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It's all about size in burlesque

Date: 
09/02/2010
ShowGirl

"They just weren't big enough," said Donna Touch of Vaudezilla Productions whose Rollin' Outa Here Naked: A Big Lebowski Burlesque will open Fri. Sept. 3 in the Greenhouse Theater at 2257 N. Lincoln.

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Gutierrez cosponsors proposed law to ban credit report usage in hiring

Date: 
08/31/2010
GutierrezCrdChk

The Equal Employment for All Act, a federal law co-sponsored by Luis Gutierrez, US Representative of the 4th District (D-IL), and Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), proposes a ban on the use of credit reports when hiring employees. Gov. Pat Quinn signed a State of Illinois bill, three weeks ago, that prohibits the practice.

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Arts

Take me away to a land of "Make Believe"

Date: 
08/24/2010
HeadsOnTable

In Wicker Park we have a Milwaukee Mile of Art Installations filling empty shop fronts.  Entitled "Make Believe," one would hope we were being transported to Alice in Wonderland. Some of the artists manage to achieve this, for example Chicago Robotic Theatre.

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Music and Literature

Noble Fowl Trio plucked perfectly in concert

Date: 
08/27/2010
Happel

The plucking Noble Fowl Trio performed in the Wicker Park Art Center using four instruments to present a broad range of classic and contemporary sounds. Claire Happel was the harpist while Jeremy Harting thumbed the mandolin and James Moore strummed the banjo and guitar.

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Schwegel and Lambert set wedding date for October

Date: 
08/25/2010
LambertSchwegel

Author Theresa Schwegel and ad copywriter and freelance journalist, Kevin Lambert recently announced their engagement. Residents of Ukrainian Village, they and their two dogs (Wynne and Wiley) are in the midst of a pre-wedding frenzy. They will be exchanging vows on October 23rd

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Ukrainians express concerns today in Daley Plaza on their Independence Day but celebrated 12,000 strong during weekend

Date: 
08/24/2010
UkrainianIndpendence

Today, August 24, 2010 on the Ukrainians raised their flag in Chicago's Daley Plaza in honor of their independence from the Soviet Union on the same day in 1991. But Dr. Alex Strilchuk, President of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America Illinois Division (UCCA-IL), expressed concern to this reporter for Ukraine's future under their newly elected government.

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Food

Deep dive into water drinking

Date: 
08/16/2010
WaterQuantities

When, why and how much water should one drink...it was not thirst that thrust me into this quest for the facts. I didn't have a dream or nightmare about what kind of water to drink...or not. I wasn't frightened by a large glass of H2O as a child.

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