Jamie Sotonoff
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Naperville native snares scares in B-horror flicksAug 04, 2014 1:00 am - The titles of her movies speak for themselves: "The Leaf Blower Massacre 2." "Movie of the Dead." "Ovulation." "Howling Moon." "Dr. Spine." "Walk, Zombie, Walk." "I gues...
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Once a movie extra, Wheaton grad now a movie directorJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - If you hit the pause button during the bouquet-tossing scene of the 1997 movie "My Best Friend's Wedding," you might catch a glimpse of Karen Teune in her yellow dress. ...
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Duran Duran suing Glenview-based fan club companyJul 23, 2014 1:01 am - The 1980s pop band Duran Duran is suing a Glenview-based fan club management company, saying the company breached its contract by not sending promised revenue to the ban...
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Arlington Heights author digs up 'Wizard of Oz' historyJul 21, 2014 1:01 am - If ever, oh ever, a classic there was, "The Wizard of Oz" is one because ... Because, because, because, because, because ... Because of the wonderful thing it was. By a...
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Staffers remember Poplar Creek Music Theatre summers 20 years after closureJul 20, 2014 7:35 am - Frank Sinatra's orchestra accidentally left its sheet music in the hotel. So when Ol' Blue Eyes took the stage in 1990 at the Poplar Creek Music Theatre in Hoffman Estat...
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Schaumburg native swaps Broadway dream for behind-the-scenes careerJul 14, 2014 1:01 am - This week, if things go as planned, Schaumburg native Natalie Bounassar starts her new gig as a production secretary on Lee Daniels' upcoming Fox TV drama series "Empire...
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Arlington Heights years 'shaped' VA chief nomineeJul 07, 2014 5:00 am - Robert McDonald, the man nominated by President Barack Obama to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, grew up in a staunch Republican family in Arlington Heights, wher...
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Elburn native dances to fame with Austin Mahone, Justin BieberJul 07, 2014 1:00 am - While dancing in Justin Bieber's world tour last year, Aubree Storm sometimes got teased about her good-girl behavior. Fellow dancers nicknamed her "Grandma" because she...
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How the Civil Rights Act changed the suburbsJul 02, 2014 5:00 am - Earlier this year, Traci O'Neal Ellis, a black attorney, waited in line behind a few white lawyers in a Kane County courtroom. She wanted to check with the clerk on a fe...
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Lisle native to replace Jillian Michaels on 'Biggest Loser'Jul 02, 2014 1:01 am - Former American Gladiator and Lisle native Jennifer Widerstrom will replace longtime trainer Jillian Michaels on the upcoming season of NBC's "The Biggest Loser." Wider...