Matt Arado
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St. Patrick's Day parades this weekendMar 08, 2011 10:00 pm - With St. Patrick's Day falling on Thursday, many suburbs and the city of Chicago are getting an early start by holding their parades and activities this weekend. Here's ...
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Arlington Heights music fest one of many St. Paddy's celebrationsMar 08, 2011 10:00 pm - When Derek Hanley started thinking about how to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his Irish pub, he knew that music would have to be a big part of it. “Music is so impor...
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Arboretum offers sweet lesson on syrup-makingMar 06, 2011 10:00 pm - Jacquie Gammons held out a cup of clear liquid that everyone in the room agreed looked just like water. In truth, the liquid was half-cooked sap that had been extracted ...
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Music events: Kevin Flynn rocks Durty Nellie'sMar 06, 2011 10:00 pm - Indie darlings Chicago-based Maps & Atlases turned a lot of heads in 2010 with a debut record, “Perch Patchwork,” that continually straddled the line between experi...
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Music events: Mullins visits MetropolisFeb 27, 2011 10:00 pm - Road warrior Shawn Mullins scored a big hit in 1998 with “Lullaby,” a song that received major airplay and was nominated for a Grammy. Since then, the singer-songwr...
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Fermilab sparks kids’ interest in scienceFeb 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Naperville Central High School teacher Katherine Seguino said that when she studied math and physics in college, very few women were in the program. “It was an anomaly f...
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Lego buffs impress crowd at Lombard showFeb 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Indiana Jones, Harry Potter and sleek futuristic cities all came together Sunday at the Helen Plum Memorial Library in Lombard. They were all part of the Northern Illino...
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King Sparrow earning raves for raw garage soundFeb 20, 2011 10:00 pm - In the past few years, Chicago has become a hotbed of snarling, gritty garage bands. Look at the Smith Westerns, whose glam-inspired sound landed them at the Pitchfork M...
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Music events: Truckers, Plain White T's returnFeb 20, 2011 10:00 pm - Southern sound The Drive-By Truckers have both reclaimed and redefined the classic Southern rock sound, combining a multiple-guitar attack with literate lyrics and ...
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Federal leaders hear transportation ideas at DuPage meetingFeb 19, 2011 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. John Mica, a Republican from Florida, got a laugh Sunday when he told a group of people in DuPage County not to assume that Congress knows anything about the n...