I thought Raymond Chandler’s famous, fictional private dick and gimlet-eyed tough guy Philip Marlowe, who prefers nibbling on a pretty girl’s ear to plugging her crooked boyfriend, had packed up…
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Glenview Hiring Fair
Responding to the staffing demands of the local Glenview businesses, Glenview Chamber of Commerce, Glenview Public Library, and Express Employment Professionals have teamed up to organize the Glenview Hiring Fair….
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Water City
Chicago Children’s Museum (CCM) has unveiled its newest exhibit, “Moen Presents Water City,” a cityscape that evokes Chicago. From its rivers and channels that meander between skyscrapers to Lake Michigan…
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Your Place Or Mine
Amid today’s endless junk pile of filthy, violent, and unwatchable films about crime, vampires, and war, they always save the romantic comedies for Valentine’s Day. This year Netflix brings us…
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Sharper
A total (but entertaining) contrivance from start to finish, the noir thriller Sharper is a monument to pretense without being pretentious, a puzzle without a pattern, an equation without an…
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Material Pursuits
Barneys New York Beauty introduces the brand’s new Personal Care Collection. The PERSONAL CARE SENTIAGE™ LINE features hand care products such as hand wash and hand cream, and body care products…
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Snow Day
A long-time tradition at Sacred Heart School in Winnetka returned last month after a two-year hiatus during the pandemic. The Snowflake Festival was held on January 18 and hosted by…
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Playing For Keeps
Lacrosse, fencing, crew. All fine sports. But for most fans, they don’t hold a candle to baseball, football, and basketball. Yet, in what you could only call a counterintuitive move,…
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Material Pursuits
CONSCIONABLY CLOTHED Vincent James creates foundational pieces for a chic capsule wardrobe that carries you with confidence and ease from park dates to board meetings to cocktail parties. The line…
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Oscar Worthy
With so many bad American movies cluttering the market this week, I find it more interesting and rewarding to take a look at some of the foreign films that will…
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