Cook County Lifestyle
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Field Museum exhibit coincides with natureMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The Field Museum opens a disastrous new exhibit Friday. Starring hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes and tornadoes, "Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters" seeks to ...
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Love over lunchMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Those 60 minutes are precious. In between e-mails, meetings, memos and clients stands that one hour devoted entirely to you during the workweek: lunch. Of course you cou...
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Suburban couples raising multiple multiplesMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Beware silence. When raising multiple sets of multiples -- that's right, two sets of twins, or twins followed by triplets -- a moment of silence becomes downright scary....
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Something crazy like ... skateboarding to New York?Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Mike Kosciesza woke up one morning feeling inspired. Before he even got out of bed, he called his friend, Arthur Swidzinski. "Hey, Arthur," he said, "let's do something ...
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Local writer's book gets star treatmentApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton has signed to star in "The Widows' Adventures," a movie based on the novel of the same name by writer Charles Dickinson of Arlington H...
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Area residents have a 'Wheel' good timeMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Just as she was about to solve the puzzle, Rachel Naval-Cruz choked. She said the wrong word, and because of that, a different "Wheel of Fortune" contestant got to give ...
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10 myths about the fluMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Cold weather does not cause the flu. Fasting won't make it disappear any quicker. And the flu shot, which gets a bad rap in years like this, really is the best way to wa...
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Book does more than pay lip service to the best cinematic smoochesFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The old song says "a kiss is just a kiss." Movie fans know better. The best celluloid smooches linger in our minds (and hearts) long after the closing credits because th...
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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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How to fly solo during this holiday of loveFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Forget those showoffs who gush when their bouquets arrive at their cubicles on Valentine's Day. Tune out that friend who brags about the romantic weekend he's planned fo...