Cook County Entertainment
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Images: Suburban Chicago’s Got Talent Winner ChosenAug 10, 2013 7:59 pm - Gabriela Francesca of Palatine is named the winner of the Suburban Chicago’s Got Talent competition at the Taste of Arlington Heights on Saturday. ...
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What to do while visiting Comic ConAug 06, 2013 6:00 am - Walking onto the floor of the Chicago Comic Con can be a disorienting experience. Do you try to grab a celebrity autograph? Find a seat at one of the panel discussions?...
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Chicago Comic Con arrives in Rosemont with something for fans of comic books, movies and moreAug 06, 2013 6:00 am - When Hollywood first launched its invasion of comic-book conventions roughly a decade ago, some hard-core comics fans resisted, eyeing the newcomers with a “this town ai...
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Curtain comes down on COD arts center directorJul 25, 2013 11:20 am - Leader leaving McAninch Center
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‘World War Z’ author Max Brooks visits HarperJul 13, 2013 8:00 am - Novelist/actor Max Brooks came to Palatine’s Harper College campus Friday night to talk all things zombie during a presentation at the Performing Arts Center. He is the...
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Max Brooks took Terkel approach to ‘World War Z’Jul 10, 2013 12:03 pm - Somewhere on a Wisconsin lake, “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War” novelist Max Brooks baited a hook while fishing for bass aboard his brother-in-law’s cano...
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Suburban 'inspired madman' marches to beat of his own drumMay 28, 2013 4:45 am - Seven-time Grammy Award winner and Cary-Grove High School graduate Paul Wertico talks like a jazz musician. No, wait. That's not quite accurate. Wertico, an acclaimed ...
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Mitzi Gaynor: Superstar, one-time Elgin girlMar 19, 2013 11:00 am - "Oh, honey," Mitzi Gaynor told us, "it's hard to be Mitzi Gaynor. I drive myself crazy worrying and hoping all the time, and I never want to disappoint anyone." Count u...
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Hoffman Estates native hits right notes in HollywoodMar 12, 2013 5:00 am - The way Emerson Swinford sees it, he had no choice. He had to work with music. Or die trying. "This is what I've dreamed of since I was a kid," Swinford said. "I had ...
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New Philharmonic gets three-concert reprieveFeb 11, 2013 4:00 pm - A 36-year-old professional orchestra that appeared to be playing its last note at the College of DuPage has been called back for an encore. College officials have agreed...