Entertainment Stories from April 21, 2025 (Change date)
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Raising Cane’s expected to fill former Jameson’s space in Vernon HillsApr 21, 2025 8:52 pm - More that two years after an initial meeting with village officials, Raising Cane's restaurant is expected to receive the green light to take the spot once occupied by a Jameson's Charhouse in Vernon Hills.
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‘We all need music’: Barrington High School orchestra teacher recalls lessons during pandemicApr 21, 2025 4:27 pm - When COVID-19 forced Barrington High School to go remote in March 2020, orchestra teacher Clark Sheldon faced a daunting challenge — teaching a class relying heavily on group participation at a time when students couldn’t be together.
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Remembering Route 66 at the Glen Ellyn History Center on May 31Apr 21, 2025 3:55 pm - The Glen Ellyn Historical Society welcomes historian and actress Leslie Goddard as she explores the history of Route 66, the iconic road that linked Chicago to Los Angeles from 1926 until its decommissioning in the mid-1980s.
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Music Review: Willie Nelson is ageless singing Rodney Crowell songs on ‘Oh What A Beautiful World’Apr 21, 2025 2:10 pm - “Oh What A Beautiful World” is Willie Nelson’s latest album devoted to the songs of a specific songwriter, and in Rodney Crowell, he’s interpreting a kindred spirit.
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Book Review: How would Joan Didion feel about her therapy session notes being published as a book?Apr 21, 2025 2:08 pm - Reading the newly released “Notes to John,” it’s hard not to wonder how the late author Joan Didion would feel about having her personal notes from a series of painful therapy sessions converted into a book after her death.
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The Oscars mandate voters watch all nominated moviesApr 21, 2025 1:58 pm - The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Monday announced that members will from now on be required to watch all nominated films in each category to be eligible to vote in the final round of Oscar voting.
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‘Andor’ returns to Disney+ and takes ‘Star Wars’ to new and rebellious placesApr 21, 2025 1:41 pm - “Andor” returns for its second season on Disney+ with a three-episode premiere Tuesday and the weight of the “Star Wars” galaxy seemingly on its shoulders.
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Kane County specialty courts participants use art to tell their storiesApr 21, 2025 1:41 pm - The artwork of participants in Kane County’s four specialty courts filled the jury lounge at the Judicial Center in St. Charles last week, many pieces telling their lives’ journeys.
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Birding on the border: South Texas festival delivers special birds, experiencesApr 21, 2025 10:41 am - Jeff Reiter’s trip to the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival offered a chance to finally do some serious birding in Texas. Special birds were calling, some available nowhere else in the United States.
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Maine West’s spring play, ‘A Monster Calls,’ tackles loss, griefApr 21, 2025 10:37 am - Maine West High School’s spring production tackles grief and loss in a coming-of-age play about a boy forced to face his mother's illness.
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