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Soo-ee! Pig plays and pig outs in August in Chicago

By Leah A. Zeldes
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In Chicagoland this month, there are pigs”you can watch … and other pigs you can eat. Don’t get them mixed up!

August 10, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: City of Chicago, Events, News, Restaurants, Suburbs | Leave a comment

50 Chicagoland restaurants and bars open on Christmas Day

By Leah A. Zeldes
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You don’t have to eat Chinese food on Christmas.

December 21, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Bars, City of Chicago, Restaurants, Suburbs | 2 comments

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

If you don’t like this, I’ve got a tube of airplane glue…

By Leah A. Zeldes
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Well, I was going to tell you all about Pierogifest in Whiting, Ind., this weekend, but instead I’ve got some hot, if insubstantial news:
The VaporTini.
You you don’t drink this new potion, you inhale its fumes.
Offered every Thursday beginning Aug. 6 at Red Kiva in the West Loop:
The VaporTini consists of flavor-enhanced alcohol vapors served in [...]

July 24, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Bars, City of Chicago, News