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NSSRA to celebrate the season's successes at Summer Bash
Aug 8, 2019 12:31 PM - Anticipated all summer, Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association's (NSSRA) end-of-summer bash is just a few days away. -
National Kidney Foundation of Illinois to host 34th annual Gift of Life Gala Oct. 24
Jul 12, 2019 6:06 PM - The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois is planning its 34th annual "Gift of Life Gala" Oct. 24 at the Drake Hotel in Chicago. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson and his son Chicago police officer Daniel Johnson will receive the Gift of Life Award and philanthropists Joan and Paul Rubschlager will be honored with the Harold & Molly Schwartz Founders Award. -
Dining out: George Trois returns with two new French restaurants in tow
May 30, 2019 9:58 AM - Chef Michael Lachowicz recently introduced his revamped George Trois Group, featuring the opening of Aboyer and Silencieux and an updated George Trois in Winnetka. Plus, it's Rack & Roll weekend at Rack House and Rosé Week at Hampton Social. -
A chance to shine: Actors with disabilities experience the joy, enrichment of theater
Feb 19, 2019 11:39 AM - Special Gifts Theatre, a non-profit, educational and therapeutic theater company for individuals with intellectual disabilities, is bringing its concept to Libertyville with a production of "Beauty and the Beast" at Copeland Manor School.
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Dining out: Portillo's heart-shaped chocolate cake is back
Feb 8, 2019 7:49 AM - Yes! Portillo's heart-shaped chocolate cake returns Feb. 8-17. And in other suburban dining news, Winnetka's Restaurant Michael is closing its doors March 3, Pinstripes hosts four-course wine dinners and Olive Garden fetes National Pizza Day. -
Dining out: Winnetka's George Trois named Restaurant of the Year at Banchet Awards
Jan 16, 2019 11:09 AM - Big news on the suburban dining scene: Winnetka restaurant George Trois, headed by chef Michael Lachowicz, was awarded Restaurant of the Year at the 2019 Jean Banchet Awards. -
Dining out: Olive Garden goes lighter with Tastes of Mediterranean menu
Jan 14, 2019 10:10 PM - This week on the suburban dining scene: Tastes of the Mediterranean comes to Olive Garden, White Castle adds the Sloppy Joe Slider, Lazy Dog opens Wednesday in Vernon Hills' Mellody Farm, Francesca's hosts pasta-making classes and more. -
Constable: How lifelong swimmer has found long-distance tranquility
Jan 5, 2019 4:32 PM - An All-American swimmer in high school, Marcia Cleveland swam the English Channel at age 30. Now 54, the swim instructor at a Northbrook sports club swam the North Channel this past summer and has other long-distance open-water swims in her sights.
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Rich, drunk and high as a teen, he flunked out of Oakton. Now, he's a Hollywood agent who helps others.
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Review: Book reflects on Rock Hudson's stardom, closeted love life
Dec 23, 2018 7:28 AM - Had Rock Hudson not died of AIDS in 1985, he might be best remembered as the most successful of the postwar male stars who got into the movies solely on their looks. Mark Griffin's perceptive and sympathetic biography "All That Heaven Allows" gives Hudson the kind of reassessment only time can allow.
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