Teresa Schmedding
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Bargains beckon on North Clark Street shopping meccaJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - • Thanks to sisters Jane Brencic of Brookfield and Barb Schmecht of Woodridge for suggesting this Day Trip. If you have a story suggestion, e-mail Teresa Schmedding at t...
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How to add more green to your holidayDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Christmas can be a time of great joy - and great waste. Here are a few ideas for making your holidays more eco-friendly. LED lights If everyone used LED Christmas lights...
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Holiday guide to charitable givingDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - How can you be sure that your charitable gift gets used effectively and ethically? Approach charitable giving like you would any financial decision: Take some time and d...
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Outside Art center focusing on Lee GodieDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago is well known for its odd characters that you may stumble across as you wander the streets, but Lee Godie was a character that stood above the rest. Godie, a sel...
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It's deer season -- on the roadNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Love is in the air - for deer, that is. And that means it's time for suburban drivers to be extra cautious, as the four-legged suitors dash across roads hoping to find a...
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Paddle power: Kayaking offers just the right strokeJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Finally - it's summer in Chicago, and that means we only have a few more months to hit the water and get fit before winter returns and our fun freezes over. Kayaking m...
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Swede for a dayMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - A Korean restaurant, a bar filled with obscure Belgium beers, a German cemetery and a Neo-Futurist theater. Not quite what you'd expect in a Swedish neighborhood in Chic...
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Go for the BixMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - It's only 7 a.m. and I'm already sweating, standing in a throng of similarly sweating people, gazing up a massive hill, wondering once again if I've lost my mind. But th...
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Plants galore at Garfield Park ConservatoryApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Stepping into Garfield Park Conservatory on Chicago's West Side is like stepping back in time. Ancient palms soar into the sky, almost as if stretching to break through...
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Bouncing off the wallsApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Thud. Thwak. Schwak. Pop. OK. I give up. There's no way to write the amazing sound of a hollow racquetball slamming into the floor, wall or ceiling, but not your body. T...