Cook County Lifestyle
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Large, wooded properties preserve Prospect Heights' rural feelAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Prospect Heights offers the best of two worlds. A rustic atmosphere pervades on the city's West side, where large single-family homes sit on sprawling lots with mature l...
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Ravinia's final concerts salute Weill, GalwayAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's annual Ravinia Festival residency heading into its closing weeks, two special events are on tap this weekend: an all-Kurt Weill con...
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Best bets: Batavia art fest, 'Girls Night Out'Aug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Art for all The Art in Your Eye Festival returns for its fifth annual outing along the Batavia Riverwalk, Houston Street and Island Avenue, Batavia. There's hands-on art...
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Arrowhead Restaurant giving grilling tipsAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Fire grill drill Time is running out for summer grilling season. If you still haven't gotten your grilling act together, get some advice in the final "Outside on a Grill...
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'Sweet Charity' director Corti takes on 'Cabaret'Aug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Jim Corti, last year's Jeff Award-winning director of the sensational "Sweet Charity," teams up with music director Doug Peck (the 2008 Jeff winner for Court Theatre's "...
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Rise Against on playing Lollapalooza: It's been a crazy ride'Aug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - It's curious, sometimes, how tastes change. When Joe Principe was first working to put together the band that would become Rise Against, about 10 years ago, there weren'...
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Lovely 'Piazza' lights up Marriott TheatreAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Fans of sophisticated musical theater rejoice! "The Light in the Piazza" shines anew in an emotionally enriching production at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. As w...
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Local auditionsAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - • Artists and crafters are invited to participate in the 19th Annual Arts & Crafts Adventure on Saturday, Sept. 19, in Park Ridge. The American Society of Artists is the...
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Augustfest in Des Plaines celebrates silver anniversaryAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Augustfest, which may be the biggest church-sponsored festival in the Chicago area, turns 25 this year. And Joe Ricchio, 18, of Arlington Heights, has been working on it...
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Cheap stuff: Dog Days, karaoke fest, Noble Fool's 'Picasso'Aug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Free Quality time with Spot and Fido Dogs and their owners are invited to spend time together with various activities at the Dog Days event at Cantigny. Highlights inclu...