All Stories from December 10, 2020 (Change date)
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'The hap-hap-happiest' holiday films of Northbrook's John HughesDec 10, 2020 5:00 am - Filmmaker and longtime Northbrook resident John Hughes is known mostly for his comic teenage romance films that greatly contributed to the “Brat Pack” legacy of the 1980...
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Rachel Brosnahan channels a gangster's wife in Amazon's 'I'm Your Woman'Dec 10, 2020 5:00 am - “I'm Your Woman” - ★ ★ ½ When it's at its best, “I'm Your Woman” feels like you've slipped through a trap door, revealing a hidden pathway in an old genre apparatu...
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'Promising Young Woman' soundtrack takes you on dark rideDec 10, 2020 5:00 am - Various artists, "Promising Young Woman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (Capitol Records) The "Promising Young Woman" soundtrack will not play with your emotions. I...
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Don't be afraid to hit the Lake County forest preserves during winter monthsDec 10, 2020 5:00 am - Don't be afraid to hit the Lake County forest preserves during winter months
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Romance unfolds slowly in John Patrick Shanley's film 'Wild Mountain Thyme'Dec 10, 2020 5:00 am - “Wild Mountain Thyme” - ★ ★ ½ Ask any actor, Irish accents are notoriously tricky. Even natives can struggle with regional dialects. So it is a little alarming tha...
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Steppenwolf's 'Wally World' reunites longtime friends, collaboratorsDec 10, 2020 5:00 am - Isaac Gómez and Karen Rodriguez were undergraduate theater majors at the University of Texas at Austin when Rodriguez suggested they move to Chicago after graduation. A...
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Netflix's 'The Prom' a loving, campy tribute to musical theaterDec 10, 2020 5:00 am - “The Prom” - ★ ★ ★ People who, for Lord knows why, hold musicals in low regard, please pause right here. This notice will be of little use to you. No, the apprais...
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Believe Project: $100 to a woman who helps mothersDec 10, 2020 4:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Klaudia Bogdan of Schaumburg. She wants to give the money to her friend. Here is an excerpt of her story: “P...
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How suburban Jewish congregations are celebrating Hanukkah this yearDec 10, 2020 4:30 am - With the coronavirus pandemic hampering holiday traditions and religious celebrations, faith communities are getting creative to bring together a socially distanced floc...
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Dist. 131 program's goal: Make every student bilingualDec 10, 2020 4:30 am - Alicia Smith wanted to help her biracial children connect with their cultural heritage. Smith, of Aurora, is Black. The father of her two sons is Mexican. It's why Smit...