Cook County Lifestyle
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Long Grove girl loving her time with 'Billy Elliot'Sep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Most 12-year-olds aren't worried about what their resumes look like. But most 12-year-olds aren't part of a Tony Award-winning musical, either. Long Grove resident Kayla...
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'Artemis Fowl' author Eoin Colfer in NapervilleSep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - • Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville hosts "Artemis Fowl" author Eoin Colfer as he presents the latest in the series "Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex" at 6:30 p.m. ...
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Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town' a short hike awaySep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Theatre-Hikes continues its season at Lisle's Morton Arboretum with "Our Town," Thornton Wilder's homage to small-town America and the power of love and community. Adam ...
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Early restaurant work made chef what he is todaySep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Growing up in the restaurant business (his family owned local restaurants), Michael Grove knows the ins and outs of the business. He would make a staunch competitor on "...
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Best bets: Lingerie football, David Brenner, improv marathonSep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Bliss blitz? During the first full season of the Lingerie Football League, the Chicago Bliss went undefeated before losing the championship to the Los Angeles Tem...
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Cheap stuff: Dog Days of Dundee, Kite Fest, pioneer daySep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Free Dog Days of Dundee Dogs and their human companions can enjoy some quality time together at the Dog Days of Dundee event in West Dundee. Activiti...
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As an eye-catching design element, a spiral staircase will turn headsSep 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Nothing seems to add grace and beauty to a home like a staircase. So much more than a way to move between levels, a well-thought-out and executed staircase, no matter it...
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Architectural touches set homes from the 1920s apartSep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - In the Haskins' colonial, it's the rich walnut doors with arched tops that catch your eye, and a few blocks away a multitude of seductive casement windows and French doo...
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Cheap fun: Plenty of music, festivals on tap over the long weekendSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - $10 and under Jeni & Billy Hear musical duo Jeni Hankins and Billy Kemp, known as Jeni & Billy, perform their "new old music," taken from Appalachian, bluegrass, country...
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The summer's top box office release? 'Toy Story 3'Sep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - 'Toy Story 3' rules! The Walt Disney/Pixar production "Toy Story 3" (in 3-D) mopped up at the summer box office, coming in No. 1 with a take of $405.8 million sin...