Lisa Miner
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Will suburbanites take home Golden Globes Sunday?Mar 01, 2021 5:24 am - Awards season will lose some of its glitz and glamour this year because of the pandemic, but the Golden Globes go on Sunday, Feb. 28, with hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehle...
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New year, new restaurants: 10 eateries opening in the suburbs in 2021Jan 10, 2021 8:32 am - Restaurants weathered tough times in 2020, and ordering from old favorites became a way of supporting neighborhood eateries during the pandemic. Still, we all crave some...
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'Nomadland,' the late Chadwick Boseman win Chicago Film Critics awardsDec 31, 2020 1:36 pm - "Nomadland" topped the Chicago Film Critics Association 2020 Awards, taking five awards including best picture, best director and best actress for Frances McDormand. Ch...
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St. Charles Alderman Maureen Lewis to run for mayorDec 06, 2020 7:02 am - St. Charles Ward 5 Alderman Maureen Lewis announced Friday that she will run for mayor in the April 6 election. She is the second candidate to enter the race since the c...
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Lincoln Park Zoo will close for two months starting Jan. 4Nov 22, 2020 5:15 am - Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo will remain open through the holidays, but it will close Jan. 4 for two months because of new COVID-19 restrictions. The outdoor ZooLights hol...
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Mistletoe and menorahs: 5 movies with suburban stars airing for the holidaysNov 12, 2020 6:56 pm - Halloween is barely over, yet Hallmark Channel's already a week into its annual Countdown to Christmas movie marathon. Each year, Hallmark and a handful of other channel...
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How suburban restaurants plan to extend outdoor dining into fallNov 04, 2021 12:29 pm - With its lake setting and outdoor areas that in past years could have seated 300, the owners of Wauconda's Lindy's Landing have always looked to extend patio season. But...
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5 new films and TV shows with suburban stars coming your wayAug 27, 2020 7:51 am - If everything had gone as planned this fall, you'd have been able to see Wheaton's Andi Matichak return to play Jamie Lee Curtis' granddaughter in "Halloween Kills." Tha...
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AMC reopening first round of movie theaters next week - more to followAug 21, 2020 6:20 am - AMC will reopen its first wave of suburban movie theaters Thursday, Aug. 20, with more to follow in the next two weeks. Opening next week are: AMC Hawthorn 12, AMC South...
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Where to find July 4 fireworks, modified parades and decorating contestsJul 09, 2020 7:24 am - July 4 weekend is here - minus much of the usual fanfare. Festivals and most fireworks displays have been canceled because of COVID-19, and what festivities remain are f...