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White-hot and cool
Tribune reporterWhen the Yingling family moved into their 1920s Georgian North Shore house, the kitchen décor was tasteful if somewhat dull and the room cramped. Dark maple cabinets lined the walls of the square area, eating up an entire corner with little space left...Tags: Home Depot Incorporated, Trips and Vacations, Walnuts, Electrical Appliance, Getaway Travel
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Jacques Piccard dies at 86; scientist and underwater explorer
Jacques Piccard, a scientist and underwater explorer who plunged deeper beneath the ocean than any man had gone before, died Saturday, his son's company said. He was 86.
Piccard died at his Lake Geneva home in Switzerland, the company, Solar Impulse,...Tags: Armed Forces, Defense, Petroleum Industry, NASA
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Blame to go around
Why did so-called "bailout" fail? Blame TV talking heads who have to blather about the huge costs—on and on—to fill time. Blame the people who react before they get all the facts. Blame Internet e-mail that sends opinions before they are...Tags: Elections
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Midwest calendar
Illinois •Nov. 7-9, Antique Spectacular Fall Show 2008, Rock Island (183 miles), 309-788-9619, www.qccaexpocenter.com: Antique dealers with merchandise from around the world offer their wares at the QCCA Expo Center, 2621 4th Ave. Admission: $6. &#...Tags: Madison (Dane, Wisconsin), Cleveland, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ohio, Indiana
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Pickell has a lock on luxury custom design
Special to the Chicago TribuneDesigning a custom house is like assembling a combination lock, says Orren Pickell, president of Orren Pickell Designers & Builders in Lincolnshire. "There's a tumbler for the first floor, the second floor, the lot, the exterior, the husband's want list...Tags: Wisconsin, Architecture, Michigan, Lincolnshire, Oak Brook
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Prosecutors want 4 more accusers to testify against defrocked priest
Chicago Tribune reporterFederal prosecutors want four additional alleged victims of a defrocked Jesuit priest to testify against him next month, when he is scheduled to to be tried on molestation charges. Donald McGuire, 78, a former spiritual director for Mother Teresa, is...Tags: Wisconsin, Religious Leaders, Sexual Assault, Church and State Relations, Wilmette
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Lake Geneva: A favorite waterfront getaway
Lake Geneva's proximity to Chicago has made it a longtime favorite getaway of, first, the city's wealthy and, later (thanks especially to postwar expressways), the rest of us. The Wrigley mansion remains a landmark, and the Geneva Lake shoreline is dotted...Tags: Wisconsin
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Midwest events
Chicago Tribune ReporterILLINOIS Sept. 5-7: 38th Arcola Broom Corn Festival (171 miles), 800-336-5456. The "broom-corn capital of the world" hosts this festival on Main Street featuring free candy- and broom-making demos, plus a parade, arts, crafts, street vendors, carnival...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Labor Day, Indiana, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Illinois
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Back to school: Cooking classes
Special to the Chicago TribuneChicago is cooking! The more than 150 listings here include 13 new venues this year. We have divided the list into subject categories listed alphabetically, from "baking, candymaking" to "wine and spirits." This information was provided to the Tribune...Tags: Bodies of Water, Academic Progress, Hotels and Accommodations, River Grove, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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On the road for good eats
Chicago Tribune criticA bistro along the bank of the St. Joseph River, a transplanted Italian minutes from the Wisconsin state line and an authentic Spanish outpost in downtown Valparaiso—these are the latest inclusions in our ongoing series of out-of-the-way Midwest...Tags: Glen Ellyn, Road Transportation, Indiana, Illinois, Crystal Lake
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Pheasant Run: Kitschy haven
Tribune staff reporterMy standard line about Pheasant Run goes something like this: "Imagine Lake Geneva hooked up with a strip mall in the back of a Dodge Dart." In other words, the kitsch abides at Pheasant Run, lots of it. But that kitsch fades the longer you stay at...Tags: St. Charles, Second City, Mario, Personal Service, Physical Fitness
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