Cook County Lifestyle
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Des Plaines fall fest features entertainment, carnival, car showSep 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie Fall into fun at Des Plaines fest The Des Plaines Fall Family Fest and Marketplace features live entertainment, carnival booths and games, car shows, a...
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Country folk art festival this weekend at Kane County fairgroundsSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - A reproduction antique doll should be authentic down to her corset. That's the way Robin Thompson makes them. Honest. "I'm a research junkie," said the Mount Prospect ar...
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Goodman's Zeppo auditions by not auditioningSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Zeppo is the forgotten Marx Brother. Not as loud as Chico, not as verbally adept as Groucho, not as sweet and clownish as Harpo, Zeppo was relegated to playing the setup...
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Best Bets: Skate for the Heart, wine fest, Paul Rodriguez at ParamountSep 14, 2009 11:00 pm - I heart skating "Skate for the Heart" is a to-be-televised NBC show to benefit heart health-care charities. Skating champions Evan Lysacek of Naperville, Sasha Cohen, Jo...
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Cheap fun: Sinatra tribute, 'Oz' anniversary, Bubble ManSep 14, 2009 11:00 pm - $10 and under 'That's Amore' Baritone vocalist Jack Miuccio presents "That's Amore," a musical tribute to some Italian-American crooners, including singers Frank Sinatra...
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Arlington Hts. dad turns dinner chats into 'Guide to Life' bookSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Dinner at the Rosenbaum house was never quick. Until the kids moved out, the Arlington Heights family of four used dinnertime as a time to talk - often for hours - about...
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Revolutionary War battles reenacted at CantignySep 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie Remembering the war More than 500 re-enactors from the Northwest Territory Alliance bring the Revolutionary War to life in the Revolutionary War Re-ena...
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Mexican Independence Day fest Saturday on shores of Lake OpekaSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines Park District and The Mexican Civic Society of Illinois present the 12th annual Festival! A Celebration of Mexican Independence Day, on Saturday, Sept. 1...
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Scandinavian Day Festival by the numbersSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Keeping ethnic traditions alive has grown more challenging as years have passed, according to Jack Grandin, treasurer of Vasa Park in South Elgin. "Scandinavians assimil...
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Family Freedom Fest an opportunity to show troops your appreciationSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Sixth annual festival, noon-10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 in downtown Barrington at the Metra train station. Music, family and children's activities, food, beer garden, spe...