Lisa Miner
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10 ideas - both frightening and family-friendly - for HalloweenOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - If you want more out of Halloween than a plastic pumpkin filled with bite-size candy bars, you're in luck. We've scared up 10 ideas for Friday - both frightening and fam...
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An A-to-Z guide to enjoying the rest of summerJul 25, 2014 5:30 am - If back-to-school sales and talk of fall have you thinking that summer is slipping away, don't despair. We still have a few weeks left to take in outdoor concerts, al fr...
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Chatterbox of Long Grove spotlights beer, small platesJul 16, 2014 5:30 am - With its homey, rustic decor and trendy small-plates menu, Chatterbox of Long Grove seems a perfect fit for the village. Open just five months, the new bar's menu and be...
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A half dozen ways to kick off summer this weekendJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - If ever we needed summer, it's this year. We earned it the hard way - through months of relentless snow and record-breaking cold that had suburbanites longing for sunny ...
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24 hours at the Des Plaines oasisMar 13, 2014 11:00 am - Editor's note: Countless people have passed through the doors of the Des Plaines oasis since it opened in 1959. That will end when it closes Sunday. To help mark its clo...
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10 last-minute ideas to keep you out of the Valentine's Day doghouseFeb 14, 2014 4:30 am - If you're the type who made your Valentine's Day dinner reservations a month ago and snagged tickets to your sweetie's favorite show, good for you. If not, well, we're h...
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Drury Lane's 'Frankenstein' packed full of life, funJan 29, 2014 11:00 am - It's been eons since I first saw the Mel Brooks film "Young Frankenstein," but what remains most memorable are the quirky supporting characters (especially Marty Feldman...
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Paramount's '42nd Street' a dance-filled delightJan 23, 2014 4:30 am - "Musical comedy," declares blustery Broadway director Julian Marsh in "42nd Street," are "the most glorious words in the English language." And glorious might just be ...
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Tavern on 60 brings new game plan to Mundelein localeJan 10, 2014 5:00 am - Tavern on 60 is hardly the first bar/restaurant to try to make a go of its Mundelein location, on Townline Road near Route 83. A number of different eateries have come a...
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'Old Jews' sends up marriage, aging and, of course, Jewish mothersOct 04, 2013 6:00 am - A man comes home with devastating news: He has only 10 hours to live. His Jewish wife offers to cook him a good meal — a roast chicken, some mashed potatoes. Instead, he...