Des Plaines Lifestyle
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Best bets: 'Jersey Boys' at ECC, Mandel at HemmensNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Elgin 'Boys' For the past two years, Michael Ingersoll has made special suburban concert appearances with and without his co-stars from the Chicago company of "Jersey Bo...
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Fireplaces, updated for 21st century, a green choice for warming homeNov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - From the earliest times, nothing has evoked a feeling of home and family like a warm, inviting fire. While fire was initially outside and essential for survival, it even...
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Cantigny Park plans special veterans' memorial eventNov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie Candles in the wind Take part in honoring more than 650,000 American veterans who have given their lives in combat since the Revolutionary War, during ...
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Splashy shows take center stage this holiday seasonNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - The holidays are rapidly approaching. Along with coordinating elaborate turkey dinners and frantically finding gifts on holiday wish lists, there are also entertainment ...
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Local auditonsNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - • Volunteers are being sought for the 76th McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade from 6 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov. 26, in Chicago. More than 1,300 volunteers are needed in a v...
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Best bets: Saturday Night Fight, Joan Rivers, Ski DazzleNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Broadcast bouts Feel the chill of old Cold War winds when No. 1-ranked MMA Heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko of Russia does battle with undefeated American Brett Ro...
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Scotch and sides at Red Oak Room in WheatonNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - The Red Oak Room at Cantigny Golf in Wheaton is hosting a Whiskey and Hors d'oeuvres Reception. The tasting event will feature selections of Scotch and whiskey, along wi...
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Monstrous martinis, clever costumes make Halloween options bewitchingOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - You've got a killer costume but don't know where to go to show it off? With Halloween falling on a Saturday, bars throughout the suburbs are throwing big bashes where yo...
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Sharon Robinson goes from backup to collaborator to folk legendOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Sharon Robinson was just a backup singer when she caught the ear of folk legend Leonard Cohen in 1980. Seated at a piano in a hotel lobby, the aspiring songwriter asked...
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Best bets: Circus comes to town, storytelling fest, 'thunder drums'Oct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Join the circus The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus goes "ZING, ZANG, ZOOM" in its latest spectacular featuring exotic animals, trapeze artists, clowns and man...