McHenry County Lifestyle
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McHenry subdivision now offers smaller Stimulus Series homesJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Nestled within a master planned community, Liberty Trails offers ranch and two-story homes in McHenry, a small yet bustling village with a Metra station, a variety of sh...
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'Slumdog' composer brings his music to Sears Centre FridayJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - His award-winning work on the "Slumdog Millionaire" soundtrack helped convince the editors at Time magazine to name A.R. Rahman as one the 2009's 100 most influential pe...
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Playing outside: Open-air theater growing into suburbsJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Ask any performer who has ever worked at an outdoor theater, and he or she will have stories to share. Whether it's mishaps with Mother Nature, itch-inducing insects, wi...
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Arlington Heights theater guru tapped for ParamountJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - A longtime community theater programmer and consultant has been tapped to take the helm at Aurora's Paramount Theatre. Tim Rater, 35, of Arlington Heights, was named exe...
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Local auditionsJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - • Essence magazine and SoftSheen-Carson Dark and Lovely is seeking a model to appear in its upcoming print ad. The contest winner will win a trip to New York for the pho...
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What goes around comes around rings true for local chefJun 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Sometimes you have to leave home to realize it's where you belong. That happened to Theodore "Ted" Stay. Stay grew up in far north suburban Ingleside and graduated from ...
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Best bets: Zooperstars at Elfstrom, classical music everywhereJun 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Oh the Zoo-manity! Will it be old-school cameos by Mackerel Jordan and Dennis Frogman? Or will Barack Ollama make an appearance? Find out when the Zooperstars ret...
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Looking at the suburbs' top beaches now that the heat is onJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Beaches along Lake Michigan make great summer choices for access to water and waves, sand and sun. But those living in the West and Northwest suburbs don't have to make...
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What's next for Lee? Concerts, recording studio, trips back homeMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Lee DeWyze can admit it now. He didn't always like being known as "the paint store sales clerk" during his four-month run on "American Idol." "Sometimes I was like, why...
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Fox River Grove known for ski jumping, down-home atmosphereMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Fox River Grove, a small town with one school district, captures the hearts of those who live there. "People like the small town and its good schools with small classes,...