Cook County Lifestyle
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Students show off their filmsOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The Eight Annual ARTimation digital film festival --showcasing the best work of students and recent graduates of the Illinois Institute of Art in Schaumburg -- starts at...
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Sweet-Onion VinaigretteOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - ½ pound sweet onions such as Vidalia, chopped 1½ cups salad oil, divided ¾ cup rice-wine vinegar 1½ teaspoons dry mustard 1½ teaspoons honey Salt and pepper to ta...
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Overseeing hotel kitchen means 'developing the people'Oct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - For some, career changing comes as a wrench, but when Louis Pignotti left road construction in the late '70s at age 29 and forged a new path in cookery, he never looked...
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DVD packages superb acting of 'Volcano,' rich featuresOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - "Under the Volcano: The Criterion Collection" -- The Criterion brand on a DVD is as powerful as the little blue box from Tiffany: You know that whatever's inside has to ...
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Take 'em down with one punchOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Achour Esho, 27, wraps his arms around his student's neck and yanks it down. "If I've got him, and I've got him in that position, I'm gonna squeeze like heck," he explai...
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Hoof-dressings come to the rescue of soft nailsOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - The world is pink in October, officially designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. With one more week to go, nobody has mentioned that horses can play a role in paint...
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Lower blood pressure just a few deep breaths awayOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Hypertension is very common and a significant risk factor for two leading causes of death, heart attack and stroke. It can be effectively treated by lifelong medication...
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Boy! Kids heart Fall Out BoyOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - If Saturday night's show was Homecoming, then Fall Out Boy was the beloved football team; bassist Pete Wentz their star quarterback and adored king. Fall Out Boy -- Went...
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Trees get presidential stamp of approvalOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- The slender little beech tree planted recently on property near the Missouri Botanical Garden looked pretty much like any other specimen. But it was special...
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Flooding poses questions about flooring optionsOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. We recently had a couple of inches of water in our basement, due to the record flooding in the Midwest (the first time in the 18 years we have lived in our house)...