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The 12 plays of Christmas

By Leah A. Zeldes
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Our guide to Chicagoland holiday theater, cheery Christmas entertainment for children, families and adults, across the city and suburbs.

Madam Barker Holiday Variety Show, Prop Thtr, Avondale, 11 p.m. Fridays, December 4 and 11, $10. (tickets).
Madam Barker, John Fournier and a cast of Chicago magicians, musicians, comedians, dancers, the Barker Dames and 500 Clown for an [...]

November 30, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: City of Chicago, Culture and entertainment, Events, Suburbs | Leave a comment

Dining Chicago picks the best new restaurants of 2009

By Kate Anderson
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In the middle of a recession, Chicago restaurants experienced an astonishing upswing. The Trib called Chicago in 2008 a “chef magnet.” Travel + Leisure listed L2O, Perennial, The Publican and UrbanBelly in their “50 Best New American Restaurants.”
Does this make up for Blagojevich’s shamefaced media stint? All told, not a bad year. Here is [...]

November 27, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: City of Chicago, Dining Chicago, News, Restaurants, Suburbs | Leave a comment

60 more Chicagoland restaurants serving Thanksgiving dinner

By Leah A. Zeldes
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Is there anyone left cooking Thanksgiving dinner at home? Most restaurants used to close on Thanksgiving, but no more.
Last week I ran a list of 25 Chicagoland restaurants serving Thanksgiving dinner and apparently only scratched the surface. I’ve heard from dozens more Chicago and suburban restaurants that will be open on Thanksgiving.
So here are [...]

November 23, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: City of Chicago, Events, Restaurants, Suburbs | Leave a comment

13 screamingly fun things to do in Chicagoland for Halloween

By Leah A. Zeldes
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Haunted drive-in movie, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, Margate Fieldhouse, Uptown, $5 (includes popcorn and hot dog).
Margate Fieldhouse becomes a drive-in movie theater, featuring “The Addams Family.” Seating is limited.

‘Fear,’ 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30 and 31, The Neo-Futurarium, Andersonville, $15.
Visit the “thinking man’s haunted house” of Edgar Allen Poe with the [...]

October 29, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Bars, City of Chicago, Culture and entertainment, Events, Restaurants, Suburbs | Leave a comment