Lisa Miner
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Local camera buffs win Volo nature photography honorsJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Winning shots in Volo Bog's annual nature photography contest capture beauty in the slow ripples of a pond and the flapping wings of an angry hummingbird. Visitors to th...
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'Saltimbanco' soars in parts, slow in othersJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - A Cirque du Soleil show is many things: a soaring spectacle of color and light, a dazzling display of aerial ballet, even an ode to the beauty of the human body. What it...
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What should bear Obama's name?Jan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - We've got the Reagan Memorial Tollway, the Kennedy Expressway and Roosevelt University all named after former presidents. But what might they want to name after Barack O...
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Doggone sweet 'Marley & Me' barks up all the right treesDec 23, 2008 10:00 pm - You don't have to be a dog lover to appreciate the many charms of "Marley & Me." But it doesn't hurt. Based on the best-selling memoir by newspaper columnist John Grogan...
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Governor's arrest could be final nail in Ryan clemencyDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest raised questions about whether Illinois' sitting governor would wind up behind bars - and whether his predecessor would be more likely to s...
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'Dirty Dancing' steps up to the stageOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Oh, Baby. It's been years since I've watched "Dirty Dancing," the 1987 hit film with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. But seeing the stage production - which makes its ...
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Boycotting baseball? Here's a game plan to get through the SeriesOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago's playoff run was brief. Very brief. The Cubs were out in three games, the White Sox in four. Yet that tiny taste of postseason play - not to mention the fevered...
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'Full Monty' shows off in funny, frothy styleJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - The big question with the Marriott Lincolnshire's production of "The Full Monty" has to be: Will they or won't they? Bare all, we mean. Well, I'll let audiences see for ...
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'Deathtrap' as deadly as everFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - You'd think that seasoned theater audiences would, by now, know all the twists and turns of Ira Levin's "Deathtrap." After all, it's frequently touted as the longest-run...
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In the 'spot' light: Pets make it big on WCIUNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - My son scanned the "dog-dition" waiting room and declared, "We're doomed." A large boxer sat attentively at his owner's feet. A shi-tzu stretched out nearby. ...
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