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56 kids to perform Moscow Ballet's "Great Russian Nutcracker"Nov 18, 2013 8:38 PM - Holiday tradition pairs 40 professional dancers with children's cast in a dazzling visual spectacle featuring hand-painted 3-D backdrops, 200 lavish costumes, puppets and the magical music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky -
Villa Park comedian gets one on one with Ditka!Nov 18, 2013 11:40 AM - Chicago comedian Matt Kissane works with SNL alum, interviews coach Ditka and gets passed over for State Farm "Da Bears" commercial, but that's ok! If you ask Matt Kissane if he ever dreamt he'd be interviewing Mike Ditka for Mancow TV on WPWR-TV or if he'd be sharing the stage withSaturday Night Live greats like Kevin Nealon or Second City guys like Dave Pasquesi and Susan Messing he'd probably say no way! But all these things have happened to the Windy City funny man over the past few years including auditioning for now famous State Farm TV commercials with NFL QB Aaron Rodgers and the "Real" Super Fans George Wendt and Robert Smigel. "I knew that is was a long shot but you need to be positive when going out for something you know you'll probably never get." Kissane says, "When I saw the ads running on TV non-stop I was just feeling honored that I even got to try out for them." Kissane has been "Trying out" for stuff since college when he walked into 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City as a 19 year college student and was offered an full semester internship for then NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw, "I was really trying to get an internship with SNL or (David) Letterman! Ya know the funny guys!" Kissane has been more successful working on TV news shows then actual comedies. Besides Brokaw he did six years on WGN's Morning show as a contributor and freelance performer and most recently as a semi regular on Mancow TV on WPWR out of Chicago. -
Q&A: Illinoi GOP leader wants end to 'name calling'Nov 17, 2013 10:29 PM - Despite dismal showings at the polls in recent elections and a highly publicized change in party leadership, the chairman of the Illinois Republican Party says the state GOP is "alive, well and being very, very active." But Jack Dorgan says change is needed if Republicans are going to make gains in a state government dominated by Democrats. -
Man killed, dog injured in Gurnee hit-and-runNov 17, 2013 9:57 AM - A Gurnee man is dead and his dog injured after what police are calling a likely hit-and-run accident. Gurnee Police Sgt. Brian Smith said Timothy Fleming, 31, of the 100 block of Waveland Avenue, was found about 3:45 a.m. near the southbound entrance ramp to Skokie Highway/U.S. Route 41 from Washington Street in Gurnee.
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IC Catholic claims Class 2A volleyball crownNov 17, 2013 8:41 AM - The old saying goes if you wait long enough, good things will eventually happen. And 29 years since it happened last, IC Catholic is once again a state girls volleyball champion. Not waiting as long as they did in Friday's semifinals to get their game rolling, the Knights dominated from start to finish Saturday afternoon, beating previously undefeated Albion Edwards County 25-15, 25-19 in the Class 2A state title game at Redbird Arena. -
Mother McAuley denies Benet the three-peatNov 17, 2013 8:40 AM - Pretty much everyone around Illinois girls volleyball knew it would take a strong team to keep Benet from winning its third straight Class 4A state championship. Mother McAuley was that team. The Mighty Macs, the No. 8 in the latest PrepVolleyball.com national rankings, denied the Redwings the three-peat, winning 25-22, 25-19 Saturday night in the state title match at Redbird Arena. -
St. Francis, Kopec win 10th state titleNov 17, 2013 8:39 AM - Just how dominant was St. Francis' girls volleyball team in winning its second straight Class 3A state championship Saturday? The match was over before it was scheduled to begin. Literally. With no network TV restrictions dictating start times, the IHSA started Saturday's title match between the Spartans and LaSalle-Peru at 5:30 p.m., a full 30 minutes ahead of the 6 p.m. scheduled start time. And it was over at 5:58. St. Francis rolled over L-P 25-19, 25-7 to win its 10th state title under 38th year coach Peg Kopec, the second championship of the day for the Suburban Christian Conference, following IC Catholic Prep's Class 2A title earlier in the afternoon. -
Stevenson somehow managing to put the hurt on opponents
Nov 17, 2013 8:38 AM - More than its fair share of injuries hasn't kept Stevenson from delivering impressive playoff results, including Saturday night's 14-0 victory at Barrington.
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Stevenson gets it done at BarringtonNov 17, 2013 8:36 AM - Stevenson made a pair of early touchdowns hold up against Barrington, and about an hour and a half of lightning delays, in a 14-0 Class 8A quarterfinal victory Saturday night in Barrington. But the Patriots certainly were resting easier. By the time Mother Nature unleashed her rainy, volatile wrath over Saturday night's Class 8A football quarterfinal, the sixth-seeded Patriots were buoyed by a couple of first-quarter touchdowns.
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