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  • Going To Techweek in Chicago Look Casually Chic

    Chicago next week? This 3-day innovation conference and technology expo is taking place on June 27-29th at the massive and historic, Art Deco Merchandise Mart located on the banks of the Chicago River. Expect a fantastic lineup of ...

  • Lombard sports bar scores with craft beer food and — yes — bacon night

    Since opening in December, Overtime Bar & Grill on Roosevelt Road in Lombard has been bringing in sports fans with its multitude of TVs and keeping them there with a great selection of craft beers and food that goes well beyond your usual sports bar fare. Add in quirky events like bacon night, and Overtime is proving to be a hangout even when nothing exciting is on TV. Motif: You'll ...

  • Zoning category being created for auto dealers

    Glenview's Plan Commission voted Monday night to move forward with a proposal to create a zoning category for car-leasing offices and dealerships. The amendment would provide business-specific ordinances, such as standardized operating hours and relaxed landscaping requirements, for car dealerships. In Glenview, similar categories have been formed for businesses such as animal kennels and ...

  • Northbrook officials urged to pas gun ban

    Northbrook trustees have been asked to provide free gun locks for residents and to pass an ordinance banning assault weapons. Resident Johannah Hebl, who has been advocating for local gun control since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and six other residents spoke during last week's meeting. "We have too many precious children," Hebl said. The ...

  • Aldermen agree to pay more for Red Gate traffic light

    After some disagreement, St. Charles aldermen decided in the end to pick up most of the cost of a traffic light near Red Gate Bridge and St. Charles North High School. Although District 303 officials were expected to split the cost of the light, the school board last month decided to only fund $125,000 of the $570,000 project, leaving several aldermen unhappy. On Monday night, however, the ...


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Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls

Loosely based on the story of The Supremess astronomical rise to musical superstardom during the turbulent 1960s under the auspices of Motowns Berry Gordon, Dreamgirls was a hit Broadway musical in 1981, winning a plethora of Tony Awards and running for 1,522 performances. The vague ... ...

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  • Do LeBron James’ New Shoes Say ’2-Time Champion’

    (CBS) 2-time champion, huh? Check out the picture of the sockliner in James’ new shoes… It certainly looks like it says ';2-time champion.'; Well, LeBron James, not quite yet. While James may in fact become a two-time NBA champion one day, it’s certainly not a foregone conlcusion. After all, if the Spurs win tonight, it’s going to be at least a year until ...

  • Bakery Blunder Makes ‘Cat Cake’ A Viral Sensation

    The Zionsville mother provided a photo of Laura and requested a graduation-themed design, including a ';cap'; on top of Laura’s head. Well, the bakery obviously misunderstood, as you can see from the above photo. Good for the Gambrels that they saw the humor in all of it. They left ';cat cake'; alone, although the bakery reportedly offered to fix the mistake. ...

  • Bruins-Blackhawks Bad Blood Boils Over In Final Minute Of Game 3

    BOSTON (CBS) — Hate has found its way into the Stanley Cup Final. After nearly three full games (13 periods), the Bruins and Blackhawks got past their pleasantries and engaged in a full-on brawl in the waning seconds of Game 3. With roughly 20 seconds to go and the Bruins leading 2-0, Zdeno Chara dumped Bryan Bickell to the ice on front of the Boston net. Bickell tugged on Chara’s ...

  • District 15 approves lease for iPad 4 tablets

    Community Consolidated School District 15 will start rolling out iPad 4 tablets this fall after board members approved a three-year lease for $1.6 million last ...

  • Lake Forest agrees to transfer ownership of senior cottages

    Jim Combs says he intends to stay in Lake Forest until the day he dies. Combs didn't grow up in this affluent, North Shore suburb. But after living in a half a dozen other cities throughout his life, he and his wife, Marilyn, decided to move here about five years ago. They wanted to live closer to their daughter and three grandchildren, who live across town. "I ain't moving no ...

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