Bank robbery at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the US Bank Palatine office at 1586 North Rand Road in Palatine [MAP/SAT]. Suspect exited the bank, walking out of the rear of the bank building and was last seen going southbound toward the Winslow Apartments.

The suspect is 5′ 10″with a thin build and freckles and was wearing two powder blue pillow cases, a blue surgical mask, a floppy black hat, Navy P-style black coat and black clothing.

Weapon displayed was a black semi automatic handgun.

Samsung HD Digital Camera $800. Oprah’s been carrying it around with her the last few days in Macon, Georgia. Amazon: Samsung SC-HMX10 Digital Video Camera HD

Ugg Classic Crochet Boots $120. “Never wear with socks,”Oprah says.  Amazon: Ugg Boots: Classic Crochet

Toy watch $150. Al Gore’s got one, says Oprah.  Looks expensive, but it’s not.  Toywatch.com

Oprahs gift for friends’ birthdays … Perfect Endings Cupcakes sold through
Sonoma — box of nine $59.  Williams-Sonoma.com

Williams Sonoma Melamine Mixing Bowls $32 and Spoons $18. Trudeau brand available on Amazon: Melamine Mixing Bowls

KitchenAid Artisan Series Stand Mixer $349. Amazon: KitchenAid Artisan Series Stand Mixers

Planet Earth Discovery Channel $59.  Amazon: Discovery Planet Earth DVDs

Kai Body Butter $55 and Body Buffer $28. Amazon: Kai Body Butter and Kai Body Buffer

Clarisonic Skincare system skin texture will change your face (less pores, according to Oprah) 300 per second scrubbing $195 — comes with cleanser. Made by makers of the electric toothbrush. Amazon: Clarisonic Skincare

Claus Porto Georgeous Jumbo Soaps shea Butter Bars made in Portugal set of three
costs $42.

The Pillars of the Earth book from Ken Follett. Amazon: Ken Follett Pillars of Earth

Breville Ikon Panini Press $99.99 Williams-Sonoma, we found it on Amazon, too: Breville Ikon Panini Press

The most expensive gift in Oprah’s Favorite Things history.
A Refrigerator: LG Life’s Good Refrigerator –  built with an LCD that displays slide shows of favorite photos, has television and DVD input, weather access, and thousands of recipes —
$3799.

Each Oprah’s Favorite Things guest received a refrigerator filled with blood orange Ciao Bella Sorbetto from Sicily.

Rachel Pally Swing Turtleneck ($141) with Sailor Pants ($194) available at Nordstrom and shopbop.com. Amazon carries Rachel Pally, but not the specific items shown on Oprah’s Favorite Things.

Scrabble Premier Edition from Hasbro $70. Game board sits on a Lazy Susan and has organizer drawers underneath. The grid has raised borders which keep the letter squares in place. Amazon carries many Scrabble editions, but not the edition that was shown Tuesday on Oprah’s Favorite Things.

UNITED ARTISTS 90TH ANNIVERSARY PRESTIGE COLLECTION
In honor of the studio’s 90th birthday, United Artist has created a gift for the ultimate movie buff. A whopping 90 DVDs of their best and most popular films have been compiled into one book. The set includes 8 Academy Award® winners like In the Heat of the Night, Annie Hall, Some Like It Hot, Rocky, West Side Story and Midnight Cowboy. Each DVD is packaged with liner notes about the movie and never-before-seen photos and original movie posters.
Approximate value $869.98. Amazon: United Artists 90th Anniversary Prestige Collection

A $250 Gift Card from Target.

Shaklee Get Clean™ Starter Kit  $89.60. Oprah’s favorite is H2, a cleaning solution concentrate that only takes a few drops diluted in water to a great job cleaning.

O’s Guide to Life  $29.95. The best articles over the years combined into a book. Of course, personally autographed by Oprah. Amazon: O’s Guide to Life: Best of O

Josh Groban NOEL CD 
If you love classic Christmas carols like Oprah, this is the album for you! Josh Groban’s Christmas CD Noel includes “The Christmas Song,” “O Come All Ye Faithful,” “Ave Maria” and other all-time favorites. “It’s the one Christmas CD every family should have,” Oprah says. Amazon: Josh Groban NOEL

Price listed are those prices that were declared by Oprah on the day of the Oprah’s Favorite Things episode.

The surprise “Oprah’s Favorite Things” program was recorded live in Macon, Georgia because Macon, Georgia has had the highest ratings for The Oprah Show since it went national in 1986. On average, at 4 p.m. in Macon, 45% of people in front of their TVs are watching Oprah.

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New Outdoor Retailer Moves in to Woodfield-Schaumburg Area

A new REI has completely re-built the old Tower Records store location and is now open in time for the 2007 Holiday Season.

REI
1209 East Golf Road [MAP/SAT]
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(847) 619-6729
Now Open!

rei.com

Thousands rushed the field at Texas Tech, Oklahoma game. Police made 16 arrests. Texas Tech beat #3 Oklahoma on Saturday in a 34-27 victory. Some students described the field rush as ‘fun’ with police smiling as they were arresting students. Security procedures are under review.