Arlington Heights Post (IL) back issues from June 2007:
All home warranties not created equal
Jun 06, 2007 ... Home warranties are gaining in popularity with both home sellers and buyers. Sellers are finding that purchasing a home warranty is a good way to attract buyers, and buyers are finding that a warranty can save them a significant amount of money during the first few years in their new home. But ...
Who would step in for you financially?
Jun 06, 2007 ... Many people wait until a hot day in July before testing their home air conditioning system. Similarly many people wait until there is a catastrophic event or health scare before they get their financial life organized. If something suddenly happened to you, and you were unable to handle ...
Go healthy with Walnut Alfredo
Jun 07, 2007 ... Fix a fresh dinner fast, make it delicious and healthy to boot. "Take it to heart," said Ellie Krieger, registered dietitian and celebrity food star. "Eating healthy can be tasty and enjoyable -- many foods are both good for you and delicious." Our fast-paced lives don't have to ...
Get a crush on your caipirinha
Jun 07, 2007 ... Take an easy-does-it, imaginary spin down the Amazon through terra de brasil, land of brazilwood, your sweet caipirinha in hand. Brazil's most popular spirited potable made with the sugar cane brandy cachaça is earning a spot in the U.S. as a trendy new cocktail at the swankiest bars and ...
Free dairy brochure reflects foods, industry
Jun 07, 2007 ... Today, many people not only want to know that the food products they consume are healthy and good for them, but they also have an interest in knowing how and where that food is produced. Midwest Dairy Association has a free brochure that invites consumers to take a closer look at dairy farming ...
Consider wine for a summer sizzle
Jun 07, 2007 ... In Australia, where good food and great wine are always on the menu, it's second nature to use quality wine in culinary pursuits. After all, who doesn't enjoy sipping a glass of their favorite wine while adding a splash to a recipe? Consider this simple and delicious marinade which takes ...
Mushrooms and cream make for luscious pasta
Jun 07, 2007; ... After several failed attempts to make a healthy and speedy creamy mushroom sauce for pasta, it was time to embrace the horror that sometimes healthy has to give way to Parmesan and heavy cream. It didn't seem a complicated goal -- penne pasta tossed with a rich sauce crammed with a ...
Tackle dad's day gift-giving at pro shop
Jun 07, 2007 ... He's the guy who helped you learn how to ride a bike or drive a car. Maybe he even paid some of your parking tickets. Or perhaps, he taught you about sports, music or the fine art of barbecue. In my case, he's also the person who -- on at least one occasion -- retrieved a ...
Wrap it up and go
Jun 07, 2007; ... When the warm breeze blowing into my apartment brings spring fever, portable meals become an obsession of mine. My goal is food that can be put together in 10 minutes to tote to the nearest park and yet, despite the speed, provides a complete meal of protein, whole-grain carbs and fresh ...
A grocery list of grocers
Jun 07, 2007 ... Looking for a new place to grocery shop? Check out these Chicago-area shops, as recommended by members of the Chicago foodie community on www.lthforum.com. Of course there are many, many other small markets within the area and whole stretches that specialize in one cuisine, such as the ...
Quest for best
Jun 07, 2007; ... At some point, Joel Finkle became disillusioned with the big box grocery stores. "I walk in and all I see is ground beef in sealed packages. All I see is pink tomatoes," said the Mount Prospect man. "It's just no fun." Now when Finkle really wants to shop, he heads to a favorite ...
Business Update
Jun 07, 2007 ... Home repair help offeredROLLING MEADOWS, June 1 -- The North West Housing Partnership, a nonprofit affordable-housing advocate and developer in the north and west suburbs of Chicago, is accepting applications for its zero-interest deferred-payment home repair loan program. Qualified ...
CAMPUS CLOSE-UPS
Jun 07, 2007 ... Cristina L. Schindler of Arlington Heights graduated from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. Amanda Alice Rosenbaum of Arlington Heights was among 514 graduating students who received degrees at DePauw University's 168th commencement May 20. Rosenbaum received a Bachelor of Arts degree ...
SCHOOL DIGEST
Jun 07, 2007 ... DISTRICT 214Fifteen residents submitted letters of interest about filling the High School District 214 Board of Education seat left vacant when longtime member William "Bill" Blaine unexpectedly resigned last month. Since the May 24 deadline, one candidate has withdrawn her name from ...
It's better to work closer to home
Jun 07, 2007 ... Wouldn't it be nice if we could live closer to where we work? No more long commutes, say, from Berwyn to Arlington Heights or Buffalo Grove to Chicago. But that's often impossible because employees can't afford to live closer to where they work. In an effort to make that possible, ...
Obituaries
Jun 07, 2007 ... Edward W. DawidczykEdward W. Dawidczyk, 89, of Buffalo Grove, died May 30 at Northwest Community Healthcare. He was born Dec. 31, 1917, in Chicago. A funeral Mass was celebrated June 4 at St. Edna Catholic Church. Interment was in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Arlington Heights. Mr ....
Peek at the Week
Jun 07, 2007 ... Deadline for items for Peek at the Week is one week before desired publication date. Send information on fund-raisers, clubs, lectures, community events, church events, reunions and support groups to Peek at the Week, Pioneer Press, 291 N. Dunton, Arlington Heights, IL 60004, fax to (847) ...
Calendar - Part 1
Jun 07, 2007 ... Find out what to do this week and beyond. summer concerts Cary Park District Concert In The Park series at the Rotary Bandshell in Lions Park, 1200 Silver Lake Road. All concerts begin at 7 p.m. Admission is free. For information, call (847) 639-6100 or visit www.carypark.com. June ...
Calendar - Part 2
Jun 07, 2007 ... Find out what to do this week and beyond. dance PERFORMANCES Ballet North will present "Le Corsaire" at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. June 23 at Barrington High School, 616 W. Main St., Barrington. Featuring guest artists Ariel Cisneros, former lead soloist of Joffrey Ballet Chicago and ...
Bollywood's brightest share the stage
Jun 07, 2007; ... Bollywood movies are big, big productions -- and so is the Bollywood concert coming June 9 to Hoffman Estates' Sears Centre. The main attraction is film, stage, pop and classical music composer A.R. Rahman, who's a superstar in India, but the charity concert will also feature more than ...
Take a wild ride with hilarious 'Hellcab'
Jun 07, 2007; ... Kamikaze cabbies -- you should excuse the redundancy -- generally aren't the most sympathetic subjects in the world. Anyone who has spent time navigating Chicago knows they invent lanes as needed, take red lights as suggestions and don't think twice about stopping on a dime in the middle of ...
Innovative juggler performing at Harper
Jun 07, 2007; ... Mark Nizer's mom sent him for juggling lessons when he was 13 as an outlet for his abundant energy. The trick worked. Today the Virginia resident earns his living as an innovative, humorous professional juggler. Nizer will be demonstrating his skills at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Harper College's ...
Part of park could go to the dogs
Jun 07, 2007; ... Dogs may be able to romp legally in an Arlington Heights park at long last if the Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect park districts decide to build a dog park together in Melas Park. The Arlington Heights Park District does not allow people to walk dogs in its parks. Mount Prospect ...
Discussion on pain is a relief
Jun 07, 2007; ... More people may be interested in venturing beyond traditional Western medicine for relief from whatever ails them but may not know where to start. Members of Women in Careers (WIC), a non-profit organization open to all women, learned about a few alternative therapies that come under the ...
Convicted killer dies in prison
Jun 07, 2007; ... A Highland Park man convicted of a murder near the Arlington Heights-Buffalo Grove border died in prison four years into his 51-year sentence. Fred Mandell, 79, died May 18 of a "health-related illness" while serving his sentence in the Dixon Correctional Center in Dixon, Ill., said ...
Gord catches on with his former manager
Jun 07, 2007; ... Nelson Gord's vacation lasted just three days over Memorial Day weekend, and then it was back to the business of baseball. The 1999 Buffalo Grove graduate reunited with his former manager Andy McCauley on May 29 after signing with the Kansas City T-Bones of the Northern ...
'Memory' McCartney's best work in years
Jun 07, 2007 ... PAUL McCARTNEY"Memory Almost Full" Too often in recent years, Paul McCartney's musical output has seemed the sonic equivalent of the "Seinfeld" sitcom: a show about nothing. Snippets of ideas have gone nowhere, with the resulting albums coming across more as glossily produced but largely ...
Potpourri
Jun 07, 2007 ... National Museum of Mexican Art in collaboration with the Mexican community in the Chicago area will put together Recetas de mi tierra, the ultimate Mexican cookbook that will grant residents the opportunity to celebrate the museum's 20th anniversary by having their recipes published ....
Only you can prevent book fires
Jun 07, 2007; ... Burning books. A revolting image, fraught with horrible historic memories. So, it was big news across the country last week when a bookstore owner in Kansas City, Mo., publicly burned some of his books. He was quoted as saying he had wanted to thin out his stock and offered ...
Summer soundtrack
Jun 07, 2007; ... School's out. It's one of my favorite phrases. It has been for years, at least since 1972 when bad boy rocker Alice Cooper chose the phrase as the title of a hit album and top-selling single. I bet the tune is playing in your head right now with just my mention of the ...
Film Clips
Jun 07, 2007 ... OPENING THIS WEEKANGEL-AAn petty criminal (Jamel Debbouze) on the verge of suicide acquires a beautiful guardian angel (Rie Rasmussen). Luc Besson ("The Professional," "La Femme Nikita") wrote and directed the romantic comedy. In French with subtitles. (91 min.) Rated R. CRAZY ...
'Mario Party 8' best played with friends
Jun 07, 2007 ... MARIO PARTY 8Nintendo Wii Rated E for Everyone $49.99Gameplay: Not too much has changed in Nintendo's latest "Mario Party" game, aside from some new mini-games and an entirely new control scheme. Historically, "Mario Party" games have provided fast and frantic game play directed toward groups ...
Houses offer a walk through history
Jun 07, 2007; ... The Arlington Heights Historical Society House Walk on Sunday will feature five houses and a look at a neighborhood street through a historical lens. The featured homes, located north and south of the downtown, range in age from just over 20 years to one that is more than 100 years ...
Teen charged in robbery
Jun 07, 2007 ... A Lake Zurich teenager was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery after Grandt's Shell Service Station, 406 E. Northwest Highway in Arlington Heights, was robbed. Peter J. Carlberg, 18, of 25686 Stony Kirk Court, was arrested May 31 after a white male wearing a white shirt and ...
Proposed OTBs could hurt Arlington Park
Jun 07, 2007; ... New off-track betting parlors in the northwest suburbs will hurt Arlington Park and the horsemen who make their livelihood from racing, track officials predict. Racetrack officials are not happy that Elk Grove Village approved Inter-Track Partners' request to open an OTB in a restaurant ....
Key components of state champs return
Jun 07, 2007; ... As Lloyd Meyer enters his 53rd season as manager of Arlington Heights American Legion Post 208 baseball team, he learned long ago that winning comes from good pitching. Arlington won last season when it mattered most, and that came in the postseason. Post 208 captured its first state ...
Cleary, Damisch watch their stock rise
Jun 07, 2007; ... Now that school is out, Emmett Cleary is becoming very busy. Cleary ended his junior year at St. Viator Friday. On Monday, Lions football coach Chris Kirkpatrick began conditioning drills. It will be an important time for Cleary, who will begin his second season as a starter on the ...
Reactions differ on drug testing
Jun 07, 2007; ... St. Viator will be the second Catholic high school in the Chicago Archdiocese to perform mandatory drug testing of students, and the new policy is receiving both commendation and criticism. "I'm excited that St. Viator is being proactive in this area and is taking a leadership role in ...
Cowabunga, penguin dude
Jun 07, 2007 ... SURF'S UPI've learned it's important to keep an open mind where penguins are concerned. The sneaky little guys will surprise you. Two years ago, I was pretty sure the documentary "March of the Penguins" would turn out to be little better than an average National Geographic special ....
Seniors have super moment
Jun 07, 2007; ... Much of the credit for Buffalo Grove's improbable run to the Class AA state baseball quarterfinals belongs to a group of seven senior starters who refuse to lose. It's an attitude that left junior shortstop Zach Borenstein amazed after the Bison won their first supersectional title, ...
Seniors say goodbye to Hersey
Jun 07, 2007; ... More than 475 graduates left Hersey High School Sunday with good friends, new skills and lifelong memories. "All the classes were really good," Carly Bertz of Arlington Heights said. Her favorite part of high school, however, was the end of senior year, "when we got free time to talk and ...
Property Transfers
Jun 07, 2007 ... Information is provided by Record Information Services, Inc. in St. Charles, www.public-record.com, (630) 365-6490. The company provides public record data for including new incorporations, business licenses, bankruptcies, foreclosures, judgments, mechanic liens, state and federal tax liens, ...
Reactions differ on drug testing
Jun 07, 2007; ... St. Viator will be the second Catholic high school in the Chicago Archdiocese to perform mandatory drug testing of students, and the new policy is receiving both commendation and criticism. "I'm excited that St. Viator is being proactive in this area and is taking a leadership role in ...
Hospital race brings city protesters
Jun 07, 2007; ... More than 40 protesters representing a coalition of religious and neighborhood groups from the Chicago area visited Lake County on Tuesday to voice their opposition to Advocate Health Care's plan to build a new hospital in Round Lake. The protesters gathered outside the Round Lake Beach ...
New on DVD
Jun 07, 2007 ... GHOST RIDERThere's not much to recommend in this overblown, under-inspired adaptation of a cult comic-book favorite. Nicolas Cage tries to bring some faux-Elvis humor to the lead role of motorcycle stunt rider Johnny Blaze who sold his soul to Mephistopheles (Peter Fonda) to save the life of ...
Cox struggles for recognition as a presidential candidate
Jun 07, 2007; ... Chicago businessman John Cox was the first Republican to declare his intention to run for President of the United States, but even local party leaders are unaware of his candidacy. He freely admits that self-promotion is not his strong point, but his battles are stacking up. Cox is ...
Graduating senior records her thoughts
Jun 07, 2007 ... Editor's note: As her last staff assignment, Arlington Heights Post staff intern April Dahlquist was charged with reporting from her own graduation at Rolling Meadows High School, where she was also a keynote speaker. Here is her first-person account of the event. (P.S. We think she did a great ...
New Trier, Duncan end BG's run
Jun 08, 2007; ... Opponents were unable to contain Buffalo Grove's potent bats during its amazing playoff run. That is, until the Bison ran into New Trier's Paul Duncan Friday. The senior left-hander pitched a two-hitter to lead the Trevians back to the Class AA state semifinals for the first time ...
Latin, ballroom dancers stepping out
Jun 07, 2007; ... Tommye Giacchino and Gregory Day know firsthand how exciting dance competitions can be for dancers and spectators alike. The River North couple, who own studios called Chicago Dance at Irving and Elston and in River North, won a world championship in ballroom dancing in 1999. Each year, ...
Sergio's: Pizza and more with Chicago sports topping
Jun 07, 2007; ... Sergio's Pizza has been a mainstay in downtown Barrington for more than 25 years and the place where many friends and families grab a bite. Under new ownership the last two years, Sergio's experienced an extensive remodel transforming it into more of an upscale casual dining ...
Investigation shows daughter killed mother
Jun 07, 2007; ... A Niles woman killed her mother by dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire, Arlington Heights police authorities announced last week. Both women died from burns they sustained in the May 16 fire that started in a third-floor condominium at 1503 N. Windsor Drive. Mary D ....
Bigcaps in Chicago -0.49%
Jun 13, 2007 ... The one-week (May 30-June 6) change in stock price for the 50 largest Chicago-based companies, based on Dec. 29 market cap. The DJIA was -1.23%; the S&P 500 was -0.85%. Year-to-date: Chicago big caps +10.92%; DJIA +8.04%; S&P 500 +6.98%. For the Chicago big caps list, go to our Web site, select ...
BG bats remain under wraps
Jun 12, 2007; ... Two hits, eight strikeouts, an ugly five-run sixth inning, and just like that Buffalo Grove's miracle run through the Class AA baseball playoffs was over. The Bison were the first team in the state quarterfinals eliminated Friday morning, handcuffed by New Trier left-hander Paul Duncan, ...
READER'S FAVORITE COOKBOOK
Jun 07, 2007 ... Pioneer Press recently asked: What's your favorite cookbook and why? What's your favorite recipe from the cookbook? We'll periodically feature your responses on our food pages. If you'd like to share your thoughts, e-mail Mary Graham at mgraham@pioneerlocal.com. Let us know how to reach you by ...
Calisch award honors artistic achievement
Jun 14, 2007 ... Samantha Galvin, a then-senior at Rolling Meadows High School and an Arlington Heights resident, was chosen from six extraordinary nominees of District 214 schools as the winner of the 2006-07 Richard W. Calisch Arts Unlimited Award. The prestigious honor was established several years ...
Almonte likes what he sees
Jun 14, 2007; ... When asked, Flyers manager Steve Maddock doesn't seem surprised that Sandy Almonte ranks among the Northern League's top hitters. "He's the first one in the clubhouse to hit extra every day with (hitting coach) Harry (Berrios) before we even take BP," Maddock said. "He's just been ...
Pasta and eggs make quick, healthy meal
Jun 14, 2007 ... Eggs have gotten a bad rap over the years. When health experts noted that eggs contain cholesterol and that too much cholesterol could create health problems, many began to avoid the yolks and instead rely on egg whites for their scrambled eggs or omelets. In fact, there is much that is ...
Grill dad some tuna on this Father's Day
Jun 14, 2007; ... Dad or no dad, on Father's Day, let your favorite guy sink his teeth into something meaty. No, not a beefy steak. Make it a tuna steak -- adapted from The New American Plate Cookbook. Most men find fresh tuna hefty enough to satisfy their red meat craving, especially when you grill it ...
Chunky, authentic gaucamole recipe
Jun 14, 2007; ... At a time when mole was still a one-syllable word, Rick Bayless asked Americans to discard nacho cheese notions of Mexican food and consider his experience of it -- street food at once simple and complex. Fresh from five years in Mexico, where the seasonal ingredients and nuanced flavors ...
A Sake Mojito for summer
Jun 14, 2007 ... Benihana has introduced a cool new specialty drink -- the Sake Mojito -- a tropical favorite with Japanese flair. Japanese sake adds an extra kick to the sweet rum and refreshing citrus and mint flavors of the popular Mojito, creating an exotic thirst quencher. "The new Benihana Sake ...
Stay trim and fit with fabulous fish
Jun 14, 2007 ... Imagine a food low in carbohydrates, fat and calories but high in protein. Imagine a food that improves heart health, reduces hypertension, boosts the immune system, helps fight autoimmune disease, improves mental health and cognitive performance and reduces the risk of certain ...
Savvy wine merchants unwrap the mysteries
Jun 14, 2007 ... I wandered into the store hoping to find the perfect match for a quiet evening at home. My wife and I were settling down for an evening alone and we needed a mood-setter. It had been a while since I had been to this store and it took longer than I had hoped to locate the right selection ....
Perfect homemade crust
Jun 14, 2007 ... You can follow a historic Mount Prospect recipe to create an old-fashioned pie, but where will you get the crust? If your answer is, "From the grocery store," then you can stop reading. But if you'd like to make a real honest-to-goodness pie all the way from scratch, than look no further ...
Barrington continues to come up a winner
Jun 13, 2007; ... At this time a year ago, the question was posed: What can Barrington do for an encore? Coming off two of the most successful years in school history in 2004-05 and '05-06, the Broncos and Fillies found ways to surpass those standards this past school year. It seemed as though a day ...
Immigration bill stalls despite Durbin, Obama vote
Jun 13, 2007; ... In the week of June 11, the House will take up fiscal 2008 budgets for the departments of Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs and Interior. The Senate will debate energy legislation. Here's how members of Congress from Illinois voted on major roll calls in the week ending June ...