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The Elixir of Love ( L'Elisir d' amore) by Gaetano Donizetti
Lyric Opera in Chicago Opening Night is Saturday,
January 23rd at the Civic Opera House
A COMEDY WITH EVERYTHING: LOVABLE CHARACTERS, WONDERFUL
ARIAS,
BEAUTIFUL SETS — and even a real horse !!!
"Grand Bel Canto, and even better than the
MET". "Highly recommended.."
Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc
In the classic French style, the City of
Elgin presents «
L’Amour, Toujours
l’Amour! »
A French Opera Gala Production
of Elgin OPERA Sung in "The
Language of Love"
with English Supertitles
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Lost in Yonkers is Playing at Village
Players Theater in Oak Park
It is an interesting
story and Brian Rabinowitz has done a brilliant job of directing this
drama to a fine conclusion, the play is a winner and the performance is
a must see event for lovers of theater in the suburban Chicago area.
"Highly recommended.."
Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc
LARRY YANDO STARS AS SCROOGE IN A CHRISTMAS
CAROL, CHICAGO'S PREMIER HOLIDAY TRADITION AT GOODMAN THEATRE, NOVEMBER
20 – DECEMBER 31
"A Great
performance of show that keeps getting better..Highly recommended.."
Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc
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28th Annual Holiday Magic Festival Lights
Up Brookfield Zoo Spreading
Holiday Cheer to People and Animals Alike
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CHICAGO’S HIT ROCK ‘N’ ROLL MUSICAL Million Dollar Quartet Celebrates
One Year Anniversary, tickets on sale through Jan 3, 2010
"A
tremendous team of talent, gifted musical abilities, blended with a
grand story and performed with incredible skill.....a must see. Highly recommended.."
Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc
Oak
Park Police
Bulletin Concerning Suspicious Behavior Toward Child.
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"You Can't Take It
With You" $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
written
by
George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart directed
by Jack Hickey
"A
Zany
whacked out extended family of warm hearted misfits will entertain you
and perhaps offer a new view
of life. Just like some Oak Park
block
parties... Highly recommended.." Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
CELEBRATE THE FANTASEA ALL WEEK AT SHEDD
AQUARIUM! Shedd Debuts New Aquatic Animal Show,
with DISCOUNTS to Fantasea, and FREE General Admission SEE SHEDD AFTER DARK DURING A
NIGHT OF FRIGHTFUL FUN AT SPOOKY SEAS , Oct 30th
Creepy
Sights and Dino
Frights Await Guests at Brookfield Zoo’s DinoNites New Nighttime Event
Features Dinosaurs Alive!, Tram of Terror, Cornstalk Maze, and More!
and even more...
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Mack
Adebayo, a chef from Oak Park, IL,
will be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune on Tuesday,
October
20th. Mack is a huge Chicago
sports fan
who is also a weightlifter.
Chicago Dramatists will host a one evening
only benefit at the
November 14th performance of A STEADY RAIN in
New York City
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2009
Highlights of Oak Park T Ball
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Local Author receives awards and
praise.
The Blind Faith Hotel by Pamela Todd
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The
Annual Oak Park & River Forest Garden Walk on Saturday was Beautiful.
This yearly event is a wonderful
chance to get some great ideas for your own yard and just a
tour of some fun and beautiful yards.
Talented Oak Park Actor. Jonathan Weir Plays Five Characters In Chicago's Jersey Boys.
"An exhilarating
biographical drama, with toe tapping hits and a time when
love and respect were in the lyrics
and lives of many....a great
show -- come and see it several times...." Suburban Journals of
Chicago Inc.
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Questions and
Answers about Oak Park's Assessment Reductions by Ali ElSaffar, Oak
Park Township Assessor
"A Must Read for Residents" SJC
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Day in Our
Village on Sunday Was a Great Time.
Photos and Friends make a fun day........
Day in Our Village Sunday's 36th annual A
Day in Our Village festival will feature more than 150 organizations
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Veterans
around the world will commemorate the 65th anniversary of the D-Day
invasion on June 6.
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HYATT REGENCY O’HARE FEATURES THRIVING “GREEN” Program
Local
Flood Troubles Move Down River and Some Appear in Washington State.
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Powerful Home Fire Leaves Two Families
Homeless and with Total
Destruction.
Slide Show of the Fire
Streaming Video of the Fire
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NASA's five THEMIS spacecraft have
discovered a breach in
Earth's magnetic
field ten times larger than anything previously thought to exist. The
size of the
opening and the strange
way it forms could overturn long-held ideas of space physics.
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Henry F. Gralak is Selected as the
New Executive Director for the West Suburban Consolidate Dispatch Center
"Lives of the Musicians", by author
Kathleen Krull and illustrator Kathryn Hewitt. review by Ed Vincent
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Father’s search for internationally
kidnapped daughter.
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Braille Readers are Leaders Day Part
of Braille Literacy
Campaign
throughout Illinois
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“Bernanke’s Test:
Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, and the Drama of the
Central Banker”
by Johan Van Overtveldt review by Terri Schlichenmeyer
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What's Going On with the Damn Banks and the Sleeping Regulators ?????
Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My !!! No, and Not Wolves Either. Coyotes Are on the
Roam
Though... in North Oak
Park.
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Chicago based nonprofit tax assistance
program strives to return $300 Million to the City's working poor by 2014
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In The Public Interest, Political
Equivalenceby Ralph Nader
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Oak Park & River Forest High School
Student Threatens Suicide and Flees Oak Park for the Forest Preserves.
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Oak Park 4th of July Parade Video 30 min
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Chicago Opera Theater will
dedicate their 2009 Spring Festival Season, COT’s 35th anniversary
season, to Honor the Late Alan Stone.
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Progress
in Baghdad Continues on all Fronts, Commander
Reports
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Member
of All-Black D-Day Battalion to Receive Overdue Honor
Bellissima Opera
Production's New CD is a Treasure of Art and Drama, featuring some of
the Best Singers of Today.
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Oak
Park Child Competes in Jr.
NBA/Jr. WNBA skills challenge National Finals to be held in Orlando,
Florida at
the Finals on May 15.
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During
Challenging Economic Times Nicor Employees
Gear
Up to Give Back to Local Communities During 13th Annual Volunteer Day
In honor of Volunteer Day Nicor donates $10,000 in capital grants to
two local charities
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THE HEALTHY (ELM) CHOICE
Dazzling Michigan Avenue Tree Illuminates
Disease-Resistant Tree Option
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Firefighters Offer to Retire If Fired
Workers Can Return To Work, No
Response
from the Village in Three Days....
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On the Fourth Day Of Waiting, Barwin Meets
with Firefighters and
Agrees to their Proposal
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A Visitor to Oak Park goes to the Lake
Theater for a Film and Finds
Her Car
Destroyed and
Being Towed Away.
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5 Oak Park Firefighters Lose Their Jobs from Village Budget Cuts.
Dinosaurs
Alive! Comes to Brookfield Zoo Exhibit
Features 18 Life-Size,
Animatronic Prehistoric
Creatures, Including the World’s
Largest Animatronic Dinosaur April
4 and continuing through October 2009
"A
fun event the kids will love, big, big, dinosaurs that could eat your
car..." Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
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Village Player's Theatre presents the
Off-Broadway sensation Bat
Boy: The Musical May 29
– June 28, 2009
"A
wild ride of irony, humor, spoofs, and bites, all set to tunes, with
imaginative choreography....you'll love it." Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
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Retired Oak Park
Police Sergeant Kills
Himself with a Handgun in a Cook County Forest Preserve.
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Updated: Arrests Have been made
in both cases.
Cold
Blooded Killing in Forest Park Looks Like a Revenge Score that Killed
an Innocent
Beautiful Young Woman. Keyana
Bates and Johnathan Ollech each die from murder within a day of one
another and
the crimes are not related.
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DARIO FRANCHITTI WINS...
IOWA CORN Indy 250
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Updated: Arrests Have been made
in both cases.
Cold
Blooded
Killing in Forest Park Looks Like a Revenge Score that Killed an
Innocent Beautiful Young Woman.
Keyana Bates and
Johnathan Ollech each die from murder within a day of one another and
the crimes are not related.
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A
crashed motorcycle is abandoned by its mystery driver.
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Combining Creativity,
Teamwork, and Fun, Camp Invention Returns to Oak Park This Summer
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Stephen
Colbert in Iraq
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Edwards
Earns First NASCAR Nationwide Series Win
of the Season
Forest
Park Police Department is given an Award
Riveredge
Hospital Recognizes Community Partners at Wellness Fair Celebrating
Mental Health Awareness Month. Forest Park Police Department
to be
Honored on May 29th.
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Illinois State Senator Don Harmon Urges Governor Quinn to Sign Capital Plan.
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American journalist Roxana Saberi is freedFrom 8 Year Sentence in Iran!
Gates on
Missile Defense: The U.S. is looking at ways to re-open a
dialogue with the Russians on missile defense.
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Dr. Les Golden is Charged by Oak Park
Park's with Criminal Trespass to Land, at Field Park adjacent to Horace Mann School.
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Obama:
Bilateral Cooperation Critical to Enduring Mission
in Afghanistan
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Village
Player's Black Box Theater Presents Jesus Hopped the A-Train
a drama by Stephen Adly Guirgis June 11 - June 21, 2009
"A
great drama filled with tough talk, plenty of
thought provoking dialogue, and enchanting
true grit. Get a ticket and have a treat."
Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
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THE
MAGIC FLUTE by WOLFGANG
AMADEUS MOZART
"Top notch performances year
after year, the Florentine
is a treat for all lovers of
Opera and theater. The drive
from Chicago is well worth
the effort year after year,"
Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
Love & Fairy Tales at the Elgin Opera Excerpts from Die Zauberflote by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Highlights from Mozart's Masterpiece of Singspiel - The Magic Flute,
Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss Act II -
A
Rolicking party at the home
of Prince Orlofsky
Friday May 1, 2009 at 8:00 PM Saturday May 2, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Sunday
May 3, 2009 at 3:00 PM
"The
Elgin Opera has Great Local Talent performing what the audience loves
to hear....."
Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
Arms and the Man, by George Bernard Shaw
presented Wednesdays through Sundays
March 7th through March 29th at
the Historic Pleasant Home.
"Highly
recommended show by the Oak Park Festival Theatre..." Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
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Irish
Stew, Simmering with Story,Songs, Music and Poetry of the Old Village Pub
"Highly
recommended, knowingt some of the Great Talent presented..."
Suburban Journals of Chicago Inc.
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Village Player's Black Box Production
"How I Learned To Drive" by Paula Vogel
Pulitzer
Prize winning play
"Highly recommended play...." Suburban Journals of Chicago Inc.
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Eye of the Storm set to open in Oak Park The Story of Bayard Rustin,
mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will be
brought to life at Open
Door Theater and will run from February 21 until March
15th with
performances at 8pm on
Fridays/Saturdays and 2pm on Sundays.
"Incredible drama seeking
justice for all and set to some fine tunes with wonderful talent." Suburban Journals
of Chicago Inc.
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Village Players Performing Arts Center
presents Amadeus Oak Park, Il-'Season of Music' is the
classic play Amadeus, running Feb 14 – March 15
"Wonderful production with
Great Acting" Suburban Journals of
Chicago Inc.
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African-American
Theater on Chicago's Southside could be an item for this Year's Black
History Month
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Chef Clinton
“Cooks Up” Creole Favorites Just in Time for Mardi Gras
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Sharks Join Stingrays in Summerlong Exhibit
at the Brookfield Zoo
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Underwater Video of Stingrays at Brookfield
Zoo
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Underwater Video of Sharks at Brookfield Zoo
Ain’t
Misbehavin’ at the Goodman until August 3rd, 2008
"The
production is peppered with enough spice of
innuendo to make bawdy delicious."
Suburban Journals
of Chicago Inc.
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Opera at the Acorn, The Magic Flute,
starring Oak Park's Award
Winning
Soprano Christine Steyer as
Princess Pamina Saturday, June
28, 8pm ET Acorn Theater, Three Oaks, Michigan (Located only 90 minutes
from the Chicago Loop)
"It was
fantastic...." Suburban Journals
of Chicago Inc.
Click
Here for the Full review
Tribute to the late Luciano
Pavarotti May
3, 2008 was a hit.
" A Beautiful
show filled with Talent, Humor, and Great Performances."
Suburban Journals
of Chicago Inc photo
Symphony of
Oak Park and River
Forest Choral Concert at First United Church, 848 Lake Street
-----Reviewed
Bactrian Camel Born at Brookfield Zoo
Bars:
The Girl on the Piano… featuring Lisa Zane is over at Village Players
Theatre, but you can still
get her CD...
"A wonderful,
unique, talented performance, beautiful art and
song" SJC
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The Amelia Piano
Trio at Ravinia's Rising Stars Concert
Series...."A world class
treat..." Suburban Journals
of Chicago
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"Zen Photography:
Blind
Seeing"Workshop with Peter Cunningham: May 2-3, 2009
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Oak Park
River Forest Infant Welfare
Society to Host 2nd Annual Day at the Races
Fundraiser on May 2, 2009
Celebrate Earth Day 2009 in the
Forest Preserve On
Sunday, April 19th,
from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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CALLING
ALL DACHSHUNDS: Bring your owners to the Cross Town Bark Around
MidWest Dachshund
Rescue fundraiser. Raffles for Cubs & Sox tickets, delicious gifts
cards, luxurious dog beds and more. Free refreshments. Special
appearance by the Weinermobile, at Bow Wow Doggy Daycare 400 West St.
Charles Rd, Villa Park, IL. Saturday
May 9th 12:30-4 PM. To register go to www.MWDR.org
or call Lori at
(815)260-6734.
Adult Male Driver Smelling of Alcohol
Kills Himself Crashing His Truck into Cemetary Headstones
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Juan Doe
has been named as Rafael Ramirez Jr., who was Beaten and Stabbed to
Death, and Shot
in the
Head Before
Being Vivisected and Left in Four Bags
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Dismembered
Human Body Found in Four Black Plastic Bags
in Oak Park Alley
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President
Obama, in an exclusive interivew, said the most important and sobering
decision he makes is to send troops into harm's way.
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Obama
Praises U.S. Military Rescue of Maersk-Alabama Captain
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Hostage
Captain Was in 'Imminent Danger' at Time
of Rescue
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Oak
Park Election Results 100% Cook
County Suburban Election Results
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Pirate
Attack Foiled by Ship's Crew, Defense Officials
Say
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March
28th, Saturday from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm was Worldwide Earth
Hour. Everyone was
encouraged
to turn off
their lights for an hour to reduce energy and reflect on the earth
and
its joys and concerns. Rated a Big success......
Becoming Edvard Munch
at the Art Institute
Chicago until April 26, 2009.
"A
great show that you don't want to miss...a lot more than a SCREAM..." Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
Oak
Park Bank Robbed, Robbers Flee in
Vehicle and
On Foot. Oak Park catches the
runner....
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JEWEL-OSCO Set
to Remodel Oak Park StoreRenovation Project Scheduled to
Begin in Late March
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Obama
Pledges to Ensure Security While Reforming Defense Contracting
Woman
Kidnapped and Sexually assaulted While Being Beaten, and Robbed in Oak
Park.
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"It
Takes a Village Party" announces their slate for the upcoming Village
election.
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Will Oak Park Fine Itself for Not
Shoveling ?
Another Oak Park
bank is robbed in Broad
Daylight
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This
Haunted
House Will Have Your Goose bumps
Wanting
to Fly Home to Safer Regions.
UPDATED:Oak
Park Businessman Found Guilty
for Bilking
Millions
from
Investors...$2,900,000.00
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"Medea"
by Euripides performed at the Oak Park and River Forest High
School
Was a big hit in all areas of
lighting, scenes, costumes,and
performances.
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A
Young Oak Park Mother
Is Robbed In Front Of Her Home With
The Threat Of Being Shot,
Her 7
Month Old Daughter Was Still In The Van.
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Updated:
The Police Will Not Be Asked to Pay BackAny
Money and the Harassment Will End. The Police
Pensions
Will Remain As Promised. Trouble
With The Oak Park Police Pension Board
Full
Payments Continue while Negotiations Continue.
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Jordan
A. Moore-Fields from Oak Park Dies in Car Accident in Massachsetts
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Storms, Rains, and Floods Dampen the
Area and Make Driving
its own
adventure.
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Village
Players Performing Arts Center Presents: LOVE IN THE MIDDLE AGES:
A Baby Boomers Guide to Love and
Sex A World Premiere Musical
Comedy
August 22 – September 21, 2008 "The sets were
wonderful, lighting excellent, fun songs, great acting in a light
musical drama that Neil Simon would like." Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
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Thomas
Barwin Makes it to the Top Three in
the
Running, but is not chosen for
Boulder.
Village
Manager Tom Barwin Is Looking for
GREENER ($$$)
Pastures in Boulder, Colorado.
Homeless
Black Man is Crushed in Compactor
by Jewel Employees
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"Dancing
at Lughnasa" at Oak Park Festival
Theatre The story of five unmarried
sisters living together in rural
Ireland during the 1930's. July
25 thru August 23, 2008. Previews July 23 and 24
"Beautiful
performance." Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
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KOOZA from Cirque du Soleil in
Chicago until August 10, 2008
"A
tremendous extravaganza of talent and art" Suburban Journals of Chicago
Inc.
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Oak
Park Police Officer Chuck Kielma Dies
from a Motorcycle Accident
Mythic
Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns &
Mermaids at the Field Museum
March 19—September 1, 2008
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Village
Players Performing Arts Center
Presents:THE FULL MONTY, directed by Carl
Occhipinti
from June 8 – July 13, 2008 " Nice Production with Plenty of Fun" SJC
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The
Popular Off-Broadway Hit GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! at The Royal George
Theatre runs
through July 27.
"It is a
fun show with more zany moments than most would find in an entire
month...." SJC
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Fundraiser
Held this Sunday to benefit the Family of Fallen Oak Park Police
Officer Charles Kielma it is a Motorcycle
Fundraiser, but you can always make a donation on the Website and not
drive your Motorcycle to the Event.
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Hubbard
Street Dance Comes to District 97
and Shows Teachers
How to Get Kids involved in Dance and some
Choreography.
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Home
Improvements that Pay You Back
0000
Ignoring
Street Signs Can Be Dangerous to Your health
and
Your Children, a mother learns the hard way.
Senator
Harmon's Proposal to Expand Eligibility List for Jury Duty
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Senator
Don
Harmon Calls For Unity In Backing Barack Obama
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Oak
Park Business pastwoman Recognized with
National Entrepreneur Service Award.
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State
Competition in Belleville,
Illinois (near St. Louis, Mo.) this April 12th Allows Local Teams to Go
the the World Competitions and
Finish
in the Top 12 from 800 Teams
Representing the World Finalists.
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Mann
Elementary School Has
One More Practice Before
their
Journey
East
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Longfellow
Elementary School Does a
Different Practice
Routine.
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BRISCOE
REBOUNDS FROM INDY ...EARNS FIRST
CAREER WIN. 300TH WIN FOR ROGER PENSKE.
Local driver Wilson wins Fast paced Indy Lights Race
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The
Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation Cordially invites you to join us
on Thursday,
June 19th 2008 Beyond Hotel Rwanda:Finding Real Peace in Africa’s Great
Lakes Region
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Mars
Lander Phoenix Lands with Success
NASA's
Phoenix spacecraft landed on Mars Sunday, May 25th, to begin three
months of examining an arctic site chosen for its likelihood of having
frozen water within reach of the lander's robotic arm. Check today's
story for details of the landing and first pictures beamed back from
the landing site.
Enchanted
April at Circle Theater in Forest Park April 30 - June 8, 2008
"You'll
Like This Production and it has Brian Rabinowitz in it too, and it is
Jeff Recommended.."Suburban Journals of Chicago Inc.
The
Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to
announce the acquisition of two monumental works by Cy Twombly
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Many
Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings
Recognized By 150 Illinois Great Places Designation
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A
Steady
Rain is now playing at the Royal George Theater in Chicago, written by
Keith Huff. Runs until the End of
April. "This is a tremendous adventure into the heart and
soul of
many, with great writing,
and
acting at its best. Grab a seat......" SJC
Michael
L. Cessna Has Been Arrested and Charged with Numerous Offenses in an
Accident which took the life of Beloved Oak Park
Employee
Ms. Sue
McMahon
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Police Looking
for Clues Into Murder of David Carlson
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Forest
Park Police Use Good Basic Police
Work to Make Major Drug Busts in a Couple of
Days Work
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Illinois
State Senator Don Harmon Ethics
Legislation Passes Senate
Executive Committee
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Village
Player's Hosts "Professor Philo
Pheldman’s Phantastic Laboratory Saves the Entire Universe!"
District
97 Students Get the Thrill of
Science and Some Phun to
Boot.(K through 4th grade)
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Member's Night at
the Field Museum is
One of the Most Fun
Events for People Who
Love Science.
A
Flood of Stupidity Drowns the IMAX Film "Mummies:
Secrets of the Pharaohs" at the Museum of Science and Industry
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Report
Reflects Future for Military's Unmanned Systems
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Barrie
Park Was Calling Your Name...when the snow
was
here. Keep an Eye open for flakes.
Have
a look at some local sledding heaven, Barrie Park.
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Good
News for Homeowners; Harmon: Property Tax
Relief Legislation Passes Senate
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Garbage
Eating Worms win "Keep America
Beautiful Innovation Award".
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Friday,
May 30th, 8:00 pm Barrows Auditorium, Billy Graham
Center Wheaton College Bellissima Opera Shall
Perform Highlights
from their new CD "A Night in May"and
other favorite songs and arias. Franco
Martorana,
tenor, Christine
Steyer, soprano,
and Paul Geiger, baritone. They will also be joined by the
talented "Other
3 Tenors" Warren Moulton, Simon
Kyung Lee, and Franco Martorana. "This
Performance Has Some of the Top Singers of Today--
Highly Recommended.." Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
Theatre
at the Center in Munster Presents
The World Premiere of KNUTE ROCKNE
ALL-AMERICAN
Based on the Play and
Mini-Series by Buddy Farmer Music by Michael Mahler and
Lyrics by David H. Bell
and
Michael Mahler Playing until May 11th "You Do Not Want to
Miss this Show...." Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
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The Letter
Carrier Food Drive is May 10, 2008 This Food Helps Local Persons in
Need.
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Chicagoans of all ages—from
children to adults to seniors—are invited to nominate their mothers for
an
entire year of pampering compliments of Massage Envy
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Oak
Park Festival Theatre Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward, directed by David
Mink. Enjoy a
"spirited"
drawing-room
farce with a seance that creates a most unusual
love triangle. March 28 through April 27, 2008.
" This
wonderous tale of mystery and the occult is spiced with enough humor to
take the chill off any vexation." SJC
Why
Doesn't The Media Ask the Tough Questions of Presidential Candidates?
Troops
in Afghanistan Find Munitions Hidden in School
Troop
Redeployment Gets Under Way in Iraq
Troops
Detain 7 in Raids on al Qaeda Media Network
Air
Force Neurosurgeon Saves Afghan Child's Life
Cartwright:
Changes in Iraq Taking 'Permanent Hold'
Air
Force Sharpshooters Watch Over Troops in Iraq
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The
Ascension of Carlotta, by Will Dunne Directed by Ann
Filmer April
4 – May 4, 2008
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at
7:30 PM and Sundays at 2:30 PM
"You
Do Not Want to
Miss this New Show or This New Theater." Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
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DRIVE
THE MILE” BENEFITS HUNGER TASK FORCE
AT THE MILWAUKEE MILE, SET FOR SUNDAY MAY 4th
Annual Passenger Car Drive
Around Track Supports Milwaukee Families In Need
Defense
Department Seeks Death Penalty for Six Guantanamo Bay Detainees
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Another
Oak Park Child Dies. This
Young Boy Was in Kindergarten, Too Young and Too Tragic.
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District
39 Has Its Final Meeting,
Disperses Funds, and Votes Itself Out of Existence.
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Florentine
Opera Presents Romeo &
Juliet Bellini's I Capuleti e i
Montecchi at the Marcus Center for the
Performing Arts
April 25, 26 & 27, 2008
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This Friday May 2nd
at 8pm is the WORLD PREMIERE OF "FAREWELL DARKNESS"! AT THE GENE
SISKEL FILM CENTER
164 N. State St.
Chicago, IL 60601 Doug Deuchler's son Jason is the
cinematographer in a new film that has
wonderful reviews on all
fronts and
the cinematographer is very import role in any film. Please join
many of us for the premiere of this film on Friday. Ed Vincent
GOODMAN
THEATRE presents: "The Trip to Bountiful"by Horton Foote. March
1 -
April 17
"You Do Not Want to
Miss this Show...."Suburban Journals of Chicago Inc.
EARTH Hour Saturday night was called a
success. We are still waiting for some hard
numbers. Most of Oak Park
seemed oblivious to the
event. All Public buildings and commerical building
remained lit from our observations.
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It
was a Great Show..more to come. Village
Players Theatre Presents: LOVE AT
LAST
An Evening of Storytelling with
Jim May and Megan Wells The evening will be rounded out
with love songs from Village Players
own
Paul McKenna. 'Love At Last' performs
Saturday, February 23 at 7:30 pm. All tickets are $17, and
include a stamped
postcard
to send to a loved one.
Laura
Myntti, a internationally exhibited
and collected post-modern artist currently has a show at Expressions
Graphics, 29 Harrison St.,
until
February 29th.
"La Cage aux Folles"
February 7 until March 9 "Worth the trip and the ticket" Suburban Jouranls of Chicago
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Just in time
for St. Valentine's Day CD
Release
Party!!!!
For the debut CD “A Night in May”
with Highlights of La Traviata and other songs and arias
At Val's Halla
Records, 239 Harrison St. Oak Park, IL 708 524-1004
Florentine
Opera presents Salome by Richard Strauss
Friday, February 15, 2008 @ 7:30
PM Saturday, February 16, 2008 @
7:30 PM Sunday, February 17, 2008 @ 2:30
PM
"A
Wonderful Show, Lots of Drama, Excellent on all Levels" Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
THE
SKYLIGHT OPERA PRESENTS ,LA TRAVIATA, FEBRUARY 1 – 17, 2008
"Lots of
grand fun, entertaining, and innovative to the nines" Suburban Journals
of Chicago
THE
FLORENTINE OPERA PRESENTS THE MERRY WIDOW
"It was a Talented, Spirited Performance,
with Grand Sets, and Plenty of Drama.." SJC
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The
Goodbye Girl, January 3, 2008 through March 2, 2008 at Drury Lane
Oakbrook Terrace Theatre
U.S.
Navy Set to Break Electromagnetic Railgun Record
o
o
The
Mayor of Forest
Park Has a Complaint Against the Forest Park Review and its Oak
Park Owners.
o
oRadon
Disclosure Requirements Begin January
1, 2008
o
Local
Non-Profit Speaks Out Against Growth
Hormone Abuse
o
Countrywide
Offensive in Iraq Aims at Stamping Out al
Qaeda
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Holiday
Magic Was a Great Event and the Top
Notch Magicians Made the Event a Treat in Itself.
oTroop
Redeployment Gets Under Way in Iraq
o
Progress
in Northern, Western Baghdad 'Remarkable,' Commander Says
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Maya
del Sol an Epicurean Adventure Bound
to Please
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November
3, 2007 A Ride through the Morton
Arboretum
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Violence,
Casualties Down in Iraq
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Senator
Harmon Wins, Deborah Graham Wins,
Barack Obama Wins Oak Park and Illinois, but Don't Forget
Ralph
Nader--He's Running Too !!
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Hillary
Clinton Leads in the Super Tuesday
Results
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Chicago Auto Show Is
Open, History Making 100th Event Here until February 17th...come have a look.
Slide
Show of Some of the Highlights of the
Show
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Joffrey's
"Nutcracker" at the Auditorium
December 12-30, 2007 Oak Park
will be well represented this year at the
Nutcracker
in Chicago.
"One of
the Season's Best Things to Do" SJC
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For 30
years, Goodman Theatre Presents A
Christmas Carol until
December 29th.
"If you enjoy the this Holiday time of
year, you must see this years show." SJC
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A Rough First
Year, in the Battleground of County Politics for Todd H. Stroger...
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Pearl
Baer Hadfield, an Oak Parker and a
longtime resident of The Army
Retirement Community in
San Antonio, TX passed away on
Thursday, December 20, 2007
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A Lover of the Arts and Equality Has
Died, John Lukehart
Will Be Missed
by Many.
The
Weather Mark Tavern is a down to earth
slice of heaven for
the
neighborhood and all of metro Chicago, highly recommended for a great
time with family and friends.
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Gardens
Like Rain, Garden Walks Prefer Rain the Day Before a Walk. The Battersbys Win for the Best
Garden.
Video
of the Yards, People, Flowers, Rain,
and Umbrellas..a fun day.
0
Village
of Oak Park Employee Charged with Theft
0
Oak
Park Garage Fire is Defeated by Firefighters, no one
injured, and no one displaced
0
Chicago
Police Serving Warrant in Oak Park May Have Exceeded Reasonable Care
and
Ignored Their Own Guidelines.
0
The
17 Year Batch of Magicicada
Is Preferring Certain Regions Around Oak Park, but They Really Like
River Forest.
0
Link
Found Between Periodontal Disease and Pancreatic Cancer
0
Lightning
is more than just heat and light: it's a chemical factory that produces
a natural pollutant called "NOx" that may affect both local air quality
and global climate.
0
James
Conlon Will Be with Ravinia until 2011
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0
Chicago
Police Serve Warrant in Oak Park and Shoot 30 Year
Old Black Male Suspect Multiple Times
0
An Adult Male Oak Park Resident Has
Just Recovered from West Nile
Virus
0
Murder/Execution of Suspected Vice
Lord Gang Member on the Streets
of Oak Park
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Baby Gibbon Born at
the Brookfield Zoo,
Come Visit
this Winter
o
Fox
News Chicago's
Chief Meterologist Amy Freeze Entertains and Teaches Weather at Mann
School in Oak Park.
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Brookfield
Zoo Opens the Season with Holiday Magic. "A Great time for
the Whole Family, Dress for the Weather and Come
for some Fun" SJC
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Feline
Shelter Needs A Home and Help for
Their 80 Cats
o
Oak
Park & River
Forest Historical Society Hits Another Home Run in Regional History
with This Years Cemetery Tour.
"A
Fun and
Educational Event...every year" SJC
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Oak
Park & River Forest Symphony; "A Beautiful Start to a Season Filled
with A Grand Selection of Pieces from Brahms to Berg."
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Spiritual
Organization Speaks to Help Achievement GAP
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A
Man in Oak
Park Dies in a Car Accident Driven By His Son. (Car May Have
Exceeded 80 mph)
Fatal
Car Accident Video Showing Path of Vehicle
o
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There
Were Frightfully Fun
Festivities for
All at Brookfield
Zoo’s Boo! at
the Zoo
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Oak
Park's New Public Works
Facility Opens with Tours and Fanfare.
o
Department
of Defense to Provide Humanitarian Assistance to Bangladesh
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The
Tradition
Continues with the Christmas Season Windows at MACY'S 2007
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A Sixth
Grade Student Has Died An Untimely
Death
o
Following
An Official Protest by Rev.
Sharpton of New York, a lone
protester speaks to a closed mike with
no cameras rolling but
ours.
She is a "regular" at Village
Hall according to local sources.
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Illinois
Governor Rod Blagojevich Announces In Oak Park, Additional
Health providers to Assist the Illinois Breast and Cervical
Cancer
Program.
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Marion
Street Opens Right Before Storm Starts.
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Village
Players Theatre Presents: Ebenezer by Bruce A. Petsche
and Jim
Cronin, Dec 9- 23, 2007
"Hopefully
the Beginning of a New Local Tradition...a must see" SJC
Meeting
Held For Controversial
Building A Large
Gathering
of Neighbors and Others With Vested Interests Spoke Their Views On
Oak
Park's Responsibilities.
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Topps
Meat Company Expands Ground Beef
Recall and Sams Club Makes News Too
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Oak
Park Township Assessor Ali ElSaffar Has News on Property
Taxes( Taxes
are Now on the Way)
Garfield
Park Conservatory is Showing
Beautiful and Fun Sculptures by the late Niki
de Saint Phalle
"Bring
the Family and a camera to see this exhibit" SJC
Niki
de Saint Phalle Exhibit at Garfield
Park Conservatory 2007--Until
Oct. Must See.0
An
Exotic Group
of Animals with Millions of Years of History Comes
to
Brookfield Zoo for a Limited Visit.
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The
Cook County Board of Review has agreed
to extend the deadline for filing 2007 tax appeals for Oak Park until
November 9
o
Report
on Oak Park Township Tax Bills 2006 Taxes Paid in 2007 By Ali ElSaffar,
Oak Park
Township Assessor
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Illinois
Governor Rod R. Blagojevich Came to Oak
Park.
Principal
Jonathan Ellwanger Greets
Illinois Governor Rod
Blagojevich
to William Beye School in Oak Park
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Gov.
Blagojevich announces more high school students succeeding on
college-level AP Exams
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Dinosaurs:
Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries March 30 to September
3, 2007 at the Field Museum
" A fun learning adventure." Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
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Project
for Public Spaces Gets A Nomination for the Wall of Shame Concerning
the Marion Mall Street Plan
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Elmina’s
Kitchen,
by Kwame Kwei-Armah, The Chicago Center for the Performing
Arts runs from
Sept. 13 - Oct. 14, 2007 " It
well worth your own adventure to buy a ticket." SJC
LUNA
NEGRA DANCE THEATER Debuts WORLD PREMIERE AND TWO CHICAGO
PREMIERES
IN SIZZLING CONTEMPORARY DANCE PROGRAM OF TANGO, MAMBO AND SALSA,
OCTOBER 19-21, 2007
"Opening
Night Was
Incredible, Wonderful Choreography, Music, and Dance...come
have a look" SJCo
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A proud family sends their best to help the
citizens of Rosemont, Congratulations to Angela
Tricoci
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Chamber
Opera Chicago presents A
Brilliant Life, A Brilliant Night! A Tribute to Gian
Carlo Menotti
(1911-2007)
Saturday,
October 13, 2007, 7:30 pm Oak Park Arts
Center, 200 N. Oak Park Ave
Oak Park, IL "If you want to witness, to experience,
one of the top shows of the year, you will want to see 'A Brilliant
Life, A Brilliant Night -
a
tribute to Gian Carlo Menotti.' " SJC
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Celebrate
OPRF's 52nd Homecoming this SAT. OCT. 13!
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Horace
Mann Elementary School Asks “How Green
Can
We Go?!”
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Pleasant
Home Foundation is holding a House
Restoration Forum, Saturday, October
6th, 2007, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Where: Pleasant Home, 217 Home in Oak Park FREE
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Marcel
Marceau at 84, dies quietly in Paris
Branches, Trees,
Floods, Power Outages, and Lots of Rain
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Senator
Don Harmon Help with Education,
a Juvenile Detention Center, Perinatal Services, and
Renewable Energy
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Austin
Garden Meeting Leaves Many Questions
Unanswered
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Harry
Potter's Last Book is Celebrated
Village Wide in Oak Park.
0
Sue
McMahon Beloved Village Employee Has Services Planned. She will
be missed.
0
CATS,
Opens July 5 at Theatre at the
Center Based on 'Old Possum's Book of
Practical Cats' Suburban Journals of Chicago recommended
Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:
An IMAX 3D Experience to open on Wednesday, July 11 on Navy Pier in
Chicago "Bring
the Family and have a day at the Pier" SJC
0
Cucina
Paradiso Destroyed by Flames
Oak
Park Park's Board Scheduled Early
Morning Tree Destruction
Before the Harry
Potter Festival Launched Around
Town.
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Oak
Park Park
Board Under Pressure from State
Authorities Agreed
to
Killing 6 Trees Instead of the 28
Originally Planned for Field
Park.
0
Barbara
Mullarkey thanks both sides for the compromise.
Animal
Care League Will Offer Low Cost
Spay/Neuter for Dogs and Cats. ACL Also takes Over Ownership of
the Building Next Door to
Help the
Village.
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More
T-Ball Photos of Action and Drama
0
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Are You
Ready to Parent Your Parents?
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Look at the
Shedd This Summer, Jazz at
Night by Local Favorites and Great Exhibits...make it a
day and night.
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Cirque
Shanghai, returns to Navy Pier with a New Show from China. June
6th - Sept. 3rd "A Great Show with
Lots of Action and in a fun Location" SPJ
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2007 DESIGNS OF
HOPE
CHICAGO Gala Benefits UNICEF Programs to Help
Children Around the World
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Tonight,
Saturday..the Last Performance. Robin
Hood: A Fanciful Historie of That
Most Notable
&
Fameous Outlaw Robyn Hood, in Austin
Gardens "An
Excellent Play featuring drama, love,
action, history, action with swords, acrobatics,
disguises,
multi-tasking actors, more love
and then some justice for
balance." Highly recommended SJC
The
Firebird: A Story Experience with Megan
Wells Wednesdays, July 25 - August 15
in Austin Gardens
"Highly
Recommended." Suburban Journals of Chicago.
Streaming
Video of the Firebird, Starring
Megan Wells 01
Streaming
Video of the Firebird, Starring Megan Wells 02
WE
LOVE AUSTIN GARDENS GROUP FORMS TO SAVE TREES IN AUSTIN
GARDENS RALLY SCHEDULED SUNDAY 2:00 p.m. IN
AUSTIN GARDENS
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The
17 Year Batch of Magicicada
Is Preferring Certain Regions Around Oak Park, but They Really Like
River Forest.
0
Wild
Night at the Milwaukee Mile, Aric Amirola wins with Denny Hamlin at the Wheel.
Madama
Butterfly a
great success. Is gone for the season. Last
Show was in St. Charles, Saturday
0
Jihadists
Use Internet as Recruiting,
Networking Tool, Intel Official Says
0
Farmer's
Market is Now Open and Ready for Business, Music, Visitors,
and Some
Good Food and Plants. (Sat)
DuPage
Opera Theatre Presents "La Boheme" until
July 29th.
"Wonderfully
staged with superb theatrics, talented vocals, and heavenly
orchestrations." Suburban Journals of Chicago.
Letters to the
Editor Concerning Field Park
0Oak Park Tennis
Center is Renamed from the Oak Park Tennis Club and is now more
open to all.
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Asian
Food Festival at the Super H-Mart in Niles Was a Big Success
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Mall Neglect and Replete
with Code Violations by Several Leading
Citizens. Corrections on Some
Properties
Made
the Next Day, but many remain.
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Sergeant O'Shea is
Sworn in with a Grand Ceremony and Lots of Friends
10
Minute Streaming Video of the Ceremony for Sgt. O'Shea
The William
Staszak Award Dinner 2007 Honoring Dr. Susan Bridge, Superintendent of
Oak Park & River Forest High
School.
0
March 10th Marion
Mall Gathering Brings Citizens, Demonstrators, Green Party Members,
Police, and Members of DTOP.0000
Marion
Street Mall Area, March 17, 2007
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Crimes of opportunity
continue to influence crime rate in Oak Park
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This
email link will Mail All Local Parks Officials and Interested
State Officials
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HARRY
POTTER ARRIVES
Senator Harmon Continues
to Work for Equal Rights for all, and then some.
Pasteur
Restaurant, 5525 N Broadway, in Chicago. Vietnamese cooking: "fresh, flavorful, exotic dishes in an
intimate, relaxing atmosphere" Suburban
Journals of Chicago
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David
Lynch at the Music Box with "Inland Empire". review by Tyler
Sutherland
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Jared
Bartman Shows Promise at Black Koffee.
The Art
Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce the acquisition of a
c. 1906 Tiffany Studios New York Hanging Head Dragonfly Lamp
on Mosaic and Turtleback-Tile Base
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A New Hooter's Has Come to Town, or
at Least Nearby
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Dr.
Attila Weninger Selected to be the New
Oak Park and River
Forest High School Superintendent.
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Attila
Weninger Comes Under Attack Even Before He Starts His Job
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Open Letter to Park
Board from a Resident
Open
Letter to Park Board from a Publisher
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Dr.
Golden Reads a Letter sent to Residents
about the Park with NO mention
of Killing trees.
Oak
Park Arborist and Activist Kathryn
Jonas speaks on her calls to
Oak
Park Leaders.
Barbara
Mullarky Speaks about poor
communication from the Parks,
Short
Notice, Inaccurate Numbers and Statements, Taxes, and
then Polls
Local Neighbors.
Dr.
Golden discusses Soccer size field and
killing trees, and South Side
Oak
Parkers destroying North Oak Park Parks.
Oak
Park Park's Board Promise to Kill Old Growth Canopy Trees Brings
Opposition to their Plans from the Neighbors, Residents, and the State of Illinois.
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Senator
Don Harmon's Statement Concerning
Destruction of Old
Growth Trees with DNR Funds, read by
Mr. Robert Baren
Ashley
Adler, a young person seeking a
compromise with some new
perspectives.
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Local
Activists Create Web Petition To Save Old Growth Trees in OAK PARK from Eminent
Destruction (Click Here
to Sign)
0
Oak
Park Residents and Neighbors Gather With Only a Few Hours Notice to
Protest the Destruction of 120 Year Old Trees to Make an Olympic Sized
Soccer Field for Young Children.
0
Illinois
Department of Natural Resource Money is Being Held Pending a
Review of
the Plans for Field Park--work has been Stopped.
0
Oak
Park resident Kathy Garrigan has been found. Her
family is with her
and our condolences are with them
in this time of grief.
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Talley’s
Folly at Oak Park Festival Theatre at Austin Gardens, Oak Park – June
13 – July 15, 2007. "Highly
Recommended..and then some." SJC
UNIFIED
FOLK THEORY Release Show at Frank
Lloyd Wright's UNITY TEMPLE, Saturday
June 23rd, 2007 at 8pm
$15 875 Lake St. Oak
Park, IL
Shenandoah,
at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire through June 24 "Highly recommended...." Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
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Madama
Butterfly a Big Hit in Chicago, produced by the
Elgin Opera
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Ridge
Art gallery owner Laurie Beasley has announced that
she will have a show.
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Favorites
from the Silver Screen at Village
Players was
"A Grand slam of Talent. "
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Aracada
Theatre in St. Charles Presented "La Traviata" with Some of Today's Top
Singers, "An
incredable art performance, the Aracada theatre becomes LaScala for one
night" SJC
Election Results
Bring the VMA Back to Power.
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News on Past President of the VMA, his
Trouble withthe EPA and
Courts in
Illinois, his Inaction of Repairto Oak Park Offices and more.
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Mr.
Abderrahmane Lamrabet, a Forest Park Native was Killed Shortly
After the Bear's Football Victory in a Hit and Run Car Accident.
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Oak Park's HO Model Railroad
Club invites you to visit their New website and to come to an event.
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"Leaving
Iowa" at the Royal George
Theater in Chicago."Highly Recommeded" Suburban
Journals of Chicago
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Want
to Protest Oil, and Bike Naked?
Meet for the Fourth Annual Bike NAKED
in Chicago.....June 9th
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Cézanne
to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde! February 17 to
May 12, 2007 Art Institute of Chicago
"A wonderful
collection of grand art, painted, sculpted, and displayed in a large show that
will thrill all who enjoy this historic period in
painting." Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
Help
the U.S.
Postal Service Stamp Out Hunger! National Association of Letter
Carriers (NALC) Food Drive Saturday, May 12, 2007
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Make
Every Day Mother’s Day
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Devotees
and the
Curious line up to look at a proclaimed Avatar in Oak Park, at
the 19th Century Club
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Holland
Michigan Tulip
Festival, 2.5 Hrs from Chicago and Lots of Color.
3
Minute Streaming Video of Holland Dancers
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Murder
by the Book, thru April 29, 2007 Oak Park Festival Theatre at Historic
Pleasant Home
"A Must See Local treat, bring friends
and get ready for a thrill a minute...." Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
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Super
H-Mart’s Asian Food Festival kicks off today and will run through
Sunday, April 29.
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Barefoot
in the Park, by Neil Simon at the Village Players in
Oak Park "A Great show with grand staging and
top acting"
Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
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VCA: The Only Choice
for Good Government. Smart Choices, Fair Stewardship, with
Plans for a Brighter, Greener future.
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Chicago
Reader Reports the VCA Will Remove TIFs in Oak Park
DOG HAS BEEN FOUND!!!! Help
Find Missing Dog, Hit by Car,
Reward...
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Jim
Shaw, the owner of Doc Ryan's Gives $9,056.65 to the Village of Forest
Park to Use on the Town's 100 Year
Celebration. The money was awarded to Mr. Shaw
as
a
result
of his
lawsuit against Trustee Doolin and Mr.
Johnson
Bank
Robbers Attack and Flee with Funds from Chase JPMorgan Bank
for Second
Time in a Month.
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Has teenage dating met its demise? by Claire Lombardo
Oak
Park Ave. Accident Destroys Signal and Almost Hits Flower Store...with
a history of accidents.
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VCA
'07 Position Papers
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Oak
Park Activist Talks About the Mall, Taxes, and Downtown Oak Park
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100th
Day Celebration Benefits Animal Care League0
John
Hedges Won't Get This Man's Vote
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State
Senator Don Harmon (D- Oak Park) has been reappointed as Chairman of
the Illinois Senate Revenue Committee
Project
for Public Spaces, Community Building: Design Innovation and
Neighborhood Revitalization Meeting March
15, 2007. Residents and
Village Officials Attend.
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VCA
Signs Pledge to
Protect Marion Street Mall from Destruction
Letters
in Support of Keeping
the Mall
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Mismanaged
lead
abatement helps employee Endorses A Change in the Village Hall..Vote VCA
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Many Citizens
Are Signing a Petition to Show Displeasure with the Vote to Destroy
Marion Street Mall. Could this be Oak Park's New Tasty
Dog?? View the Petition...
Over 1200 people have already signed...
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Chase
JPMorgan Bank of Oak Park Robbed of $200,000.00 Cash.
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Community
meetings scheduled to discuss
downtown historic preservation
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Review of Volvo
of Oak Park Celebration, New Vertical Car Showcase with Local
Officials, Dec. 14th
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Pacifica
Quartet, March 24 @ 7:30 PM Unity Temple Auditorium "Great Musicans Playing
Wonderful
Selections in a Grand Setting" Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
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State
Ballet Theatre of Russia, will
perform Cinderella with 56 dancers and a full symphony orchestra from
Russia. Skokie, Friday, Feb. 9 and Saturday, Feb.10 at 8:00 p.m."You don't want to miss this incredible
performance...one night left"
Suburban
Journals of Chicago
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Florentine
Opera performed Mozart's Don Giovanni at Milwaukee's Marcus
Center for the
Performing Arts with Beauty and Art " A Grand Production from the
Florentine Masters" Suburban Journals of Chicagoo
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DuPage
Opera Theatre presents Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Hansel and
Gretel,”at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 26 and 27, and 3 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 28, "A wonderful production, great new
adaptation, loaded with grand theatrics and talent." Suburban
Journals
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Florentine
Opera presents Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi, Libretto by Francesco Maria
Piave
Macbeth - Sat, Feb 24, 2007 - 7:30 PM Macbeth - Sun, Feb 25, 2007 -
2:30 PM "A
bold, artistic
performance." Suburban
Journals of Chicago Inc.
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Noises
Off, by Michael Frayn, directed by Connie Canaday Howard of
Buffalo Theatre at College of DuPage until March 10, 2007 $25-30
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A Picture is
Worth a Thousand Words, and with a Smile You've Got a Happy
Winner of a New Chrysler.
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Oak Park
Village Trustee Martha Brock
Leaves Board Because of Health Concerns
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Commentary
by Les Golden on the State of
Oak Park's Village Government
CHAMBER
OPERA CHICAGO Presents Robert Ward’s opera based on Arthur Miller’s
Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Crucible
One Performance Only! Beaumont Glass, director &
conductorCarl Ratner as John Proctor & Christine Steyer as Abigail
Williams
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Forest
Park Village Council Meeting November 13, 2006
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A
Fire
at 309
Wisconsin Sends Flames High Into the Sky, Visible from Blocks
Away.
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Les
Golden Comments on
the Resignation of Geoff Baker
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Oak
Park Festival Theatre Announces New Season, November 18th Fund Raiser,
and Need of Board Members.
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The
Tradition Continues with the Christmas
Season Windows Now at MACY'S
Mary
Poppins Comes to Town
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Christkindlmarket Chicago
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Oak
Park Dancer's are Featured in the
Joffrey's Nutcracker being
performed at the Auditorium in Chicago - Dec 8 thru Dec 27th. "This living art form of dance and
music is a grand local treasure
and this year's production is one of the best anywhere. Get your
tickets soon." Suburban
Journals of Chicago
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Frank's
Home by Richard Nelson directed by Robert Falls begins performances on
November 25 (opening night is December 5) in the Goodman's Owen
Theatre, and runs through December 23, 2006 "This is a beautiful
production loaded with tons of talent expressed in all of
the roles." Suburban Journals
of Chicago
All-Male
Company of Russia’s Leading Actors
Performs Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT-- A Chicago Shakespeare
Theater World’s
Stage
Presentation Staged by British Theater Artist
Declan Donnellan " A
Wonderful Show on Many Levels, this should not be missed. " OPJ
Oak Park
& River Forest's "Tale of the Tombstones" The dead
spoke at the cemetery and history is kept alive.
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Senator Harmon
Saves Friend from a Bully, Makes History
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The "Forty-Niners" DC Comic
Book-Illustrated by Oak Park
Award Winning Artist Gene Ha " A wild ride of
drama, controversy, and art" Suburban
Journals of Chicago
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Literacy
Volunteers of Western Cook County Meet at Holley Court for Their Annual
Appreciation Event. Rose Meyer Honored.
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Ulyssean
Award's Go To Two Local Activists, One a Community Builder
and One a Publisher.
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A Dog Day Afternoon
in Downtown Oak Park Went Off Without a Bark.
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Oak Park
Resident, Soprano Christine Steyer wins Founder’s Award
at IX Altamura/Caruso International Voice Competition
New
Gasoline Alley
garage exhibit at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway
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The
Genius of George Maher 2006 Lecture Series Presented by
Pleasant Home Foundation
Oak
Park Journal Election Endorsements
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The
League
of Women Voters hosted their candidates forum at the High
School Oct 21st. For those unable to be at the event we have
streaming
videos of all
the candidate's 4 minute presentations.
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Kidsfest
Monsters Run Wild In Chicago! CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM
FESTIVAL is
still Running.
"Lots of Great films, highly recommended" OPJ
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Circle
in the Square: New Works in Dance Theatre at Historic Pleasant Home in
Oak Park Fri., and Sat., October 20 &
21 @7:30pm Sun.,
October
22 @3:00pm
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Escanaba,
at Circle Theatre is not boring,
and its debut, though crude,
is another feather in the cap of live theater. September 27
through
October 29, 2006.
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Sense
of Urgency Theater offers free acting workshop in Oak Park Oct. 28
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Altar
Boyz Opens at the LaSalle Bank
Theatre and runs
October
10 – 29, 2006 "Lots
of
laughs, lots of music, and a whole lot of talent." OPJ
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Friends,
Memories, Good Wishes, Kind Words,
and Food Greet Those Leaving the Village After Many Years of Service.
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Democratic
Party of Oak Park Begins Kick Off to the Coming Elections
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Bears
Stumble & Fumble...But still
manage to Rumble in the Valley of
The Sun
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Forest Park
Rib-Off a Huge Success in the First Year of Hosting
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A Female Coyote
(Canis latrans) is Captured in Oak Park. The Road Runner Has Not
Been Seen.
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Oak
Park Holds A Reception for Retiring
Workers to honor long-time municipal employees 3:30 – 5 p.m.,
Thurs., Sept. 28, at Village Hall
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Oak Park
Firefighters Local
95 Raise
Needed Funds for Three Organizations, the Patrick Luby Foundation, the
Special Operations
Warrior Foundation,
and the Officer Robert
Mullany Fund--with the
help of Anthony
Gambino of Cucina Paradiso.
District
97 Welcomes the Teachers Back and
Starts the
New School
Year.
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Planning
for New Downtown Garage, Street
System to Beginand Continues Until November.
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Community
Meeting Notice for Lake
Street District Plan
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Latest
News from the Village
of Oak Park
o
Oak
Park Township Assessor Ali ElSaffar
Addresses Property Tax Questions.
o
The
Joffrey Ballet will present Cinderella in nine performances only,
October 4 – 15, 2006, at the
Auditorium
Theatre of Roosevelt University "The
Joffrey's production of Cinderella is a grand treat for the
senses, humour, beauty, art, music, sets, and talent to spare." OPJ
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Redmoon Theater Performs in
Columbus Park SPECTACLE ’06: TWILIGHT ORCHARD will be performed
October
3 – 9 from
6:30 – 9:30 p.m. every evening. This is the third
in an annual
series of outdoor, site-specific Spectacles.
" A visual treat and an
experience to
remember" OPJ
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The
Fantasticks, the world's longest running musical, kicks off the season
for Oak Park's Village Players Theatre
"The Village Players do a wonderful job
of performing and setting the
stage for this loved tale of misadventure." OPJ
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CUCINA PARADISO AND OAK PARK
FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 95 JOIN
TOGETHER TO "SERVE" OTHERS ON MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER
11, 2006, 4-9 P.M.
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Picnic by
William Inge, directed by
Kevin Theis, July 13 – August 19, 8 pm, Austin Gardens Park, Oak Park,
IL.
Tickets $17 -
$25 "It was a Hit in
1953 and it's Still a Hit This Summer in Austin Gardens" OPJ
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House
fire at 7968 Iowa in River Forest Sends Two Firefighters to the
Hospital and Cuts Electricity to
Many Homes for 24 Hours.
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14
Hospitals
Are Rated Tops And None from Illinois or Chicago Are Listed.
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Locked
Fire
Exits at the Lake theater in Oak Park Puts Hundreds of Lives at Risk
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Oak
Park Festival Theatre Presents Julius
Caesar by Shakespeare Austin Gardens
Park, until August 5th.
"A Great
Performance All Summer" OPJ
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July 31, Cook County Medical
Examiner Reports the
Death
of Robert Ward, a 51 Yr. Old Man From Oak Park. The Cause of
Death was the Heat and Heart Disease. Ward lived on the 800 South
Scoville block.
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Oak
Park Village Board Selects Mr. Tom Barwin asthe New Village Manager for
Oak Park from the Final 6 Applicants.
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Ford
Foundation
Honors Troops With Public Service Medal
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Discover
Leonardo da Vinci at the Museum of Science and Industry April 14 -
Sept. 4th.
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Garfield
Park Conservatory Has Lots of Events for the Summer.
ooo
EARLY LEARNING
COUNCIL RELEASES PRESCHOOL FOR ALL REPORT
Report is the Blueprint for Governor’s Initiative
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Coalition
Forces Kill Top Terrorist
in Iraq
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Oak
Park-River Forest Community Foundation Reaches
$10 Million Milestone with Edgar J.
Kaufman
Endowment Fund for the Restoration of
Unity Temple
ooo
Lyric
Opera of Chicago Announces the
2006-2007 Roster of
Singers for the Lyric Opera Center for American Artists
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Young Hispanic
Man Shoots Himself in the Head
Fleeing Pursuing Police After
Allegedly
Raping Women in River Forest
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The
Adele Maze Library is Re-Opened on a Delightful
Day to the Smiles of Many.
ooo o
Brookfield Zoo's
Much Anticipated Carousel Ride is Now
Open.
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The CD being released by
Charlie Rossiter
and Al DeGenova entitled:
"AvantRetro" is a nice
work of verse and rhythms-and
they're coming tothe Library on June 21st.
ooo
Casas
Grandes and
the Ceramic Art of the Ancient Southwest, is being shown at the Art
Institute of
Chicago in a beautifully lit display of art and history from April 22,
to August 13, 2006.
ooo oo
An
Oak Parker Remembers His Dad on Father's Day
Ex-Oak Park Police
Officer Mr. Mani Adams and two others appear in court for arraignment
on charges.
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2006
Indy 500... One of the most exciting
races in Years!!
by Dan Peters
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Potting Pointers
for Summer Projects
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Ovarian
Cancer: The Silent Killer-Get Your Exam
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Oak Park's Ethnic
Festival Hosts a Wonderful Parade and Lots of
Diverse Happiness
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Oak Park
Festival Theatre Announces It’s Expanded Summer 2006 Season
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Village
Board Narrows Manager Search to Six Candidates
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District 97 Fun
Run
Day, all run, some fall, all get Blue ribbons.
ooo o
How Does the
Air in Oak Park Rate?
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Melanie
Troxel to Guest on ABC's INDY 500 Pole Day Coverage
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Hospital
Ship Mercy Deployed on Proactive Humanitarian
Mission
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Oak Park's
Senator Don Harmon's News
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How to Double
or Triple Your Gas Mileage and Save Money on Top of That
.....
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Casas
Grandes and
the Ceramic Art of the Ancient Southwest, is being shown at the Art
Institute of
Chicago in a beautifully lit display of art and history from April 22,
to August 13, 2006.
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National
Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey,conducted by the Centers for Disease
Control will
Question Oak Park and Maywood Residents.
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The
Sun is Quiet Now, but things could get going soon.....
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Gardening
Tips from NASCAR’s Jimmie Spencer ‘Mr. Excitement’
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Best
Wishes to Carl Swenson
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Disaster on
Wheels, A Woman is Evicted with Her Dog and Her Hopes.
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A
Citizen Comes to Village Hall with a Grenade
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Lizards
and the Komodo King is now at the Shedd Aquarium through
Feb. 28, 2007.
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Central Command Chief Says Iraq
Not on Verge of Civil War
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ISBE adopts
Gov.
Blagojevich’s proposal to ban junk food in
Illinois elementary and middle schools
ooo
$50,000
Sudoku Champions Tournament to
visit Chicago
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District
97's School Board Cuts Teachers and Closes Programs that were to help
close the Achievement GAP to save $719,900.00
ooo
oooo
The Genius of George
Maher 2006 Lecture Series Presented by Pleasant Home Foundation
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Nations
United Against Nuclear Program in Iran, Rice Says
ooooo
The
250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth is Celebrated with a Special Sony BMG
Masterworks Mozart CD deluxe
set,
ooo o
First Bank of Oak Park Donates
$3,350 to the Chicago Sinfonietta,
to implement
the SEED Program at Oak Park-River Forest High School
this year.
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The
Cartoons That Have the Middle East
Going Wild.
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Village
Players
Concert Series & Linda M. Smith present Tragedy to Triumph
THE STORY OF
ARTEMISIA, a multimedia music performance by Linda M.
Smith. A Great Show....
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Red
Cross Babysitting Taught to Kids Aged 11-15 years for Free and
Get
Certified...but You Must Register.
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Menard Hangs On
takes First Busch SeriesWin in Front of
Home Crowd at the Milwaukee Mile
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“Pianopalooza!”
comes to Sherwood Conservatory of Music this summer!
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August
5, 2006, Saturday, at 7:00 p.m.St. Paul's
Bible Church, 1960 W. 94th St. Chicago, IL FrancoMartorana
and Friends Summer Song Fest.Franco,
Simon Lee, Daniel Vines, Aaron Stegemoller are singing. Tickets
are $20.00.
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Buffalo
Theatre Ensemble presents,"Communicating Doors" by Alan
Ayckbourn. July 7 to 29th
"Well worth the drive,
free parking, and its a fun show" OPJ
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Village Players Theatre
presents, "Book of
Leaves"an original play by Will
Cooper,
dir by Bill Brennan
July 21-30 "A smashing success
for this new author. Bravo
Mr.
Cooper" OPJ
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Drury Lane
Oakbrook Now Showing "NUNSENSATIONS! The
Nunsense Vegas Revue"
May 18 through July 23
"A
fun show for the family" OPJ
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DuPage
Opera Theatre presents Carmen
by Georges Bizet. Sung in French with English supertitles.Conducted
by:
Kirk
Muspratt Dates: June 23, 25, 30 and July 1 "You Don't Want To Miss this
Opera" OPJ
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Florentine
Opera's Premiere of New Production of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi finishes
the season of a
good
note, even with criticisms.
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The
Opera "La Traviata" at Village
Players Theater Had Standing Ovations and Praise
for a Tremendous
Work of Art....now closed, but
hopefully to return
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Oak Park resident
Jonathan Weir stars in STATE FAIR! at the Marriott
until June 25th
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GOLDA’S
BALCONY, a one woman show with Valerie Harper playing the
Legendary Prime Minister
of Israel Golda Meir, at the
LaSalle Theatre for a Limited Engagement May 30 – June
11, 2006. "Highly
recommened" OPJ
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A
Night at the Opera! at
Village Players Theater in
Oak Park.
"Recommended-they have more" OPJ
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Oak
Park Residents
Produce and Star in a
Unique New
Production of
the Opera "La
Traviata"
at Village Players Theater
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The
Rains have Stopped in Indy, Sam Hornish Jr's speed
in practice paid
off in qualifying for
the 90th Indianapolis 500, while Thiago Medeiros
rushes to get
his crashed car ready
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NIXON IN CHINA, the Opera by John
Adams is at the Harris Theater in Millenium Pk. Chicago
Opera Theater's fun production ends May 27th.
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“Love Lies
Bleeding” at Steppenwolf Theater. The
production plays in the Upstairs
Theatre through
May 28, 2006.
"Highly Recommended." OPJ
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Cheney
Mansion’s 9th
Annual Plant Sale, Garden Fair,and Photo Show -- May 21 in Oak Park.
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Tartuffe,The
Play begins with quick witty dialogue and the wit continues throughout.
"Highly Recommended." OPJ
Anne-Louis
Girodet de Roussy-Trioson Show at the Art Institute of
Chicago from Feb 11th to April 30th
With
100% of the Vote in Sen. Harmon is victorious. See total
results...
Don Harmon
5445 78.29% Michael D.
Nardello
1510 21.71%
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The
Last 5 Years, Runs March 12th - 26th inaugurates Village Players
Theatre's new performance space
"Highly Recommended, great
singers, grand songs....." OPJ
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Florentine
Opera to Premiere New Production
of The Daughter of the Regiment, by
Gaetano Donizetti
Friday, March 3, 2006 @ 7:30 PM, Saturday, March 4, 2006 @ 7:30 PM,
Sunday, March 5, 2006 @ 2:30 PM
"A History of Wonderful
Productions, and well worth the drive" OPJ
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"A
Streetcar Named Desire", by Tennessee
Williams is at the Village Players. "Highly Recommended, Must
See" OPJ
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Oak
Park
Public Library Presents Marilyn Price and her
‘Wonderful World of Puppets, plus ‘Beading Bonanza’ March 6, Casimir
Pulaski Day
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Update: All
Have Been Caught
6 More
Prisoners Escape by Force from Cook County's Jail,
Three are caught and three Remain at Large.
Two
are Caught in Oak Park
and Residents are asked to keep
their eyes open.
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Update: Caught
Warren
Mathis Escapes from a Maximum
SecurityCook County Jail by Hiding in a
Laundry truck.
ooo
The Chicago Auto Show Has
Something for Everyone
ooo
Grossman led the
Bears to a 16-3 win over the Atlanta Falcons
ooo
Cinderella
Visits the Marshall Field's
Windows This Year.
ooo
Celebrate
2006 At Shedd With Free General Admission
ooo
CHRISTMAS
AROUND
THE WORLD AND
HOLIDAYS OF LIGHT Until January 8, 2006 at
the Museum of Science & Industry
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Plaid Tidings
(the Musical)
at Drury Lane Water Tower "Get Your tickets soon" OPJ
Unity
Temple Concert Series presented The
Vermeer Quartet, on Sat. September 24th,
and
it was a grand night for the arts.
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Joel
Frankel to Perform at Oak Park Children's Museum on January 22nd.
ooo
Goodman
Theatre's
28th annual production of "A Christmas Carol" Helps Chicago Begin the
Holiday Season with Fun and Compassion.
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Florentine
Opera to Premiere New Production of Fidelio by Ludwig van
Beethoven " A
beautiful
show
and a great start to the new
season" OPJ
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“COME
FLY WITH ME!” starring Michael Whelan at the Mercury from October 26th
- January 8, 2006. "Big Band Class ala Las Vegas" OPJ
Ernest
Hemingway Foundation Held its festive Boxing Day celebration on Monday,
December 26, 2005,
at
the
Hemingway Birthplace Home, 339 N. Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park.
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Dr. Les Golden Finds New Use
for Dutch
Elm Trees that
Have been
Reduced to Mulch
NORAD
Observes
50th Anniversary of Tracking Santa. See Where He went on his journey....
ooo
Musica
Natasha Held Its Holiday Recital at the 19th Century Club in Oak Park
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Secretary
Rumsfeld Adds to Christmas Cheer When He Announces Reduction in Iraq
Troop Level

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
conducted by Emil De Cou plays the soundtrack music to the Wizard of Oz at Ravinia
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