McHenry County Lifestyle
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Long Grove girl loving her time with 'Billy Elliot'Sep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Most 12-year-olds aren't worried about what their resumes look like. But most 12-year-olds aren't part of a Tony Award-winning musical, either. Long Grove resident Kayla...
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'Artemis Fowl' author Eoin Colfer in NapervilleSep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - • Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville hosts "Artemis Fowl" author Eoin Colfer as he presents the latest in the series "Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex" at 6:30 p.m. ...
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Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town' a short hike awaySep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Theatre-Hikes continues its season at Lisle's Morton Arboretum with "Our Town," Thornton Wilder's homage to small-town America and the power of love and community. Adam ...
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Early restaurant work made chef what he is todaySep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Growing up in the restaurant business (his family owned local restaurants), Michael Grove knows the ins and outs of the business. He would make a staunch competitor on "...
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Cheap stuff: Dog Days of Dundee, Kite Fest, pioneer daySep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Free Dog Days of Dundee Dogs and their human companions can enjoy some quality time together at the Dog Days of Dundee event in West Dundee. Activiti...
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No 'easy answers': Suburban native braces for role in 'Invasion of Skokie'Sep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Actor Michael Joseph Mitchell, currently appearing in "The Invasion of Skokie," has had a long, rich career, with stints in Paris, New York and Chicago. But it all start...
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Local auditionsSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - • The Fractured Lens Video Festival seeks entrants for its 2010 contest to be held on at the historic Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, on Thursday, Nov....
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Chessie's/111 Grille rides past into the futureSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Regulars of Chessie's at Barrington's Ice House Mall got so upset when new owners Steve and Lisa Petersen took over the 30-year-old restaurant and started making changes...
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Apple orchards open for picking, fall festivitiesAug 31, 2010 11:00 pm - The break in the heat and humidity that blew through the area in August gave apple growers something to smile about. "That cool air sweetens the apples," said Cathleen H...
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Spring Grove's Dan Hartwig makes orzo 'risotto'Aug 31, 2010 11:00 pm - On a golfing trip eight years ago to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, Dan Hartwig scored big, but not on the links. At a nearby outlet mall he found a 14-inch, stai...