DuPage County Lifestyle
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College radio stations are holding their own as world turns digitalJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Deep inside the studios of WONC 89.1 FM, the radio station of Naperville's North Central College, sits a device that might seem like a relic from the Jurassic Period: a ...
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Batavia native brings Brecht to the stage in a whole new wayJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Those who argue that the suburbs breed conformity should meet Paul Kalina. Kalina, founding member of the brilliant and insane physical comedy troupe 500 Clown, proves ...
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Eclectic Los Lobos to play Blues on the FoxJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I remember seeing Los Lobos while on vacation on the Delaware shore in what must have been the early '90s. It was the last show of a long tour, played in an overgrown ro...
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Free pizza for kids at Pompei in SchaumburgJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Youngsters ages 12 and under can dine on free pizza each Monday night at Pompei in Schaumburg. Pompei also offers its guests a Family Night menu of pizza, gelato and a d...
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Cheap stuff: Cantigny fest, trolley rides, blues in Mt. ProspectJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Free Cantigny festival More than 150 juried artists from across the United States display and sell their work at the Cantigny Fine Art Festival. Youngsters can play an i...
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Watch the beds zipping by at Naper DaysJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie! Keeping clean - the 1890s way Learn how people kept clean in the 1890s, before indoor plumbing and modern bathing products were invented, during the "...
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'Gallagher Girls' author in NapervilleJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - • Meet authors Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip (who write under the name of "Michael Stanley") as they discuss and sign copies of their latest book, "The Second Death ...
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Drury Lane serves up high-octane 'Pump Boys and Dinettes'Jun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - It's easy to like "Pump Boys and Dinettes," the lighter-than-air homage to life alongside the highway, now in a pleasing revival at Drury Lane Oak Brook. To begin with, ...
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Tight economy leads to rebirth of resale storesJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Martin Lopos walked out of the Goodwill store in Mundelein pleased with his purchase. He paid only $9.99 for a new tower fan that sells for at least $40 at regular retai...
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Ellyn's Tap & Grill in Glen Ellyn keeps it fairly simpleJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - People of Glen Ellyn, how can you say no to a bar named Ellyn's Tap & Grill? But whether you call Glen Ellyn home or not, this sports bar would be worth a visit. Mot...