Prospect Heights Lifestyle
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Celebrate German heritage at Long Grove's OktoberfestOct 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie Long Grove Oktoberfest Celebrate German heritage at Long Grove's Oktoberfest. German dancing and German fare, including beer and brats, are featured. O...
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Renowned pianist Rudolf Budginas takes classical music for a spinSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Rudolf Budginas isn't interested in playing classical music the way it was written. The 40-year-old Lithuanian-born musician is well aware of its reputation for being l...
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Bands with suburban roots a big part of annual punk-rock festSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Ben Weasel, leader of one of the most influential bands to emerge from the Northwest suburbs, probably won't see many of his old teachers in the crowd when he takes the ...
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Arlington Hts. dad turns dinner chats into 'Guide to Life' bookSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Dinner at the Rosenbaum house was never quick. Until the kids moved out, the Arlington Heights family of four used dinnertime as a time to talk - often for hours - about...
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Touring cast of 'The Color Purple' brings more than a few surprises to townSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - The main reason to catch the Chicago return engagement of "The Color Purple"? One word: Fantasia. The 2004 winner of the FOX reality TV series "American Idol" shows tha...
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Research helps Prospect Heights actor give 'Fake' its authenticitySep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Alan Wilder went to the Field Museum last week. It wasn't a pleasure trip. The longtime Steppenwolf ensemble member and resident of Prospect Heights was preparing for th...
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Large, wooded properties preserve Prospect Heights' rural feelAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Prospect Heights offers the best of two worlds. A rustic atmosphere pervades on the city's West side, where large single-family homes sit on sprawling lots with mature l...
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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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Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts announces 2009-10 seasonJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Comedy from Groucho Marx to Patti Vasquez and music ranging from a cappella to instrumental jazz are among the entertainment in store for Schaumburg's Prairie Center for...
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Jazz Week in Naperville, Makeshift Prodigy at MetroJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - So hot it's cool Naperville Mayor George Pradel has declared it Vocal Jazz Week, as North Central College holds its "Hot Jazz - 6 Cool Nights" festival starting tonight....