March 2011 - Posts
It's Back! Yep - the 2011 Baseball Season officially begins Friday, April 1 st , in Chicago. So, "Let's Play Ball!" This year, it's the Chicago Cubs who will be opening their very first game of the Baseball Season right here in Chicago
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PORTAGE PARK The next phase of the Illinois high-speed rail project is now in the works. The project is slated to create over 6,000 new jobs in Illinois. Seventy six miles of new rails and concrete ties were installed north and south of Springfield in
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Falls are the leading cause of home injuries in the United States. Adults over age 65 and children under 5 are especially vulnerable to falls. Older adults experience 1.5 million nonfatal injuries each year, while falls are the leading cause of nonfatal
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Ah, spring has sprung which incidentally coincides with the busiest time of the year for Realtors®, home buying and home selling. Thankfully, there are now apps for all of this and they can be so helpful especially when you want to do a little research
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Spring may have "officially" arrived this past Sunday, but winter doesn't seem to want to leave! That's alright though because Chicagoans don't let the fact that it's still cold to hamper their weekends. So, here's what's
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NORWOOD PARK Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle may have a solution for cops and firefighters who want to move to the suburbs. Preckwinkle reiterated her desire to reduce the 51 square miles of unincorporated Cook County that the sheriff's
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It's time to get the lawn and garden ready for the long summer season. A few simple steps can give your lawn and garden a good start on the growing season. Lawn Mix topsoil with sand, about two parts soil to one part sand. Spread this mix over the
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As someone who spends a lot of time using my computer, there are times when I know the computer's performance is lackluster at best. Here are some great tips for you to be able to keep your computer running at its maximum level. The bonus is that
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T-BILL YIELDS, WHICH PORTEND CURRENT RATES, FALL AS INVESTORS FLOCK TO THEM FOR SAFETY! Despite what appears to be a spotty recovery in the Chicago Real Estate Market, rates for the money to buy real estate here is still near historic lows. With last
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As spring officially arrives this Sunday, and we've already been teased this past week with spring-like temps, "the chill returns" but so does "the Madness !" That's right, it's NCAA Tournament time again, also known as
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PORTAGE PARK Metra has announced that it will begin the next phase of the bridge work on the Union Pacific North Line next month. Construction starts in April on 22 aging bridges and the rebuilding of the Ravenswood Metra station on the north side of
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Hunting Ridge, Palatine - Announcing a price reduction on 802 West Peregrine Drive, a 2,059 sq. ft., 2.5 bath, 3 bedroom, 4-level brick split, huge yard, great location. NOW MLS® $367,400 - GREAT VALUE! Property information
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Give your tools a bath to remove dirt, grit and grime. A wire brush comes in handy to remove caked on soil. For fine soil and rust, steel wool does the trick. For stubborn rust, try sandpaper. If you've neglected your tools you might have to roll
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Sometimes you never know when you'll find a website that has great significance. I was riding the bus after the Dyeing of the Chicago River and I saw this site advertised. At first I thought JonnyFind would be another one of those fad-type sites but
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Here we go again! It's that time of year when we become Irish to celebrate St. Patrick's Day , which falls on Thursday of next week, a work day, so " we're going green" this weekend! Saturday starts off early with a Chicago annual
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PORTAGE PARK Have you ever tried to find a newspaper from a different city that's not available at your local store? In Portage Park you can find over 60 newspapers and 6000 magazines from around the world for your reading pleasure. Not only that,
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It's best to take on large scale cleaning projects one step at a time, one room at a time. Stand in the middle of the room. What needs to be done? Pull out the furniture away from the walls. Wash the walls from bottom to top. Use Murphy's oil
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Mozilla is set to release Firefox 4 in the next few weeks. Unlike its counterpart, Google Chrome , Firefox has only been releasing major updates over the course of six years, which is why Chrome is already on version 9 after two years. “What we
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• 1,075 sq. ft., 1 bath, 2 bedroom Condominium in Pet-Friendly Vintage Courtyard Building - MLS® $79,000 - GREAT VALUE! South-East Evanston - Roomy 2BR Condo, Top Southeast Evanston Location - Classic Vintage Courtyard Building! Eight Year Old
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In just a few short weeks spring will be arriving here in Chicago so it's time to begin "crawling" out of our winter hibernation for some rejuvenating and worthwhile events! The Mardi Gras Madness Pub Crawl brings a costume contest, door
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Spring is not too far away here in the Chicago area. These last few days have been most welcome after the several feet of snow and bone chilling cold we have had this winter. It's a good idea to check around the house for any winter damage before
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