Lisa Miner
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31 fun and frightening ways to celebrate Halloween this weekendOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - If you haven't already booked a big Halloween bash or organized a group outing to a local haunted house, no fear: There are plenty of fun - and freaky - ways to mark Oct...
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Food, historic setting make The Beehive a honey of a placeSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Downtown St. Charles seems to have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to quaint, cozy taverns. The Beehive Tavern & Grille has its own unique charms, starting with...
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Terkel's moving stories continue to strike chords at Steel BeamSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The stories told in Studs Terkel's "Working" are 35 years old now, frozen-in-time thoughts of men and women making their livings in jobs both menial and meaningful. You ...
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Local orchards expect great season for apple pickingAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Our cool, crazy summer may delay the apple-picking season a few days here and there. But local orchards predict a great crop - and another chance to give city and suburb...
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Second City's 'Girls' Night Out' a fun, funny ode to womenAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Second City's "Girls' Night Out: Uncensored" plows unapologetically through the psyche of modern women. No subject is off limits - not sex, not scandalized politicians a...
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Warrenville native enjoying longer stay at 'General Hospital'Mar 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Senta Moses' stay in the soap opera city of Port Charles has been brief, but already she's endured exposure to a poisonous toxin, a massive hospital fire and encount...
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Palatine man traveling the country as the 'Rough Rider'Feb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - While much was made of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday this month, another presidential milestone passed a lot more quietly - except for Palatine native Joe Wiegand. Wi...
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Cream of the crop for Oscar-night fashionsFeb 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Barely there was Oscar night's strongest fashion statement - and not just because of the up-to-here slit on Heidi Klum's dress or Viola Davis' dramatic neckline. Pale, ...
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West Chicago grandma distraught over medic's convictionFeb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - The grandmother of the U.S. Army medic convicted of murder Friday for his part in the death of four Iraqi prisoners remains distraught about the verdict and questioned S...
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West Chicago grandma distraught over medic's convictionFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - The grandmother of the U.S. Army medic convicted of murder Friday for his part in the death of four Iraqi prisoners remains distraught about the verdict and questioned S...