Riley Simpson
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Suburban parents share back-to-school adviceAug 21, 2013 3:35 pm - Whether kids are moving into first grade or moving away to college, families face a lot of stress during back-to-school time. And it's not only the students who have a l...
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Lima Lima, other acts ready to show off skills at lakefront extravaganzaAug 16, 2013 6:15 am - John Rippinger acknowledges the danger. He flies his T-34 within inches of his Lima Lima Flight Team's five other planes during air shows. And that's why they conduct e...
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Superhero sequel filled with contradictions, conflictsAug 16, 2013 6:15 am - The only butt “Kick-Ass 2” kicks is its own. Director Jeff Wadlow's screenplay preaches that superheroes cannot exist in the real world because they cannot deal with the...
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Suburban natives find artistic home on Wisconsin stageAug 09, 2013 4:25 pm - Downers Grove native Cristina Panfilio walked into a bar after performing in “Hamlet.” A man recognized her. “I'm glad to see you're not really dead!” he said. Panfilio...
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All hail the zombie king!Aug 10, 2013 8:46 am - "Night of the Living Dead" isn't director George A. Romero's favorite film. He doesn't even think it's the best movie he's made. That title, in his opinion, belongs to ...
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Schaumburg man charged with soliciting teenAug 09, 2013 1:21 pm - Police charged a 49-year-old Schaumburg man with indecent solicitation of a 14-year-old girl. Cook County Judge Jill Cerone Marisie on Thursday set bail at $250,000 for...
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Rosemont horror convention celebrates film classicsAug 09, 2013 7:38 am - Mike Kerz was dying to see “Night of the Living Dead.” It was 1974, six years after the film's 1968 release. Kerz, then 14, had read about George A. Romero's zombie movi...
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The Orwells: From suburban garage band to LollapaloozaAug 02, 2013 7:41 am - Matt O'Keefe's first trip to Lollapalooza was as a kid tagging along backstage with his dad, a Flaming Lips fan. It was 2006, and O'Keefe - then a middle-schooler from ...
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'Walkabout' stages spy-themed skits around ElginAug 01, 2013 5:05 pm - @X BTO Byline attribution italic:rsimpson@dailyherald.com A man stands on a ledge contemplating suicide. Police officers interrogate a suspect. An art thief discusses a ...
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Dog Days: Five fun things to do with your four-legged friendsJul 28, 2013 8:14 am - Dog owners and their pets enjoy being outdoors together in the summer - doing everything from playing fetch in the backyard to romping through the park. But if you're l...
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