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- Music, The Listener Apr 12, 2021
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Attention Kmart shoppers
Fifty-six freely downloadable in-store tapes hosted by the Internet Archive include the soundtracks of 30-year-old Bluelight Specials.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Jul 7, 2020
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Naperville teen punks Protagonists get reissued after 35 years
Plus: Indie-pop trio Gosh Diggity add a little muscle to their tender sound, and Le Tour posthumously release what didn’t quite become their third album.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 29, 2018
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Rauner reaches a compromise with officials on school funding ahead of State of the State address, and other Chicago news
Also, speculation is growing that Paul Vallas will run against Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
- Columns & Opinion, On Culture Aug 15, 2017
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Shimer College is gone, but the school lives on
The Great Books institution makes a move to North Central College.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Sep 15, 2016
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In the world of Naperville, you can go home again
Mat Smart's comic drama argues that there's plenty of life in the burbs.
- Arts & Culture, Fall Preview Sep 4, 2016
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Ten best bets for fall theater
A satanic hand puppet, a live version of Cheers, and a Twelfth Night in Hindi are among this season’s highlights.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 1, 2016
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Where to watch fireworks in Chicago and celebrate Fourth of July 2016
Celebrate America's Brexit, the Fourth of July.
- Music, Music Feature Apr 26, 2016
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Jazz bassist and vocalist Katie Ernst rises like the tide
She isn’t just helping herself with her talent, wit, and confidence—she’s also lifting up her peers and students.
- Columns & Opinion, On Culture Mar 28, 2016
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Silk Road Rising's Mosque Alert is alarmingly relevant
After five years of development, Jamil Khoury's play about xenophobia opens in an ever-more-xenophobic political moment.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jan 28, 2014
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Rahm's school board and the teachers' union actually agree on charter law
Chicago officials don't want their hands tied by state charter rules.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 23, 2013
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Solemn Oath breaks into bottles with Combat Marshmallow
Naperville's finest just started bottling two beers per month, and the very first is this ludicrously hoppy double stout.
- Blogs, Bleader May 8, 2013
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One Sip: Solemn Oath's Whisper Kisses farmhouse ale
Solemn Oath promises to make beer you'll fall in love with—and then take it away.
- Columns & Opinion, On Culture Mar 25, 2013
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Silk Road Rising's "Mosque Alert" enlists the global community
A play in progess finds six characters in search of a conversation.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 14, 2013
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On tap: Solemn Oath's Ravaged by Vikings
A zingy, fruity double IPA, Ravaged by Vikings, from Naperville's tap-only brewery Solemn Oath
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 5, 2010
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This Week's Food and Drink Events
Farm tours, cooking competitions, garden parties, and more.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column Jul 15, 2010
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Ma Bell's Culinary Legacy
A rich Chinese food scene in the western suburbs, thanks in part to the telephone biz
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 10, 2010
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Triangle of Death
Marine Folleh S. Tamba's documentary about his deployment during Iraq's first democratic elections, "Triangle of Death," has its Midwest premiere Wednesday 2/10 at BlackFinn in Naperville.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 22, 2006
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Fun with city ratings
Forget "best." Break it down. Where in the Midwest are the places with the cheapest houses, skinniest people, and cleanest air?
- Music, Post No Bills Feb 11, 1999
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Funeral for a Friend
Phil Bonnet/ Empty Space
- News & Politics, Media Jan 14, 1988
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In Search of the Suburban Reader/Cooperative Cartooning