Cook County Lifestyle
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Bartlett subdivision good spot for familiesNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - When Kari and Dan Kenna needed a larger home for their growing family, they knew they wanted to stay in Bartlett. The couple looked at several houses in Fairfax Crossing...
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City and suburban funNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Big drummer boy Now that Christmas carols are cycling non-stop in shopping centers, get "The Little Drummer Boy" out of your head with the pounding drums of Japan's...
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Blues in the 'burbsNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - A blues bar, in the suburbs? An actual blues bar? Could this be one of those small, dark and smoky places where a lone blues man just wails on his guitar, professing his...
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'Bye hun, off to work with my ex'Nov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - The school counselor had seen a lot of kids reeling from their parents' bitter divorces. So she thought Gio Tramonto, then a first-grader in her weekly discussion group,...
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Couples say 'I do' about bridesmen, groomsmaidsNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - You've been best friends for years. So tossing him to the groom's side of the altar on your wedding day seems, well, weird. But it's not like your best guy friend can be...
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First-time buyer finds future in condoNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - The writing was on the wall. Andrea Murdock needed to find a new place to live because her roommate/landlord was getting married and the newlyweds certainly weren't goin...
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Class combines yoga, tai chi and PilatesNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Not everyone's into yoga. Some people could do without the pseudo-spiritual side of things -- the guided meditation, visualizations and mantras. Others complain that yog...
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Happy experiences remind me of the beauty of livingNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - This week I've been singing "There's a place for us, a time and place for us." The reasons have nothing to do with "West Side Story" but have everything to do with the s...
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Larger homes appealing to variety of buyersNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - While the typical home in 2007 measures 1,840 square feet, a growing number of homes top the 3,000-square-foot mark, according to the National Association of Realtors. R...
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Advice to consider before replacing furnaceNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Here are issues and information to consider when you are thinking about installing an energy-efficient furnace. A more expensive, energy-efficient furnace might not pay ...