McHenry County Lifestyle
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Book reveals fat, calorie counts in restaurant foodMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Sometimes, ignorance is bliss. Most restaurants don't want customers to know the calorie count or amount of fat grams they're serving. That's restaurant bliss. Here's wh...
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Sales down but prices goodFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - While the number of homes sold in many suburbs dropped in 2007, average sales prices have been much more stable. In many suburban towns prices actually rose a bit when 2...
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Leap into funFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - What good are 24 extra hours if you've got nothing to do with them? It's Leap Day, the February bonus that keeps the Gregorian calendar in check. (The fancy term for thi...
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Lenten seafood optionsFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - If you've already done the fish fry thing to death, try our picks for Lenten seafood options at local restaurants: Blackened catfish Oscar, Mississippi farm-raised catfi...
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Trolling for a fish fry?Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Lent means local restaurants and bars are big into fish fries. Restaurants, bars troll for business with fish fries Shoals of seafood specials are surfacing, and a floti...
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Huntley ghost-hunters scare Kentucky woman on 'Wife Swap'Feb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - The producers of "Wife Swap" must have thanked the heavens when they learned about the Myers family of Huntley. Samantha Myers, vice president of an insurance company, i...
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Thoroughbred styleFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Laura Pedian's personal style is glamorous, opulent, 18th century French. So are you surprised that the designer lives in a barn? "I'm living my passion," she said. ...
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Chicago condos stronger sellersFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Condominium units, especially in the City of Chicago, were the top performers in the housing market, according to an analysis of 2007 sales activity by RE/MAX Northern I...
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Property brings family back to its rootsFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - When Rob and Raquel Ivie decided to leave their Maple Park home and build a larger home for themselves, their two children and Rob's parents, it made sense to consider p...
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Guitar Heroines: Popular rock 'n' roll game hooks grown womenFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Tami Amati admits that sometimes, after she drops her two boys off at school, she comes home and plays the video game "Guitar Hero" ... for hours. "I can play by myself ...