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Citadel Theatre presents non-stop laughs with 'Lend Me a Tenor'

  • citadel theatre
  • May 18, 2012
Looking for some light hearted laughs for the weekend? Check out Citadel Theatre's rendition ofKen Ludwig’s hilarious farce,Lend Me a...
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BRU Grill & Market

  • BRU Grill & Market
  • April 22, 2012
BRU Grill & Market is a locally owned restaurant with great food and drinks. Its philosophy is to use only the freshest ingredients and sell...
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Verve an original musical at Light Opera Works and Citadel Theatre

The original musical Verve, by Fran Zell and Karena Mendoza, will be presented at Light Opera Works in Evanston on Monday, March 19, 2012. Verve...
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A Lake Forest store worth a spring fashion peek

Listen up “fashionistas” or anyone interested in some of the designs that are debuting this spring. You can get a sneak peek of some of...
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Sirens beckon with a love story at Citadel Theatre in Lake Forest

The Citadel Theatre is presenting a unique offering for the winter theatre season. The Midwest premiere of Deborah Zoe Laufers 'Sirens'...
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South OC Goes Gastro with Brü Grill & Market in Lake Forest

The recently opened Brü Grill & Market in downtown Lake Forest is the first official gastropub to open in south (central) Orange County,...
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The ghosts of old Fort Sheridan

Fort Sheridan, named for General Philip H. Sheridan, is located on high bluffs overlooking deep ravines north of Chicago near the shore of Lake...
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Citadel Theatre season starts with a thriller and ends with a farce

With nearly 250 theater companies producting shows each season, Chicago theater goers have a wide range of choices from musicals to dramas and...
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Art on the Square is about artists and architecture

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  • August 29, 2011
About 30 miles north of Chicago is Art Fair on the Square, a fine art fair in downtown Lake Forest that is worth visiting for the quality of its...
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A resolute, generous mayor of Chicago

  • Benjamin W. Raymond
  • August 19, 2011
Benjamin Wright Raymond, born October 23, 1801, in Rome, New York, became the third and sixth mayor of Chicago.At five, his mother died, and he was...
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