Jamie Sotonoff
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Glen Ellyn entertainer charges forward with new CD, TV showFeb 20, 2012 10:00 pm - The Bad Examples don't care if they have a top 10 album. Their goal, according to frontman Ralph Covert, is to make a record you'll want to play while you're washing t...
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Local ‘Glee’ creator to make first on-camera appearanceFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - “Glee” will once again show off its local roots Tuesday as show creator and Mount Prospect native Ian Brennan stars as a character similar to Chicago TV legend Svengooli...
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'Bloody Valentine' is Wheeling grad's hottest role yetFeb 13, 2012 10:00 pm - Before casting directors hired Joyce Edgington to be in their movie, they needed to know one important thing: "They asked me if I could fit into a dryer," Edgington sai...
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Chicago Tribune to charge for online contentFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - The Chicago Tribune will begin charging for its online content, an editor said Wednesday, making it the third and last Chicago metro area daily newspaper to do so. Detai...
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Free drug testing kits available to parentsFeb 06, 2012 11:00 pm - Free drug testing kits are available to suburban parents through a foundation created in memory of Nick Beinlich, a Stevenson High School alumnus who died of a heroin ov...
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New Illinois law grants immunity for those reporting a drug overdoseFeb 06, 2012 11:00 pm - Just before Justin Tokar died of a drug overdose last January in unincorporated Will County, his panicked friend texted people questioning what to do, rather than call 9...
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Miss Deaf America upset she's unseen at Super BowlFeb 06, 2012 10:00 pm - During the Super Bowl, television cameras showed everything from Eli Manning's young family to hip-hop singer M.I.A.'s obscene gesture. Yet, they didn't for one second s...
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Elmhurst native, OK GO up for second Grammy for videoFeb 06, 2012 10:00 pm - When OK GO remade "The Muppet Show" theme song last year, drummer Dan Konopka spent some quality time with Kermit the Frog (who thought their song "kicks it"), did inter...
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Suburban sports bars throw big Super Bowl partiesFeb 03, 2012 5:00 am - Maybe you'd like to come home from your Super Bowl party Sunday with a new HDTV? Or hundreds of dollars in cash? Or an NFL mini-fridge? You won't get any of those watchi...
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Wood Dale native’s animation dreams take flight in ‘Hugo’Jan 30, 2012 11:00 pm - Colin Brady has a pretty good idea when his family realized he’s not like the other dads. “I was working on ‘Lemony Snicket’ and we needed to animate a baby wrestling a ...