Kane County Lifestyle
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E. Dundee's Games On scores points with well-made martinisMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Sports bars may be able to attract huge crowds for a big game, but when there's nothing on TV things get quiet fast. Games On hopes to keep traffic steady by offering a ...
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Cheap stuff: Trolley rides, bluegrass, 'High School Musical'May 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Free Hop on the trolley, Mom! The Fox River Trolley Museum is offering free trolley rides (with a paid child's fare) for mothers, stepmothers, grandm...
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Backyard Tire Fire to play at Chord on BluesMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Generating some heat Backyard Tire Fire, an up-and-coming indie-rock band with a rootsy sound, brings its live act to the suburbs this weekend. The band, based in Bloomi...
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Lombard's Noodles Pho U offers oodles of optionsMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Most neighborhoods - even those with limited dining options - have a pizza joint, pasta purveyor and Chinese kitchen. Rarely, with the exception of enclaves - like Chica...
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Multiple generations now often live under one roofMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Sometimes there is a silver lining to a dark cloud. In this case, the dark cloud is the current economic situation. And for a growing number of families, the silver lini...
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Local tryouts & auditionsApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - • Noble Fool Theatricals has auditions for its Youth Ensemble's production of "The Wizard of Oz." Kids and teenagers ages 6 to 19 audition from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, ...
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Picturesque Geneva: A gem on the Fox RiverApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - With Geneva's picturesque setting along the Fox River, its quaint downtown and bountiful parks and recreation, the city attracts an abundance of both new residents and o...
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'Avenue Q' leads Wheaton native back to ChicagoApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - When people picture a life in the theater, they usually think of the glory part of it: the lights, the audiences, the applause. They don't think of the prep time or, for...
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Best bets: Elmo, Phish in 3-D, Ryan StilesApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Sunny days Gardens literally loom large in Sesame Street Live's "Elmo's Green Thumb," in which the beloved TV characters get shrunk to ant-size thanks to a misgui...
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Blues duo Siegel-Schwall at the MetropolisApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Corky Siegel and Jim Schwall have been making beautiful blues music together as the Siegel-Schwall Band since the 1960s, and their live act hasn't lost any of its power....