Des Plaines Lifestyle
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Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town' a short hike awaySep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Theatre-Hikes continues its season at Lisle's Morton Arboretum with "Our Town," Thornton Wilder's homage to small-town America and the power of love and community. Adam ...
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Early restaurant work made chef what he is todaySep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Growing up in the restaurant business (his family owned local restaurants), Michael Grove knows the ins and outs of the business. He would make a staunch competitor on "...
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Cheap stuff: Dog Days of Dundee, Kite Fest, pioneer daySep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Free Dog Days of Dundee Dogs and their human companions can enjoy some quality time together at the Dog Days of Dundee event in West Dundee. Activiti...
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'American Idol' tour brings DeWyze back homeAug 26, 2010 11:00 pm - For the first time in months, Lee DeWyze will return home on Saturday, Aug. 28. There will be a few people waiting for him. As in, thousands ready to cheer him on at the...
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Lee DeWyze's parents not moving to Hollywood anytime soonAug 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Lee DeWyze Sr. cashed in on being "the father of Lee DeWyze" once. It was the night his son won "American Idol" and he was on a hotel rooftop in Los Angeles with hundred...
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Mount Prospect native jumps at chance to stage 'Daredevil's Hamlet'Aug 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Actor and musician John Pierson has always been a guy to leap out of the box - literally and figuratively. In rock circles, he is known for being a founding member of th...
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New dramas, time-tested musicals among fall's theater offeringsAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - You can't please everybody with theater. Play things too safely and a theater audience becomes bored and complacent. Take too many artistic risks and audiences will fle...
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Burgers to bistro - chef keeps it seasonalAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The burger on homemade rye on Hackney's in Lake Zurich and wasabi-crusted ahi tuna with red miso at Retro Bistro in Mount Prospect seem worlds apart to most people, but ...
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'Wiggly Circus Live!' coming to RosemontAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Preschool favorites The Wiggles bring their "Wiggly Circus Live!" to the Rosemont Theatre for two shows only. Joining the Australian quartet in their big top extravaganz...
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Flash back to the '80s at the Lodge at Four LakesAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Flash back to the '80s in Lisle. Party with the band Breakfast Club at the Lodge at Four Lakes. Sip $2.50 Hop Head beers, $4 22-ounce Sam Adams and Sam summer drafts, $4...