Des Plaines Lifestyle
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Broadway star's concert to open reborn Chicago theaterSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - "An Evening with Sutton Foster" reopens the renovated and rechristened 550-seat Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place in Chicago tonight. The four-performance-only cab...
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Home Run Inn locations to offer fall treats, funSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Fall treats at Home Run Dig into free taffy apple sundaes on Sundays through Oct. 10 at Home Run Inn with the purchase of a pizza. Finish off dinner and head over to the...
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble to open with 'The Mystery of Irma Vep'Sep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble opens its season with "The Mystery of Irma Vep," a horror satire in which a newly married woman finds her husband still pining over his late wif...
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Reporter gets shot at participatory 'Putnam County Spelling Bee'Sep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - In my nearly 25 years writing for the Daily Herald, I've covered my fair share of spelling, geography and even chemistry bees. Luckily, I've never had to compete in one ...
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Cheap stuff: Guitars of Spain, farm frolic, Chicago art exhibitionSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Free Memories on canvas Algonquin artist Anne Marie Cina exhibits 12 paintings, accompanied by narrative, about her life in the 1950s and '60s in the...
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Suburban actors star in fall television showsSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Last year, Prospect High School alumnus Ian Brennan provided a little suburban pride by drawing on his educational (and choir) background to create the hit Fox musical c...
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Best bets: Brad Garrett, Bill Cosby, Lee DeWyzeSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Idol homecoming II The homecoming concert celebrations continue for Mount Prospect native and 2010 "American Idol" winner Lee DeWyze. If you missed DeWyze as part...
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Toom Toom Thai gives diners a world of choicesSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - I've had some mixed experiences with Thai restaurants in the past few years. Thanks to a recent visit to Toom Toom Thai in Elgin, though, I've finally found one that hit...
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'Vampirates' author in Schamburg, Downers GroveSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - • Author Justin Somper reads from and signs copies of his book "Vampirates: The Empire of the Night #5" at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at Borders Books and Music, 1540 E....
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Local film fests offer features and shorts from across the globeSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Fall has arrived and you know what that means, right? Film festivals! As sure as the leaves turn red, pumpkins pop up and cooler weather invades the Midwest, movie festi...