Cook County Lifestyle
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Des Plaines restaurant brings Bulgaria to the suburbsSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Since at least the turn of the last century, when Bulgarian author Aleko Konstantinov inspired a wave of immigration with his account of the 1893 World's Columbian Expos...
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Itasca celebrates Oktoberfest and fire district's 100th year this weekendSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - This weekend, Itasca is reveling in the excitement of something still new while celebrating the achievements of something quite old. The town's second Oktoberfest runs F...
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After Hours screening Dvortsevoy's 'Tulpan'Sep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - 'Tulpan' The After Hours Film Society presents Sergei Dvortsevoy's seemingly plotless look at the lives of poor ranchers in Kazakhstan. It's an astonishing work, ripe wi...
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Music highlights Fox Valley Irish FestivalSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - When planners say that this year's Fox Valley Irish Festival is truly for all ages, they're not just full of blarney. The Irish Fest, a late summer staple for West Dund...
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Kevin Bacon bringing band to MetropolisSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Six degrees of ... OK, well-known actors who launch music careers usually elicit snickers. But the Bacon Brothers, the rock band led by actor Kevin Bacon and his brother...
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'Working' to open Steel Beam's ninth seasonSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - "Working" at Steel Beam Steel Beam Theatre opens its ninth season with "Working," the musical inspired by Studs Terkel's salute to the everymen and everywomen who make u...
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New dessert menu at Naperville's Hugo'sSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Hugo's Frog Bar & Fish House in Naperville is introducing a new dessert menu. In celebration, Hugo's is offering its signature Carrot Cake Cupcakes for just $1 apiece th...
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The Vine in Grayslake: Wine bar meets sports barSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Want a classy place to eat oysters and sip a $100 bottle of wine? It's here. How about a casual joint with $2 pints of beer, buffalo wings and sports on big-screen TVs? ...
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Elgin director takes 'repeat w/Madeline' out to dinnerSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin-based director and actor Richard Pahl has spent his career working on conventional stages - places where the audience has its place, the actors have theirs and oft...
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Best Bets: Bacon Brothers, Bill Bellamy, Ani DiFrancoSep 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Tasty duo Hollywood film star Kevin Bacon and his brother, Michael, make up the rock duo known as The Bacon Brothers. See these two up close and personal as they rock it...