Downers Grove Lifestyle
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Naperville's Shinto spotlights specialty sushiAug 10, 2009 11:00 pm - It's in a strip mall, and it feels like it. But touches like a meandering fountain - complete with see-through floor panel - cloudlike ceiling installations and high-ene...
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Best bets: Air and Water Show, the 'seventh Python', the WigglesAug 10, 2009 11:00 pm - By air, by sea Be taken aback by the might of the U.S. military this weekend at the 51st Annual Chicago Air and Water Show. Watch formations and routines by the U.S. Air...
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Best bets: Batavia art fest, 'Girls Night Out'Aug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Art for all The Art in Your Eye Festival returns for its fifth annual outing along the Batavia Riverwalk, Houston Street and Island Avenue, Batavia. There's hands-on art...
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Lady Upstairs show a true NCC homecomingAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - The Lady Upstairs, an acoustic rock band, was just cutting its teeth in 2002 at North Central College when it appeared on the campus radio station and performed a cover ...
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New book celebrates the joys of seeing redAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - As the home of President Barack Obama, Illinois has a reputation as a blue state. But not for author Nicole Giladi. "Illinois was my reddest state," say Giladi, author o...
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Dogs and their owners can frolic together at Catigny ParkAug 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie Fun for our four-legged friends Dogs and their human companions are all invited to the Dog Days event at Cantigny Park. The day features events for bot...
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Growing trend allows clients to make own choices at food pantriesJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - A trend seems to be growing among area food pantries. From Naperville to Palatine, agencies have moved toward more of a "client choice" system, as opposed to the pre-bag...
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A book-reporty look at the inventor of the sitcomJul 30, 2009 11:00 pm - 'Mrs. Goldberg" Aviva Kempner's documentary "Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg" is a journalistically sound, but conventional, book-reporty look at the amazing accomplishments of G...
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Best bets: Comic-Con, rock art at Arlington Park, cheap KornJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Comic confabulation Don your comic book hero duds and go into full-obsessive-fan-mode when Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con 2009 & Video Game Expo sets up shop at the Dona...
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Bluesman Keb' Mo' loves his musical 'journey'Jul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Motown legend Smokey Robinson and Grammy Award-winning bluesman Keb' Mo' will visit Lisle this weekend for a pair of outdoor concerts at Morton Arboretum. The shows, pa...