Entertainment Stories from April 17, 2025 (Change date)
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From ‘ghost town’ to boom town: How Arlington Alfresco kept downtown thrivingApr 17, 2025 6:52 pm - The co-owners of Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights faced financial difficulties when COVID-19 forced their business to close, but they recall how the village’s Arlington Alfresco outdoor dining initiative helped them survive.
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The Selena Experience coming to The Hemmens April 25Apr 17, 2025 6:11 pm - 512: The Selena Experience will re-create the legend's iconic concerts and top hits at The Hemmens on April 25.
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Elgin Symphony’s string quartet to perform at St. Charles libraryApr 17, 2025 5:48 pm - St. Charles Public Library hosts Elgin Symphony Orchestra String Quartet, part of Sunday Concert Series bringing free, donor-funded shows to foster community appreciation of symphonic works.
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Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan on reteaming for ‘Sinners’Apr 17, 2025 3:42 pm - Ryan Coogler was the one who convinced Michael B. Jordan he could be a movie star. In “Sinners,” Coogler pushed his go-to actor to the next level: Jordan isn’t just starring in the genre-bending big-screen spectacle. He’s playing identical twins.
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Downers Grove’s weeklong FoundersFest to highlight history and communityApr 17, 2025 2:41 pm - Downers Grove's FoundersFest 2025 has a packed schedule including golf, volunteering, Tivoli Theatre event with historian Ken Lerner, documentary premiere, architecture talk, family bike ride, and old-fashioned country fair.
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Drake complains about Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Super Bowl performance in new defamation claimsApr 17, 2025 2:16 pm - Hip-hop superstar Drake is now complaining about rival rapper Kendrick Lamar’s performance of “Not Like Us” at this year’s Super Bowl, adding it to his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over the diss track.
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Yes, it’s Epic: Everything you need to know about Epic Universe, the best new theme park in decadesApr 17, 2025 1:22 pm - Dragons, monsters, Super Mario and more. Epic Universe, the biggest new theme park in Orlando in 26 years, opens to the public Thursday, May 22. And it is indeed epic.
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Addison Center for the Arts to host ‘Creative Futures: Student Exhibition Series’Apr 17, 2025 12:22 pm - Elementary and high school students display their artworks at the Addison Center for the Arts' "Creative Futures" show starting April 24.
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Elgin architect captures Fox Valley’s historic charm in watercolorsApr 17, 2025 11:46 am - After successful architecture career, Chuck Cassell started to paint detailed watercolors of Fox Valley's historic houses and donating over 100 paintings to local museums.
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Fluent ‘Translations’: Writers Theatre delivers eloquent revival of provocative dramaApr 17, 2025 9:33 am - Writers Theatre’s season continues with the resonant, gracefully acted revival of “Translations,” a rustic drama by Irish playwright Brian Friel.
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