Glencoe
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Metropolis director hired Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell before they were famousSep 22, 2015 5:30 am - Years ago, Joe Keefe produced a Las Vegas comedy show called “The No Budget Circus” and hired two not-yet-famous Second City comedians to co-star in it, Stephen Colbert ...
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Songs of Summer flower show coming to Chicago Botanic GardenJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - District IX of the Garden Clubs of Illinois will host its Standard Flower Show "Songs of Summer" from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, and 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, A...
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Man sentenced to home confinement for fatal Lincolnshire DUI crashJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - A 67-year-old man was sentenced to 36 months of home confinement Wednesday for killing a Wheeling woman in a 2012 DUI-related car crash in Lincolnshire. However, John W...
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Bonsai curator finds his groove at Chicago Botanic GardenJul 16, 2015 11:00 pm - Snip. Snip. Snip. With the gentle sounds of waterfalls and birds singing in the background, bonsai curator Chris Baker gently clipped several leaves from a dawn redwood ...
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Passion for wine industry leads to father-son partnershipJul 05, 2015 6:00 am - Glencoe resident Bud Schwarzbach is 80 and still pursues his passion: Wine. And he's turned that passion into a business he shares with his son. The two love it so much...
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'Doubt' retains its power in Writers Theatre's site-specific productionMay 08, 2015 4:45 pm - A decade after it debuted, John Patrick Shanley's play "Doubt: A Parable" still packs an unsettling dramatic punch. Local audiences can once again confront the many chal...
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Theater events: Mood swings and more in Copley's 'Menopause The Musical'Apr 29, 2015 6:00 am - That certain age Four women who meet at a department store lingerie sale discuss the travails of middle age - mood swings, hot flashes, chocolate cravings and the l...
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Writers Theatre announces first season in new homeMar 16, 2015 1:00 am - Writers Theatre Monday unveiled an eclectic mix of shows for its upcoming 2015-16 season, the first in the Glencoe theater's new home. The season will kick off Oct. 21 i...
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Rose gardens to be featured at Chicago Flower & Garden ShowMar 08, 2015 7:00 am - Stepping into the “rose room of your dreams” at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, presented by Mariano's March 14-22, may feel like stepping onto the Crawley family's co...
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Writers' deeply felt 'Anne Frank' mesmerizes audienceMar 06, 2015 12:00 pm - "It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people a...