Entertainment Stories from April 2, 2026 (Change date)
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Rapper Pooh Shiesty charged with kidnapping over alleged dispute involving rapper Gucci Mane’s labelApr 02, 2026 3:55 pm - Federal prosecutors on Thursday accused rapper Pooh Shiesty and eight others of robbing three men at gunpoint and kidnapping them earlier this year in Texas following a contract dispute involving rapper Gucci Mane 's record label.
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Distorted soda and sub shop debuts in Crystal Lake for local take on ‘dirty soda’ trendApr 02, 2026 3:05 pm - A new soda and sub shop has opened in downtown Crystal Lake, complete with a theme that transports customers back to the 1990s with an emphasis on grunge, rock and rap music that defined the era.
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McDonald’s tries a simpler approach with its new McValue menuApr 02, 2026 2:56 pm - After two years of tweaks to its value menu, McDonald’s has a new strategy: Keep it simple. The fast-food giant’s budget-focused McValue menu will have 10 items that each cost under $3 starting April 21. The breakfast items include hash browns or a Sausage McMuffin. A small order of fries or a McDouble burger are among the options the rest of the day.
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‘Going to be crazy for this coffee’: 7 Brew continues resurgence of former mall area in St. CharlesApr 02, 2026 11:36 am - With lines of customers frequently wrapping around their buildings, a proposed 7 Brew coffee and energy drink hotspot should continue the revitalization of the former mall property in St. Charles.
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Kids ate the multiplex: How family blockbusters are taking over movie theatersApr 02, 2026 10:27 am - As “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” lands in theaters, coloring stations, collectible popcorn containers and mascot Marios are all in place to entice arguably the most prized moviegoers to Hollywood today: kids.
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Hailee Steinfeld, Bills quarterback Josh Allen welcome baby girlApr 02, 2026 10:07 am - Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld are proud parents of a baby girl.
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Max Thieriot is on fire. Meet the man behind TV hits ‘Fire Country’ and ‘Sheriff Country’Apr 02, 2026 8:12 am - Max Thieriot is carving out a role as the King of Friday TV. He's the star, co-creator and an executive producer of CBS and Paramount+’s “Fire Country” and a co-creator and executive producer of the spinoff freshman drama “Sheriff Country,” which both rule Friday nights as the No. 1 and No. 2 top-rated shows.
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‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor Eugene Mirman rescued from fiery crashApr 02, 2026 8:11 am - “Bob's Burgers” voice actor and comedian Eugene Mirman suffered serious injuries after crashing his car into a toll plaza and being pulled from the fiery wreckage by a state trooper assigned to protect the governor of New Hampshire.
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‘Two Prosecutors’ is a perfect nightmare of state corruptionApr 02, 2026 5:15 am - Sergei Loznitsa’s “Two Prosecutors” is a nightmare of government corruption so perfectly composed that, by the time it reaches its chilling conclusion, you feel nearly as entrapped as its young protagonist.
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‘The Drama’ squanders Robert Pattinson and Zendaya on a grim, poorly thought setupApr 02, 2026 5:15 am - Two couples. Too much wine. One loaded question: What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done? The revelations that tumble from that truth-or-dare-style drinking game badly test a young couple in Kristoffer Borgli’s baffling “The Drama.”
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