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Texas de Brazil, Zed 451 reviewed
Chicago Tribune criticSometimes more is more. Witness the continued popularity of the area's churrascarias, the Brazilian-style steakhouses wherein costumed chef/servers feed you slabs of fire-grilled meats until you beg for mercy. Which you will. Oh, you will. Add in the...Tags: Beverage Industry, Texas, Ray Bradbury, Near North Side, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Downers Grove gives green light to road reconstruction
Downers Grove will begin collecting bids for the reconstruction of Prairie Avenue, likely the village's largest road project ever. The plan to resurface and repave one of the village's major thoroughfares is part of Downers Grove's plan to rehab shoddy,... -
Not all cute and cuddly in land of 'designer dogs,' humane society says
Chicago Tribune reporterThe puggles, maltepoos and labradoodles scampering along Chicago streets are bred to be cute and customizable, pet industry experts say. But these high-priced "designer dogs" are also increasingly exploited by abusive breeders at puppy mills and...Tags: Naperville, Animals, Woodridge, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania
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The trouble with 'designer dogs'
Chicago TribuneThe puggles, maltepoos and labradoodles scampering along Chicago streets are bred to be cute and customizable, pet industry experts say. But these high-priced "designer dogs" also are increasingly exploited by abusive breeders at puppy mills and...Tags: Naperville, Animals, Woodridge, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania
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Home buyers get a boost from village
With the aim of making it easier for first-time buyers to purchase a home, the Downers Grove Village Council recently voted to cede an extra $1.3 million in bond cap authority to the Illinois Housing Development Authority. The Village Council unanimously...Tags: Local Authority, Real Estate Buyers, Illinois, Economic Policy
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Sara Lee preparing huge pretax write-down
Chicago Tribune reporterSara Lee Corp., buffeted by high commodity costs, said Tuesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter results will include a pretax charge of up to $975 million to write down the value of some bakery assets in North America and Spain. The Downers Grove-based...Tags: Food Industry, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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What's wrong with Barack?
It is amazing that the editorial management can react so quickly (within days) to the rants and raves of the puzzle doing readership - but, when its informed of the excessive spin of positive political news about their favorite son Barack - they can't... -
Ex-office manager gets 320 days in DuPage County Jail for theft, fraud
The former manager of a Downers Grove medical office who used about $118,000 in stolen office funds to try to give her Montgomery home a Victorian look was sentenced Monday to 320 days in the DuPage County Jail. Debra McIntosh, 48, of the first block...Tags: Illnesses, Mental Illness
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Sara Lee to clarify labels on bread brand
Food company Sara Lee Corp. has agreed to clarify labels showing the amount of whole grain contained in its Soft & Smooth bread. The Downers Grove, Ill.-based company and food-labeling advocacy group, Center for Science in Public Interest, reached an... -
Sara Lee settles bread flap
Chicago Tribune reporterUnder fire from a food-labeling advocacy group, Sara Lee Corp. has agreed to clarify the amount of whole grain in its Soft & Smooth bread, a popular product that combines whole wheat with a traditional white loaf. The Center for Science in the Public...Tags: Consumers
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