Celebrating a classic
The summer of 1968 was a turbulent one for Chicago. The August Democratic Convention was front and center in the minds of many, but a month before that, on a quiet stretch of Halsted Street in what was left of the once-bustling Greektown, Chris Liakouras celebrated his birthday by opening a restaurant with his brother. They named it Parthenon.
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Get a good look
Curt's wife suggested he do it. And, after pondering the idea for a while, Curt, a 41-year-old health care provider from Lake Forest, decided getting Botox Cosmetic injections in his forehead to diminish wrinkles was a good idea. As a person who tells his patients how to live healthy lives, Curt said it made sense to him he should look the part - healthy and vibrant.
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Digital TV a big change for the industry
By now everyone has seen the public service announcements on television saying their sets will be defunct as of February 17 if they don't have a digital converter box. But viewers in the northern suburbs want more information and electronics stores are saying, yes, there is more to the story.
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North Shore group aids Israel's 'Red Cross'
Devastating rocket attacks, shelling, and mortar rounds are a daily threat to people who live in places like Sderot, a town in Israel situated less than a mile from the Gaza border. "The people have 15 to 20 seconds to get to some sort of shelter when the sirens go off," said Sandy Rosen of Northbrook, the Midwest Region director for American Friends of Magen David Adom.
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Hollywood is hell
War is hell, but it's also extremely funny in "Tropic Thunder," a deeply strange and outrageously violent blend of Hollywood satire and war-movie parody that makes the madness surrounding the filming of "Apocalypse Now" look restrained by comparison.
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