10:00 pm - North West Housing Partnership sponsors a First-Time Home Buyer Workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 8 at Harris Bank, 3225 Kirchoff Road in Rolling Meadows...
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Find wildflowers blooming soonFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - March is not a good time to leave Chicago for warmer climes. No, March is the month of hope. It will get warmer. It will stop snowing, and spring will come. Soon. Spri...
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Sales down but prices goodFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - While the number of homes sold in many suburbs dropped in 2007, average sales prices have been much more stable. In many suburban towns prices actually rose a bit when 2...
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M.T. Barrels: Prohibition meets microbrewFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Ironic, isn't it? More than 125 years ago during Prohibition, M.T. Barrels was a drug store with a speakeasy in the basement, and smoking was allowed anywhere. Today, sm...
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Song of love?Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Women spritz perfume, endure high heels, and spend hours on hair and makeup. Guys lose the baseball caps, dust off their nicest watch and often throw frugality to the wi...
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Televised Ultimate Fighting Championships gaining fansFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - It's about time again for that one glorious Saturday out of the month. The night where grown men watch other men beat the crap out of each other. The night when it's OK ...
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Table for three: Bistro 22Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Businesses often complain about road construction at their entrances, but in one case, something good came from a season of watching backhoes and asphalt rollers. That s...
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Jeff Daniels: 'Dumb' and strummerFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - With more than 45 movies ("Arachnophobia," "Dumb and Dumber," "101 Dalmatians," to name a few) and dozens more television movies, Jeff Daniels is a versatile leading ma...
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Leap into funFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - What good are 24 extra hours if you've got nothing to do with them? It's Leap Day, the February bonus that keeps the Gregorian calendar in check. (The fancy term for thi...
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Location and lot sizes add to Parcel C's valueFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Value, large lot size, and great location are the elements in the triple play that make Parcel C in Hoffman Estates an attractive neighborhood. So named because it was o...