Cook County Lifestyle
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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...
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Local tryouts & auditionsSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - • "Billy Elliot The Musical" has open auditions for boys ages 9-12 on Saturday, Sept. 12, and for girls ages 9-12 on Sunday, Sept. 13, at the Lou Conte Dance Studio, 114...
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Beer-chugging contest is no more, but plenty to do at Villa Park festSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Thirty years ago, Villa Park's first Oktoberfest featured German yodeling and a beer-chugging contest. Just imagine a municipality trying to get away with that today. "P...
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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...