DuPage County Lifestyle
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Giving Garden benefits from yield of 200 tomato plantsAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Most people have all they can do to manage a few tomato plants in their backyard. Then there's Nancy Hake. She laughs in the face of a challenge. Or, rather, 200 challen...
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Earn a gold medal for your party decorAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The Olympic Games - opening Friday in Beijing - are one of the world's great spectacles, so how do you measure up when you're throwing a party where your friends can wat...
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Tips on creating floral dramaAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Flower arrangements these days are simple, elegant and dramatic, said Donna Lochner, who creates them for M & M The Special Events Company. "You want it to be simple but...
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Hype, excitement building for 'Twilight' finale 'Breaking Dawn'Jul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Shortly after the clock strikes midnight on Saturday, you just might hear squeals of delight echoing from all corners of the suburbs. The reason: The final "Twilight" bo...
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Boudin brings San Francisco sourdough to the 'burbsJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The Lombard dining invasion continues, and it's a well-documented fact. We won't belabor the obvious, except to say Boudin SF is, in fact, another chain. This San Franci...
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Organic, local ingredients top Chef Amaury's French-inspired menuJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - So how does a guy from Humboldt Park with a Puerto-Rican/Spanish background end up making fabulous French-inspired cuisine? It's easy. Just give him a French first name,...
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Looks from the '70s and '80s returnJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - We've seen leggings, bangles, Lacoste shirts, jelly shoes and madras shorts all over the place this summer. So it's no surprise that LeSportsac is making a comeback. The...
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French artist inspires local author's bookJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Miles Harvey wrote a book about a man who wouldn't speak with him, and now he's written another, but this time the subject has a convenient excuse: He lived and died alm...
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New life for old petsJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Taking care of Sandy had become too expensive and time-consuming. The aging yellow Labrador was lovable and well-trained, but her owner, a single mom from Streamwood, co...
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Murray to skydive during Chicago Air and Water ShowJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - According to a published report, actor Bill Murray, who's a Chicago-area native, has agreed to parachute from a plane as part of a special appearance at the Chicago Air ...