Literature
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Trick-or-Treat Trails event comes to North ChicagoOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie! Trick-or-Treat Trails Youngsters and their families can get into the Halloween spirit a bit early at the Trick-or-Treat Trails event at North Chicago'...
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Women's rights defender focuses on other issues
Oct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - At 31, Malalai Joya has a long and courageous record of fighting for women's rights in Afghanistan. Now she is focusing on war lords, drug lords and corruption and the l...
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Cheers to Wendt's 'Drinking With George'
Oct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - "Drinking With George" isn't an autobiography, memoir or tell-all. It has elements of all three, but in the end, it's about one thing: beer. George Wendt's alter ego, th...
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Book combines ghost story and coming-of-age drama
Oct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - If Audrey Niffenegger's debut novel, "The Time Traveler's Wife," was based on love, her follow-up calls on much darker fare: jealousy, possessiveness, immaturity and dis...
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'9 Dragons' reveals new side of detective Harry Bosch
Oct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - The epigram on the matchbook says "Happy is the man who finds refuge in himself." Harry Bosch has been carrying it for 12 years, since he picked it up during a robbery i...
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60 years of the arts at Elgin Community CollegeOct 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie 60 years of the arts Help celebrate the 60th anniversary of Elgin Community College at the Fall for the Arts event. Dozens of performances run througho...
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'Faith' follows 'Tuesdays' blueprint, but with a spiritual tone
Oct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - In his latest book, Mitch Albom returns to the wise-man-shares-life-lessons-before-he-dies blueprint that made his "Tuesdays With Morrie" such a hit. "Have a Little Fait...
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Andy Williams to discuss autobiographyOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - • Legendary performer Andy Williams will present his new autobiography, "Moon River and Me," in a program at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at the historic Tivoli Theatre, 5021...
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Grayslake author tackles economic issuesOct 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Author John Wasik of Grayslake looks at writing in different ways. "Writing a column is like a sprint, you do it in a specific period of time," he said. "But writing a ...
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'Pomegranates': How life's events affect a family
Oct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - A daughter graduates from college and plunges into depression as she searches for her true calling. A mother struggles to accept her own mortality, and wonders how to he...