Entertainment Stories from August 25, 2025 (Change date)
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Local theater troupe premieres original musical ‘These Days’Aug 25, 2025 10:17 pm - The Henry David Theatre Troupe will present the inspirational original musical "These Days" Sept. 19-20 in Aurora. The show explores the meaning of life through one person's career and relationship struggles.
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See a map of safe houses on the Underground Railroad at Sept. 13 programAug 25, 2025 9:25 pm - “Explore the Underground Railroad“ program by Terry Lynch takes you back in time to learn about safe houses in Illinois that provided refuge for slaves on their journey to Canada.
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Daniel Dae Kim is still waiting for his rom-com moment. In the meantime, there’s ‘Butterfly.’Aug 25, 2025 5:19 pm - Daniel Dae Kim’s latest project, “Butterfly,” follows a former U.S. intelligence operative in South Korea whose past catches up with him. It premiered on Amazon Prime in the U.S. and elsewhere earlier this month, but made its Korean debut last week.
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Rust-Oleum’s public yard sale to benefit Lake County Veterans and Family ServicesAug 25, 2025 5:17 pm - Rust-Oluem Corp. is hosting a public yard sale featuring many transformed furniture pieces from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27 at the company’s development center parking lot, 102 E. Hawthorn Pkwy, Vernon Hills.
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Book Review: Wife digs into husband’s past and finds unsettling things in ‘I Become Her’Aug 25, 2025 4:59 pm - Imogene is returning from a restaurant bathroom break when she sees her new husband, Lev, sitting at their table and appearing to flirt with a beautiful waitress. Is he? So begins “I Become Her,” the latest psychological thriller by veteran author Joe Hart.
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Book Review: Icelandic detective stars in ‘The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer’Aug 25, 2025 4:25 pm - Ragnar Jónasson is a devoted fan of puzzle mysteries and has given an Icelandic police detective the same obsession, so the young detective is thrilled to investigate the sudden disappearance of a best-selling crime novelist in “The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer.”
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Book Review: Elaine Hsieh Chou dazzles in short story collection ‘Where Are You Really From’Aug 25, 2025 4:16 pm - Author Elaine Hsieh Chou dazzles with rich, highly original and sometimes shocking stories in her collection of fiction, “Where Are You Really From.” Chou wanders in and out of a kind of magic realism, exploring our capability for self-deception and cruelty.
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Lil Nas X pleads not guilty to attacking police officers as he walked naked on LA streetAug 25, 2025 2:30 pm - Lil Nas X was charged Monday with four felonies after police say he charged at them when they confronted him for walking naked down a Los Angeles street last week.
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Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival features three days of music, a parade, and fireworksAug 25, 2025 12:43 pm - The annual Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival returns Aug. 29-31, featuring live music, carnival rides, a car show, food, a parade, fireworks, and more family fun.
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What to stream: ‘Thunderbolts*,’ Sabrina Carpenter, Eminem’s ‘Stans,’ Meghan bakes and ‘KPopped’Aug 25, 2025 12:07 pm - Sabrina Carpenter’s seventh studio album, “Man’s Best Friend,” and Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*” starring Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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