Articles filed under Music
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From brother's Woodstock-like fest to Goodstock benefitSep 07, 2014 7:15 am - In July 1981, my parents drove to New Jersey to visit my sister and her new husband. They left my 19-year-old brother, Bill, home alone on our family farm outside the sm...
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Sunday picks: Get one more taste of summer at Heritage DaysSep 07, 2014 6:00 am - Carnival time: Bartlett Heritage Days features a vintage car show, loads of games, rides and more this weekend at Leiseberg Park, 325 E. Devon Ave., Bartlett, and ot...
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Weekend picks: Laugh along with Margaret Cho at North Shore CenterSep 06, 2014 6:00 am - Cho time: Comedian and actress Margaret Cho (“Drop Dead Diva”) returns to her standup roots this Saturday at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Sko...
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'It takes a team,' Garth Brooks tells kids at Elk Grove High SchoolSep 05, 2014 11:00 pm - Many of the young Teammate ProCamp basketball players weren't even born when country music superstar Garth Brooks quit performing more than a decade ago. But they cheere...
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Oktoberfest ready to kick off at Hofbrauhaus in RosemontSep 05, 2014 5:30 am - Soon the leaves will be turning, the temperatures will be crisper — and those with an affinity for schnitzel, beer and oompa bands will be able to get their fill. Prepar...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsSep 05, 2014 1:00 am - Garth Brooks continues to rock Rosemont, the suburban theater scene heats up and late-summer festivals give you plenty of reasons to be outdoors. Here are five great thi...
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Garth Brooks feels love in 1st show back at Rosemont's Allstate ArenaSep 04, 2014 11:00 pm - Garth Brooks wondered if his fans would come back. He got his answer when he returned to the stage Thursday night. The 52-year-old country star reunited with thousan...
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'Fill the Drums' event:Sep 04, 2014 1:01 am - Woodland Elementary District 50's Middle School Marching Wildcats band will join forces with the Warren Township High School Marching Blue Devils and the Viking Middle S...
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Drake earns 8 nominations for BET Hip-Hop AwardsSep 03, 2014 11:00 pm - ATLANTA - For the first time, Drake tops nominees for the BET Hip-Hop Awards. In a statement to The Associated Press, BET said Thursday that Drake received the most nomi...
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Garth Brooks creates own digital service for musicSep 03, 2014 11:00 pm - ROSEMONT - Garth Brooks isn't just going digital. He's launching his own digital sales service. Brooks announced Thursday that he's partnered with the creators of digita...