Cook County Lifestyle
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The Prairie Cartel headlines Bottom LoungeJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - The Prairie Cartel is on the forefront of a burgeoning electronic music scene, yet the group's members are far from newcomers to local stages. Local mainstays The Prairi...
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Special menus, festivities ring in Chinese calendar's year of the oxJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - This year more than ever, people are craving a fresh start. And while to some extent the new year holiday offered that a few weeks back, a double dose is arguably what t...
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'The Foreigner' at the Metropolis fails to hit homeJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - "The Foreigner" has a brilliant premise: a man who masks his shyness by pretending he cannot speak English finds himself entangled in one awkward situation after another...
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Sinatra impersonator at Founders' Day brunchJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - The 11th Annual Founders' Day Brunch kicks off Elgin Community College's 60th anniversary celebrations. The theme is "Vintage 1949" and features a Frank Sinatra imperson...
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Peggy Kinanne's bringing back New Wave, British InvasionJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - The '80s are back (at least for one night) at Peggy Kinnane's in Arlington Heights where retro party band Selective Recall plays Friday, Jan. 23. If it's '50s rockabilly...
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Cary native takes heat in Ramsay's Hell's KitchenJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Christine Kocol had little doubt that her son Wil would grow up to be a chef. When, years ago, the Cary mother of three purchased a toy kitchen set for her daughter, it ...
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Outstanding wine house equally attractive to beer loversJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Wine bars intimidate me. My knowledge of wine is limited, and even though I am at a wine bar, I know I will just order a beer. Will they frown on me for this choice? Is ...
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Ambitious Fresh 1800 not your usual hotel restaurantJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - For a long time, hotel restaurants existed to serve tourists, suits and the occasional passerby, but they weren't destinations in their own right. Thanks to chefs. who s...
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Go guideJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie! Ice is nice Learn about the importance of ice in the 1800s - before refrigeration - during the "Ice Harvesting" program. See an exhibit of ice-cutting...
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Two pound of crabmeat? No problem at Shaw'sJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Shaw's Crab House is hosting its annual Crab Festival throughout the month of January. Special menus are offered featuring crab dishes such as a three-course, family-sty...