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    Best bets: Get rolling with The Stones at United Center

    The Rolling Stones, featuring Keith Richards, left, and Mick Jagger, will perform at the United Center in Chicago on Tuesday, May 28, Friday, May 31, and Monday, June 3.

    May 21, 2013 6:33 AM

    Who knew that The Rolling Stones would still be rocking after 50 years. Catch up with these rock legends starting Tuesday, May 28, for three "50 and Counting" tour concerts at the United Center. See acrobats, clowns, contortionists and more when the Piccadilly Circus arrives at the DuPage County Expo Center in St. Charles this weekend. The Butterflies & Blooms exhibition returns this weekend at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

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    Young baker not afraid to test new skills

    At 16, Danaca Fiedler, is already a seasoned baker. Her Chocolate Mousse Trifle is a favorite among her parents and five siblings.

    May 21, 2013 6:15 AM

    At 16, Danaca Fiedler of Arlington Heights is already a seasoned baker, crafting treats for her parents and five siblings on a near weekly basis. "What really inspires me is thinking of what friends and family will love," Danaca says. "When I'm baking, I always want it to be for my family and friends and hope they will like it."

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    Eve from 'Days' still a tough girl from suburbs

    Charlotte Ross, who grew up in Glencoe and Winnetka, stars on the new VH1 series, “Hit the Floor.”

    May 21, 2013 5:01 AM

    On television, Winnetka native Charlotte Ross is often cast as an aggressive, and, shall we say, not-so-nice woman. She's no pushover in her latest role, either, as Olivia Vincent, the shrewd dance squad director on "Hit the Floor." The sexy new series debuts May 27 on VH1. "I gravitate to strong women roles," said Ross, 45. "I've played many variations of Eve Donovan.

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    Khaled Hosseini’s new book is another tear-jerker

    “And the Mountains Echoed” by Khaled Hosseini

    May 21, 2013 6:00 AM

    My main goal in reading Khaled Hosseini's new book, "And the Mountains Echoed," was to avoid crying. I failed within the first 20 pages. Much like Hosseini's earlier works, his latest book is bathed in sadness and despair, with the requisite occasional ray of hope. "And the Mountains Echoed" is powerful and haunting. This book is akin to a collection of short stories from pre-2001 and post-2001 Afghanistan.

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    Improved ‘Metro: Last Light’ digs deep under Moscow

    “Metro: Last Light” has fixed many of the flaws that plagued 2010’s “Metro: 2033.”

    May 21, 2013 6:00 AM

    What are you doing after the apocalypse? Video-game creators have been asking that question for years. Ukrainian developer 4A Games based 2010's "Metro: 2033" on the bleak fiction of Russian novelist Dmitry Glukhovsky. The new sequel, "Metro: Last Light," boasts extraordinary visuals plus responsive combat controls. "Last Light" throws you into a claustrophobic world teeming with tension beneath a nuclear-ravaged Moscow.

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    Prospect Heights man reinvents play while homeless

    Looking similar to the way he did while living out of his van, Prospect Heights director and actor Hans Fleischmann draws rave reviews with his revolutionary take on Tennessee Williams' classic “The Glass Menagerie,” a Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. production running through June at the Theater Wit in Chicago.

    May 21, 2013 5:08 AM

    Perhaps Prospect Heights native Hans Fleischmann pours so much of himself into a daring production of Tennesee Williams' classic "The Glass Menagerie" because he developed the production's vision while living in a van on the street. “It's 2 in the morning, and there is this guy talking loudly right outside my van. He just sounds like this Hollywood jerk,” recalls the 37-year-old Prospect Heights actor and director, who had ventured to Hollywood to strike it big.

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