Kane County Lifestyle
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It's Christmastime in the suburbsDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - You know the drill. Drive downtown, pay $23 for parking, spend $400 to take the kids to "The Nutcracker" and another $200 to eat in the Walnut Room on State Street. Taki...
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How to choose the right builderDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Buying a home can be risky business unless you know what to look for in the way of quality. This means determining if a builder is reputable, identifying solid interior ...
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Elgin author travels the world in search of antique German ornamentsDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - When you lovingly unwrap your grandmother's glass dove to hang on your Christmas tree, just think -- she could have left you a clown or a devil. And it would have been w...
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Things to doDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Antiques and crafts • The Kane County Flea Market offers hundreds of dealers with antiques and collectibles from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 5...
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Garden calendarDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Clubs • The Garden Club of Lake Zurich invites Shirley Remes, field editor for "Better Homes and Gardens," to discuss creating Gardens with Personality at 7 p.m. Tu...
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Introduce your kids to New OrleansDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - How could one not be drawn to the unique melting pot history of New Orleans with its extraordinary food and music, myriad flags flown over the last 300 years and legends...
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Sales brisk at Plaza townhousesNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Twenty percent of the Plaza on New York condominiums sold out in two days at the recent grand opening. The event built on the success of the Plaza townhouses, one of the...
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Office space finds a place in new home plansNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - A new home without a dedicated office would not be worth much to Kip Murphy. Murphy, an account executive for Dell Computers, works from his Bartlett home and does not c...
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Ryland helping one of their ownNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Ryland Homes' employees have taken to the phones to help one of their own. Ryland Project Manager Kelly King, was paralyzed from the chest down after falling from a tree...
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History lessonsNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - As I walked up the walkway to the historic LaFox schoolhouse built in 1871, I remembered the many stories my grandmother shared about her school days. A poor Swedish imm...