Lisa Miner
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Merry and bright: 11 holiday light displays in Chicago and the suburbsNov 17, 2019 10:00 pm - Twinkling light shows are a big part of the holiday season, and there are several impressive local displays to check out between next weekend and the end of the year. He...
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Restaurant review: Beatrix in Oak Brook tempts with tweaked classics and decadent dessertsNov 05, 2019 5:00 am - Lettuce Entertain You has clustered a number of its restaurants in Oakbrook Center's “restaurant row,” with diners able to choose between Wildfire, Maggiano's Little Ita...
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Ho ho ho: Suburban stars shine in holiday TV moviesNov 03, 2019 7:31 am - Hallmark dropped its first new Christmas movie of 2019 before Halloween, which - oddly enough - ushered in the kind of snow you normally only see on TV this time of year...
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First Folio cast fully embraces the humor in 'Sherlock's Last Case'Oct 08, 2019 11:30 am - “Sherlock's Last Case” - ★ ★ ★ Sherlock Holmes, over the years, has been portrayed as brash, brilliant and anything but modest. And the talented Kevin McKillip fully em...
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8 suburban haunted houses that amp up the fear factorSep 28, 2019 7:00 am - A “paranormal hot spot” traffics in terror at Elgin's Evil Intentions. Bloody ghouls stalk Aurora's Basement of the Dead. Cocktails with names nearly as creepy as the cr...
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Where to see Sebastian Maniscalco, other comics this fall in the city and suburbsSep 01, 2019 7:29 am - Chicago and the suburbs have long been home to great venues for comedy - and great comic talents. And this fall gives you the chance to sample both. Here's a look at fi...
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Horror-themed Paranormal Cirque returns to the suburbsAug 19, 2019 1:00 am - If you're a horror fan who missed Paranormal Cirque's run last month in Gurnee, you're in luck: The gore-filled traveling circus hits North Riverside Thursday and Aurora...
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Former suburbanites Odenkirk, Brosnahan among Emmy's top nomineesJul 16, 2019 1:00 am - The Emmy Award nominations announced Tuesday morning might have stirred a bit of déjà vu for those tracking local talents making it in Hollywood. A number of suburbanite...
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Where you can see Smashing Pumpkins, Ted Nugent and other bands with local ties this summerJul 14, 2019 7:00 am - What do influential punk band Screeching Weasel, outspoken rocker Ted Nugent and Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan have in common? Controversy, of course. But also...
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Where you can mark Apollo 11's 50th anniversary in Chicago and the suburbsJul 13, 2019 1:00 am - Whether you remember watching the Apollo 11 moon landing on TV or were born long after the historic event, you can mark the milestone at events this week and next in the...