Deborah Donovan
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Unemployment up in Illinois, report showsOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The Chicago area unemployment rate reached 6.3 percent in September, up almost 2 percent from the 4.7 percent rate for the same month a year earlier, the U.S. Department...
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Brookfield Zoo now home to rare Panamanian Gold FrogsOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - The global attempt to save amphibians hops into the suburbs in this year of the frog. Brookfield Zoo is now home to endangered Panamanian Gold Frogs, guest lecturers wil...
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Not so spooky: Stories from the gardenOct 24, 2008 11:00 pm - During the beauty of the fall harvest we celebrate Halloween. The combination of enjoying the bounty and contemplating more ethereal issues makes this the perfect time t...
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Carve a pumpkin with winning waysOct 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Have you noticed that pumpkin carving has become a rather skilled competitive sport? Here are some tips from Pumpkin Masters, which makes carving kits, battery-operated ...
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New name, lower prices for local furniture storeOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - When you're shopping for a dining room table in the $1,000 range and chairs for under $200 each, Honquest in Barrington might not be the first store to pop into your min...
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Foreclosure suit filed against Arlington Hts. condo developersOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - A foreclosure suit has been filed against the developer of the Fountains of Arlington in north Arlington Heights. A portion of the 109-unit, two-building condominium dev...
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DeKalb celeb Cindy Crawford inspires new furniture lineOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Most of us do not live like Cindy Crawford. The charming thing about the supermodel from DeKalb is that she realizes this. For example, she was a little confused when a ...
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Bailout divides 9th District candidatesOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - While all of the candidates for the U.S. House from the 9th District said they would have preferred more help for homeowners with mortgage problems, they disagreed about...
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New book features local school gardenOct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The garden project at a local elementary school, Woodland Elementary West in Gages Lake, has been immortalized in a book. The author is Anne Nagano, who works on the gar...
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Gardening shaped Chicago and its suburbsOct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - If the town where you live - say Arlington Heights, Barrington or Wheaton - has a distinctive personality, Cathy Jean Maloney wants you to understand how gardening helpe...