Lisa Miner
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Where to find food truck Fridays and fests this summer in the suburbsJun 03, 2021 6:00 am - It's easy to eat your way through summer with backyard barbecues, inviting restaurant patios and food booths at local fests. Add one more tasty option to the list: subur...
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Whodunit? 'CLUE Live' mystery walking experience heads to ChicagoMay 11, 2021 11:00 pm - Was it Colonel Mustard in the conservatory? Professor Plum in the billiard room? Mrs. Peacock in the library? Would-be sleuths can find out for themselves when an immers...
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Will suburbanites take home Golden Globes Sunday?Feb 27, 2021 6:23 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 2021Dec 30, 2020 5:00 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 21, 2020 10:00 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 04, 2020 12:00 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 17, 2020 10:00 pm - 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 holidaysOct 31, 2020 11:00 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 fallSep 15, 2020 6:00 am - 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 15, 2020 7:32 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...