Articles filed under Contests & Promotions
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Clueless in WarrenvilleMay 06, 2012 1:00 am - As first-time homeowners, we purchased this 1947 Cape Cod which was under despair. A lot of blood, sweat and tears went into cleaning up the yard to get it to the point ...
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Backyard makover Week 2: Good things come in small backyardsMay 06, 2012 1:00 am - I’m small and cozy with a great park view, but old and in need of a facelift. My owners of 32 years have always pampered and taken good care of me. I’ve always...
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Backyard bluesMay 06, 2012 1:00 am - I sure would love to win this contest! Our yard is just grass and mud because we lost our home to fire on May 24 last year. The Daily Herald covered the story. We lost...
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Get Your Summer On features ideas to spruce up yardMay 06, 2012 1:00 am - Earlier this year, we asked Daily Herald readers to get in the mood for summer by telling us why their backyards need a makeover. Boy, did you respond. Nearly 300 reader...
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Backyard makeover Week 2: Smith’s backyardMay 05, 2012 1:00 am - My husband, Stan, and I have lived in our house for the last 14 years. One of the reasons we bought the home was to enjoy the view of the water during the spring, summer...
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Suburban Chicago's Got Talent contest seeks best of the bestMay 04, 2012 5:30 am - Make room, Haley Reinhart. The suburbs will soon be home to another talented star. And here's the best part: It could very well be you. The new Suburban Chicago's Got T...
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How to audition for Suburban Chicago's Got TalentMay 04, 2012 5:30 am - Here are the basics for the preliminary auditions for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent to be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, June 7-9, at the Metropo...
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Prepping family meals builds cooking enjoymentMay 03, 2012 10:00 am - For years the only cooking Alex Grattoni ever did was "put things in the oven." Things like fish sticks and TV dinners. He had no need to learn how to cook since he gre...
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Suburbia's Got Talent: Shawn Michael HutchingsApr 24, 2012 6:00 am - In 1994, Shawn Hutchings was 23, teaching guitar and working at Wa-Pa-Ghetti's Pizza in Wheeling when he penned the song "Sometimes". It was a time in his life when he ...
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Cook of the Week: Mom and daughter sizzle in online cooking showApr 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Jennifer Loiseau loves to cook with her daughter, Maria, whether it be ravioli or the 7-year-old's favorite, cookies. This mom-daughter team are not only good cooks — th...