Cook County Lifestyle
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Wheeling townhouse community situated near Restaurant RowOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - For those who prefer the finer things in life, Millbrook Pointe features 60 luxury residences arranged in small clusters of two-story townhouses and three-story row hous...
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Local auditionsOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - • Volunteers are being sought for the 76th McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade from 6 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Nov. 26, in Chicago. More than 1,300 volunteers are needed in ...
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Suburban native embraces her heritage in 'House on Mango Street'Oct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Some come to acting early, some come to it late. But few people come to acting after preparing, as Mount Prospect native Mari Stratton did, for a career in opera. Stratt...
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Where the boys aren't: All-female cast takes shot at 'Romeo & Juliet'Oct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - As director Sean Hargadon surveyed the crop of actors auditioning for his Janus Theatre Co. production of "Romeo & Juliet," he might have thought, "Wherefore art thou, d...
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Arlo Guthrie honors heritage with family-style tourOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Few last names in the history of American music are as evocative as "Guthrie." Just hearing it makes one think of dusty roads, beat-up acoustic guitars and the quest for...
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Walnut Speakeasy embraces past - but doesn't skip on modern amenitiesOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Alcohol may be perfectly legal, but that doesn't stop The Walnut Speakeasy from embracing the Prohibition Era mystique. While in most ways it's a totally modern sports b...
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Nancy Smith makes Crunchy Honey-Mustard TilapiaOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - What should you do when a dozen cordial glasses appear on your front porch one morning, lined up next to the daily newspaper? Throw a cordial party, of course, with fanc...
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Mt. Prospect musician plays with Aretha Franklin, Stevie WonderOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - It wasn't that Chinbat Batmunkh hadn't found musical success. In fact, the musician and keyboard player was famous in his home country of Mongolia. He began playing clas...
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'Caroline, or Change' takes top honors at Jeff AwardsOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - For all the accolades Drury Lane Oak Brook and Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire earned for its productions of "Miss Saigon" and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream...
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Best bets: Get your Thriller tribute locally at Great AmericaOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Thriller tribute If you want to help break a world record for the most people simultaneously dancing the late Michael Jackson's "Thriller" dance, then head over to Six F...