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Restaurant review: Koco's, the quintessential neighborhood pub
Sociologists looking for the quintessential neighborhood pub would be smart to park themselves at Koco's.
This family-owned tavern in Lauraville not only serves up good local fare — excellent crab cakes and juicy wings — it is also embedded...Tags: Harford Road, Marketing, Dining and Drinking, Foods and Beverages, Onion Rings
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'Chicago Fire' trailer includes Rahm Emanuel cameo, Kerry Wood releasing children's book, John Mayer spotted at Jake Melnick's
The three minute trailer for the upcoming NBC drama “Chicago Fire” features firefighters battling flames in a collapsing building, a firefighter receiving a “Pulp Fiction”-like needle through the chest, and two people sucking...
Tags: Apple iTunes, Wes Anderson, NBC (tv network), Chicago White Sox, Gold Coast
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Summer eating list
I don't know if teachers still do this, but at the end of each school year, I was handed a summer reading list, a sheet of required and optional books that would prepare students for the coming school year. (I still owe a measure of revenge to the teacher...Tags: Perennial Virant, Chicago Hotels, Maude's Liquor Bar, Seafood, Boka
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So these new comedy clubs walk into Chicago ...
One Friday night in Chicago, two stand-up worlds. The first world: In the established, Old Town room, the nationally known Greg Proops fires off his California hipster comedy, heavy on attitude, high on his own intelligence, thick with high-culture...
Tags: Rhys Darby, Satellite and Cable Service, Concerts, HBO (tv network), Stand-up Comedy
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Unearthing a gem of a performance space
A few weeks ago on a chilly Sunday night, I was reminded of what a glorious place sits relatively inconspicuously at Chicago Avenue and Grove Street in Evanston.
It was not a large crowd gathered as I hosted an evening of performances from, among others,...Tags: Music, Pullman, Concerts
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Saturday, March 17, 2012
5 - 6 a.m. The Satursday Morning Show with Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong 5:05 a.m. It’s the 30th anniversary of the Farm Toy and Antique Tractor Show in Sublette, Illinois. Max Armstrong visits with Don Dingus, one of the show founders,...Tags: Hands, Concerts, Dining and Drinking, Oakland (Chicago, Illinois), Syngenta AG
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
5 - 5:30 a.m. The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter 5:30 - 6 a.m. Love Changes Life 6 - 6:30 a.m. The Lutheran Hour 6:30 - 9 a.m. The Sunday Papers with Rick Kogan 6:35 a.m. Listen to highlights from the latest “Chicago Live!,”...Tags: Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Hamburgers, Foods and Beverages, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Chicago, that tippling town
The first rule of business — any business — is this: Do what you do well.
And what Chicago does well is drink.
Oh, there are other things to be sure (architecture! comedy! baseball!), but in this city, booze is as much a business as it is...Tags: River North, The Second City, Egg Whites, Dining and Drinking, Grant Achatz
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Bachelorette party ideas: Hot bars and restaurants
If your idea of the perfect bachelorette bash starts with a festive dinner and ends with clinking glasses and a turn on the dance floor, look no further. These good-for-group restaurants and bumpin’ bars are separated by just a short walk or cab...
Tags: River North, Bars and Clubs, Steaks, Dining and Drinking, Foods and Beverages
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Phil Vettel recommends
Dining out on Christmas Day is never easy, but it's not impossible. Most people know that Chinatown is always a good dining-out bet, and nearly every hotel restaurant has to provide some sort of food service, even on Christmas Day (can't let your guests...Tags: Ria, Christmas, Dining and Drinking, Religious Festivals, Ann Sather
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Please be seated
You can't count on snow for Christmas. You can't count on a 7-3 Bears team making the playoffs.
But you can count on my annual save-the-tables list, which provides dozens of last-minute, primo New Year's Eve reservations for procrastinating readers....Tags: New Year's Day, Music, Concerts, Dance, Carlos'
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