Cook County Lifestyle
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Local auditionsOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - • Volunteers are being sought for the 76th McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade from 6 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov. 26, in Chicago. More than 1,300 volunteers are needed in a v...
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31 fun and frightening ways to celebrate Halloween this weekendOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - If you haven't already booked a big Halloween bash or organized a group outing to a local haunted house, no fear: There are plenty of fun - and freaky - ways to mark Oct...
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Sharon Robinson goes from backup to collaborator to folk legendOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Sharon Robinson was just a backup singer when she caught the ear of folk legend Leonard Cohen in 1980. Seated at a piano in a hotel lobby, the aspiring songwriter asked...
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Yes, Virginia, you can find a commercial-free movie theaterOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - No-commercial Catlow I couldn't believe my eyeballs, but there it was in the Daily Herald movie ads buried in fine print: "No commercial ads shown before feature." What?...
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All-female cast takes on modern-day 'Romeo and Juliet'Oct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Janus Theatre Company's all-female production of "Romeo and Juliet" is sure to raise a few eyebrows. Just seeing two women embracing in the title roles might make some p...
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Best bets: Circus comes to town, storytelling fest, 'thunder drums'Oct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Join the circus The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus goes "ZING, ZANG, ZOOM" in its latest spectacular featuring exotic animals, trapeze artists, clowns and man...
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Antioch High turns best-seller on teen suicide into fall playOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - A nationally known, best-selling author will be in the audience when Antioch Community High School students present their fall play, "13 Reasons Why." After all, it's hi...
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Trick-or-Treat Trails event comes to North ChicagoOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie! Trick-or-Treat Trails Youngsters and their families can get into the Halloween spirit a bit early at the Trick-or-Treat Trails event at North Chicago'...
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Wild bird winter photo galleryOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - ...
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Movie lover scares up annual Flashback conventionOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - I know all about the sacrifices that Mike Kerz made to turn his dream of a horror convention into a reality. I met Mike when he was a manager at One Schaumburg Place Cin...