All Stories from April 25, 2013 (Change date)
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Music notes: Arcada hosts Michael McDonald, Dennis DeYoungApr 25, 2013 6:00 am - Classic weekend Key members of two classic rock bands will take the stage on successive nights this weekend in St. Charles. First up is Michael McDonald, former sin...
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'The Veils' dabble in desert rock beautyApr 25, 2013 6:00 am - The Veils, “Time Stays, We Go” (Pitch Beast) British quintet The Veils has recorded an album more evocative of the barren plains of America's Southwest than the str...
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Goodman's 'Happiest Song' strikes false noteApr 25, 2013 6:00 am - It's hard to say which is worse in the Goodman Theatre world-premiere production of “The Happiest Song Plays Last”: Quiara Alegria Hudes' cliched script or the stilted a...
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Molly Ringwald rediscovers her jazz rootsApr 25, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Molly Ringwald has moved from “The Breakfast Club” to the jazz club. The redheaded actress who describes herself as “your former teen-age crush” in her Twitte...
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Should factual errors detract from a movie's enjoyability?Apr 25, 2013 6:00 am - A phony 'Call' Hi, Dann: I am a media rep for TracFone Wireless and recently read your review of "The Call" (released March 15). I'm writing because I have an important...
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'Arthur Newman' a walk on the mild sideApr 25, 2013 6:00 am - Dante Ariola's studied drama "Arthur Newman" proves to be just about as bland and generic as the title character's name suggests. This movie, written by Becky Johnson, ...
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Michael Bay's latest all 'Pain,' no 'Gain'Apr 25, 2013 6:00 am - Had the Coen brothers or Quentin Tarantino directed "Pain & Gain," we would have been treated to a wildly violent, acidically comic deconstruction of the American dream ...
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Elephant bird egg nets $101,813 at auctionApr 25, 2013 5:48 am - LONDON — A massive, partly fossilized egg laid by a now-extinct elephant bird has sold for more than double its estimate at a London auction. Christie’s auction house sa...
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Bulls able to put their best foot forward in winApr 25, 2013 5:36 am - Game 3 of the Bulls-Nets playoff series appeared to be coming down to which team had the MVP. Most Valuable Podiatrist, that would be. Two key players — Bulls center Joa...
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Pet owners may receive protection from 'lemons'Apr 25, 2013 5:30 am - SPRINGFIELD — The state's first “Puppy Lemon Law” would seek to protect consumers who purchase a sick dog or cat from an Illinois pet store was approved by an Senate com...