Entertainment Stories from April 28, 2025 (Change date)
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Hanover Township to hold kite festival at Hoffman Estates forest preserveApr 28, 2025 5:33 pm - Hanover Township’s second annual Kite Festival will be 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 10, at the Carl R. Hansen Woods Forest Preserve in Hoffman Estates.
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Harper College Theatre Ensemble lurks in the shadows with ‘Gaslight’Apr 28, 2025 4:30 pm - The Harper College Theatre Ensemble will present Steven Dietz’s adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 play “Gaslight” April 30 through May 4.
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Autopsy confirms Gene Hackman died from heart disease, notes his Alzheimer’s, prolonged fastingApr 28, 2025 2:41 pm - The main cause of Gene Hackman’s death was heart disease, but he was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and likely had not eaten for a long time, according to a new autopsy report.
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Cannes unveils jury including Juliette Binoche, Halle Berry and Jeremy StrongApr 28, 2025 1:17 pm - Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong and Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia will be among the jury members at this year’s Cannes Film Festival deciding the Palme d’Or winner.
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Long Story Short Pub writing new chapter in Barrington historyApr 28, 2025 12:47 pm - Two beloved Barrington traditions, McGonigal’s Pub and Boloney’s Sandwich Shop, are being revived at a new venue, Long Story Short Pub, at 113 E. Main St.
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Music Review: Blondshell alt-rock finds new nuance on ‘If You Asked for a Picture’Apr 28, 2025 12:34 pm - Over the course of 12 tracks on Blondshell’s new album, “If You Asked for a Picture,” she reckons with a woman’s role in her various relationships, personally and societally.
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How suburban families can become drive-in influencersApr 28, 2025 12:25 pm - McHenry Outdoor Theater is launching an Influencer Family program to highlight the family-friendly experience of the drive-in through user-generated content shared on social media.
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Book Review: Debut novel ‘Fireweed’ explores the danger in complacencyApr 28, 2025 12:16 pm - Poverty, misogyny and racism take a front seat in Lauren Haddad’s “Fireweed,” which reflects themes of self-discovery and disenfranchisement through a fictional medium. A feeling of women’s powerlessness invades the book, overwhelming and inescapable.
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Tradition milestone: Northbrook-On-Ice brings 344 skaters together for 55th editionApr 28, 2025 11:53 am - The annual Northbrook-On-Ice skating extravaganza returns over Mother’s Day weekend for its 55th edition, a special show featuring multiple generations of ice skaters.
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Book Review: ‘Awakened’ is a breath of fresh air in the world of modern magic novelsApr 28, 2025 10:58 am - Wilder wakes up one day suddenly able to speak and understand every language. But what seems like a wicked-cool ability turns out to be overwhelming in the endless stream...
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