Downers Grove Lifestyle
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Where to take Dad out to dinner SundayJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Restaurants are offering up everything from a beer brunch to free Buffalo wings in honor of Father's Day Sunday, June 21. Here's a sampling of local dining opportunities...
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College radio stations are holding their own as world turns digitalJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Deep inside the studios of WONC 89.1 FM, the radio station of Naperville's North Central College, sits a device that might seem like a relic from the Jurassic Period: a ...
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Free pizza for kids at Pompei in SchaumburgJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Youngsters ages 12 and under can dine on free pizza each Monday night at Pompei in Schaumburg. Pompei also offers its guests a Family Night menu of pizza, gelato and a d...
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Watch the beds zipping by at Naper DaysJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie! Keeping clean - the 1890s way Learn how people kept clean in the 1890s, before indoor plumbing and modern bathing products were invented, during the "...
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'Gallagher Girls' author in NapervilleJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - • Meet authors Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip (who write under the name of "Michael Stanley") as they discuss and sign copies of their latest book, "The Second Death ...
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Tight economy leads to rebirth of resale storesJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Martin Lopos walked out of the Goodwill store in Mundelein pleased with his purchase. He paid only $9.99 for a new tower fan that sells for at least $40 at regular retai...
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It's that time again: Suburban festivals get into full swingJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - It's finally here - the start of a season full of reasons to get out of the house and enjoy, as suburban festivals and outdoor events get into full swing today. Whether ...
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Musical "Camelot" opens season for RaviniaJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Ravinia Festival opened its season Friday night in Highland Park with the musical "Camelot." Tony winner George Hearn and two-time Grammy winner Sylvia McNair led the en...
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Quietly moving 'O'Horten' at Music BoxJun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - A quietly moving story about quietly moving on. Norwegian filmmaker Bent Hamer's art house offering "O'Horten" is less interested in plot than in the moody visuals surro...
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Bad news got you down? These folks find ways to stay happyJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The recession drags on. Friends and neighbors are losing jobs and homes. And then we have to worry about plane crashes or the swine flu. Yet, in nooks and crannies aroun...