Jamie Sotonoff
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Automakers want men to like minivansJun 15, 2011 1:00 am - Minivans are for women. Soccer moms. Carpool drivers. Not for stylish, macho men. Are they? They are, according to automakers, or at least that’s what the companies want...
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New “baby theatre” for ages 0-3Jun 15, 2011 1:00 am - It’s been popular in Europe and in a few other U.S. cities, so now “theater for the very young” is set to debut in Chicago. Next summer, the Emerald City Theatre will op...
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Jeff Garlin: Spontaneous, sugar-free and suburb-lovingJun 07, 2011 12:00 am - He didn't have a bathing suit or towel, but a few summers ago, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Jeff Garlin spontaneously stopped for a swim at Oriole Pool in Morton Grove. ...
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Workers’ comp bill: businesses gain, doctors loseJun 02, 2011 12:00 am - Suburban businesses will be helped and suburban doctors and hospitals will be hurt as a result of the workers’ compensation reform bill passed by the state legislature, ...
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Cole Hall, site of NIU shooting, undergoing $6 million renovationJun 01, 2011 12:00 am - With hopes that it will reopen this fall, Cole Hall has been full of activity as the state-funded, $6 million remodeling project for the infamous Northern Illinois Unive...
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Oprah a life-changing force for some fansMay 24, 2011 12:00 am - Love her or hate her, it's hard to deny that Oprah Winfrey's talk show struck a chord with suburban residents. For the past 25 years, Oprah has been part of the daily ro...
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Suburban 'Biggest Loser' contestants staying healthyMay 23, 2011 12:00 am - When NBC airs the season finale of “The Biggest Loser: Couples” Tuesday, May 24, Bartlett resident Maria Ventrella, a contestant on last year's show, might not be watchi...
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Suburban soap fans try to save showMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - The recent cancellation of “All My Children” devastated Pat Dedinas, an Antioch woman who’s watched the soap opera “since Erica Kane was 17.” “I feel like I’m losing my ...
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FBI wants to test Unabomber DNA in Tylenol killingsMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Could the Unabomber and the Tylenol killer — who both left victims across the suburbs — be the same person? The Federal Bureau of Investigations wants DNA from Evergree...
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Trump your kids with deluxe weekendMay 18, 2011 1:00 am - After all that soccer, homework and texting, does your child need a weekend to unwind and de-stress? Perhaps with a kiddie cocktail, a spa treatment and a weekend at on...