Cook County Lifestyle
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Local playwright/acting duo team up for fractured fairy taleAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - What happens when a standard fairy tale ending (happily ever after) turns out to be more "ever after" than happy? That question is at the center of the new short comedy ...
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GreenSugar takes its bluesy rock to local stagesAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - When they were students at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, 30-year-olds Parker Dodson and Jon Patrick Luby were both into the grunge music scene. Both loved bands...
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Preschool of rock: Wiggles coming to RosemontAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - All right, parents, here's your chance to indoctrinate your preschool kids into their first concert experience, as the Wiggles make one of their periodic stops in the Ch...
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Take our train lovers tour of the suburbsAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Trains, large and small, seem to be rolling all over the suburbs these days - and we're not just talking about the freight trains that stop traffic or the Metra lines th...
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Inns treat guests to homemade breakfastsAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Having recently driven across the country and back, I appreciate the convenience of the continental breakfast offered at Best Western and other hotel/motel chains. Pouri...
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Try a gourmet 8-ounce burger at Fleming'sAug 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Prime Burger time Gourmets and hamburger fans alike can enjoy the Prime Burger, a seasoned, seared and broiled 8-ounce creation with cheddar cheese and brown sugar-glaze...
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Best bets: Air and Water Show, the 'seventh Python', the WigglesAug 10, 2009 11:00 pm - By air, by sea Be taken aback by the might of the U.S. military this weekend at the 51st Annual Chicago Air and Water Show. Watch formations and routines by the U.S. Air...
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Gurnee Days celebration features rides, contests and moreAug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie Gurnee Days The annual Gurnee Days celebration features carnival rides, the Gurnee Idol contest, a bike rodeo, "Movie in the Park Friday," a golf tourn...
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Pluck your largest tomato for Dundee Township contestAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Gardeners take note, the Dundee Township Visitor's Center, 319 N. River St. in East Dundee, is once again hosting a Largest Tomato Contest Saturday, Aug. 15. This is the...
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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...