Cook County Lifestyle
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When your headache is really a neck-acheNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Imagine an electrical wire sparking in your brain, every few seconds, for 11 years. That's how Bridie Downey describes the intense headaches that drove her to eight doct...
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Meals for hungry around the world find fans here in suburbsNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - A group that delivers high-nutrient meals of rice and soy to Third World countries has found new fans for the food packets -- low-income elderly in DuPage and Kane count...
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Garden calendarNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Garden clubs • The Garden Club of Inverness hosts Esther Galantowicz of the floral shop Scarlet Petal for a demonstration on holiday arrangements. The club meets 9:30 a....
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Design inspiration: Award-winning solutions to real-life challengesNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - From updating vintage buildings to infusing new drywall boxes with style, 16 interior designers created award-winning projects. The Illinois-based designers were recentl...
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Things to doNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Antiques and crafts • The Grayslake Antique Market is at the Lake County Fairgrounds, Routes 120 and 45, Grayslake, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. Admission is $5; $20 for...
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Kennedy adds more ranch plansNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Kennedy Homes continues to expand its model line-up with the addition of three new ranch plans at Farmington Fields in Belvidere, Trails of Hebron in Hebron, and Green R...
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Flexibility, luxury offered in new condosNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - New condominums offering customized features are being built in Vernon Hills and Lincolnshire. River's Edge offers a luxury condominium complex of 80 residences in two f...
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Buying semicustom home proves easy for McHenry County coupleNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Patrick and Beth Stephan are nearing retirement. Soon Patrick's daily commute to teach French at Evanston High School will be a thing of the past. Anticipating this, t...
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Decorated models shine at new Hoffman Estates communityNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Model homes bursting with color provide a visual feast for visitors to Beacon Pointe, a new community of 109 single-family homes in Hoffman Estates. Located three minute...
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Holy Mackerel!: Sleek and sumptuousNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - When most Sox fans hear the words, "Harry Caray," they're ready to run for the hills. Fortunately, Holy Mackerel! -- first-ever offshoot of the late announcer's namesake...