Cook County Lifestyle
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Elk Grove's Kurumaya offers a different cup of teaNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - A hidden gem in Elk Grove Village, Kurumaya Japanese Kitchen numbers among a handful of places that come as close as the Chicago area has to izakayas, Japanese taverns. ...
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The robot is in: New surgical technique helps cancer patientsNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - On a TV screen in an operating room, tiny pincers deep inside an abdomen separate a bundle of nerves and blood vessels from a red ball of flesh. Scissors smaller than a ...
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Get a head start on holiday shopping at craft fairsOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Even though Thanksgiving is still weeks away, stores are already gearing up for holiday shopping. If you want to get an early start on your list you can make sure to get...
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AC/DC drives 'Rock N' Roll Train' into RosemontOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite its volume, AC/DC's sold-out concert at Rosemont's Allstate Arena on Thursday, Oct. 30, was a soothing spectacle. The Australian hard rock quintet's first area s...
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Lily Tomlin plays one show in RosemontOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Lily Tomlin loves performing live. She might be best known for her work on TV, in particular her breakthrough appearances on the hyperkinetic 1960s comedy variety show "...
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Local theater scene moving beyond colorOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - An opera singer's career is a precarious affair. But for African-American opera singers, there can be even more hurdles because of typecasting and lingering prejudices o...
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Celebrate fright night with costume contests, drink specialsOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Don't be afraid of getting all dressed up with no place to go this Halloween. Plenty of bars and clubs provide the place to catch some entertainment and show off your co...
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Digging into madness with The GravetonesOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Ever since Screamin' Jay Hawkins burst out of his coffin to howl "I Put a Spell on You," horror and rock have gone hand-in-claw. At the very dawn of rock 'n' roll - of y...
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Previews continue for Marriott's 'Aladdin'Oct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Previews continue for the Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences production of "Aladdin," inspired by the 1992 Disney film about an urchin whose life transforms when a gen...
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Chicago-based Rabid Rabbit finds balance between art, mayhemOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Rabid Rabbit, "Rabid Rabbit" (Interloper), By a strange set of circumstances, the spacy, heavy strains of experimental doom have edged their way into tastemakers' i...