Cook County Lifestyle
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'Lady' only fair: Marriott production just doesn't dazzleDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - It says something that some of the brightest, most engrossing scenes in Marriott Theatre's "My Fair Lady" are the debates on class and gender between Heidi Kettenring's ...
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Daily Herald critics pick year's best restaurantsDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - The suburbs sometimes get a bad rap for being the land of homogenized chain restaurants. But as our restaurant critics can tell you, that image couldn't be farther from ...
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Local auditionsDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - • Auditions for the tuition-based Improv Playhouse North Shore Teen and Junior Improv Ensembles are at The Art Center, 1957 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. Students in 5th...
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Cancer survivor Piscopo to headline New Year's Eve charity eventDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Joe Piscopo can tell great Chicago stories, and doesn't think there's anything strange about that, even though he's a New Jersey guy through and through. "I think it's t...
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Naperville teen having a blast in Scientology spoofDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Sara Geist, a freshman at Naperville Central and star of Next Theatre's holiday comedy, "A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant," began acting professi...
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Bars, restaurants hopping (and popping) come New Year's EveDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - No matter what kind of year it's been for you, 2009 is coming to an end. If you want to spend the last night of the year out on the town, it's time to start making plans...
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Geneva's Alain Roby writes new desserts cookbookDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - He has two world records, countless honors in the international culinary world and has baked for kings and presidents, yet Alain Roby managed a first this year. He wrote...
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Gin Blossoms to headline New Year's Eve Rock 'n' Roll BallDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - The Gin Blossoms, who produced a string of huge hits in the 1990s, will headline the annual New Year's Eve Rock 'n' Roll Ball in Rosemont. In addition to the Gin Blossom...
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Hold the champagne: New Year's Eve events for the whole familyDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Just because your kids are likely to be snoozing by midnight doesn't mean you can't share some New Year's Eve excitement with them. Parties throughout the Chicago area o...
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Best bets: Viennese NYE, Hard Rock Christmas, last NutcrackerDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Viennese NYE Conductor Kirk Muspratt and the New Philharmonic usher in the New Year with traditional American and Austrian waltzes, polkas and more music in the concert ...