Cook County Lifestyle
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Coon Creek Country Days offers better rides, food drive pushJul 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Hampshire will triple in size this weekend as it plays host to the Coon Creek Country Days. Residents of Hampshire and the other far-flung west suburbs will gather for t...
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Theater on the hoof coming back to ElginJul 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Walkabout returns Janus and Vex are among the six Elgin theater companies participating in the second annual "Walkabout: Theater on Your Feet," an event combining perfor...
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Pasta Fazool's 'Parachute' halfheartedly deploysJul 29, 2009 11:00 pm - It's a family affair for Pasta Fazool Players, a new theater company making its Northwest suburban debut in Des Plaines with Laura Toffenetti's new comedy "Without a Par...
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Art for rock's sake this weekend at Arlington ParkJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Art for rock's sake Classic-rock WDRV 97.1-FM holds a rock-art festival this weekend at Arlington Park. The artwork of various rock stars - from Ron Wood and Bob Dylan t...
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Odds-on favorite: Jimmy D's trots out a fresh new look in Arlington Hts.Jul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Odds are, if you've ever spent a considerable amount of time at Arlington Park, you've heard of Jimmy D's, an Arlington Heights mainstay which is only a stone's throw aw...
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FoxFireFest celebrates the arts in ElginJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - The FoxFireFest will celebrate the Elgin's arts and culture for the 50th time this weekend throughout downtown Elgin. "There are so many components to this festival, in...
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Young chef incorporates wisdom of mentors into his own kitchenJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - The Chicago suburbs are a long way from the glitz of Las Vegas. Yet that's where twenty-something Andrew Jennrich found himself a few years ago. Jennrich, a 2003 graduat...
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Hospitality is served up alongside the sushi at NaganoJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - As far as suburban sushi is concerned, there are two schools of thought: city spinoffs and family-owned shops that tend to be hit or miss. There is a certain resignation...
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Best bets: Comic-Con, rock art at Arlington Park, cheap KornJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Comic confabulation Don your comic book hero duds and go into full-obsessive-fan-mode when Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con 2009 & Video Game Expo sets up shop at the Dona...
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Lake County Fair (July 28 - August 2)Jul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - ...