Jamie Sotonoff
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Shooting 'Glee' keeps Palatine native in constant motionApr 10, 2012 5:30 am - What's the key to shooting TV's highly successful high school musical “Glee”? Ask Andrew Mitchell. He'll tell you. “There's a lot of homework involved,” he said, “especi...
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Growth stops in the outlying suburbsApr 05, 2012 11:00 pm - In 2004, planners predicted Sugar Grove's population would surge to 60,000 people by 2030. Some even called it “the next Naperville,” because there was so much building ...
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What's with all the cover bands?Mar 30, 2012 6:00 am - If you look at any suburban music club's calendar, one category dominates: cover bands. Prince, Led Zeppelin, John Mellencamp, Journey ... almost every well-known band h...
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Live music competition intensifies at more suburban clubsMar 30, 2012 6:00 am - When Viper Alley opened in Lincolnshire last year, Director of Entertainment Paul Panicali was given a tough job: "Fill the calendar" with popular music acts. Even thou...
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Joan Rivers' St. Charles shows to be on ShowtimeMar 27, 2012 11:00 pm - Remember, years ago, when Joan Rivers used to say, "Can we tawk?" She's still talking. It's hard to avoid her famously raspy New York-accented voice, which is everywh...
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Chris Klein's suburban roots shape 'American Pie,' 'Election' rolesMar 26, 2012 11:00 pm - Actor Chris Klein said that he probably could not have played his characters in the hit movies "Election" and "American Pie" had it not been for his Midwestern upbringin...
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Suburban students struggle with college debtMar 25, 2012 8:00 am - Students struggle to understand, pay back their big college loans
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Put Puerto Rico on your family's vacation radarMar 24, 2012 6:00 am - A Caribbean island with beautiful beaches and big resort pools is nice. Even nicer, especially for families, is a place like Puerto Rico — where there is so much more to...
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Kids, coffee and energy drinks – OK in moderation?Mar 22, 2012 2:00 am - In the “5 Hour Energy” TV commercial, a high school-aged pizza delivery boy explains why he drinks it. “When I have school and work,” he says. As more young people becom...
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Arlington Heights native matches designers, celebritiesMar 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Thirteen minutes after the “Today” show reported Madonna's fondness for $125 pink suede Steve Madden boots with pompom laces, the company had received 240 orders. When s...