Entertainment Stories from April 9, 2026 (Change date)
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‘Brewing soon’: Elk Grove Village lands one of first Dutch Bros Coffee shops in the suburbsApr 09, 2026 5:37 pm - Dutch Bros Coffee, a West Coast drive-through chain popular with young people, will open this fall at the corner of Biesterfield and Meacham roads in Elk Grove Village.
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Kara Swisher examines the science, tech and business of living longer in new CNN docuseriesApr 09, 2026 3:59 pm - Journalist Kara Swisher begins her new, six-part CNN series about longevity and health in an interesting location — a cemetery. Swisher wades into the intersection of how health and tech can lengthen life for the series “Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever.”
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Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert and Ella Langley lead 2026 ACM Awards nominations dominated by womenApr 09, 2026 3:16 pm - Megan Moroney leads the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards with nine nominations. That includes a first-time nomination for the top prize of the night, entertainer of the year, as well as director and artist-songwriter of the year.
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Halle Bailey seeks romance in the hills in frothy ‘You, Me & Tuscany’Apr 09, 2026 2:21 pm - Weightless luggage is a perfect metaphor for “You, Me & Tuscany,” directed by Kat Coiro, a movie as frothy and insubstantial as the foam on a nice cappuccino. It’s also about as believable as some of the woefully stereotypical Italian characters here.
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Candy Hall of Fame coming to Chicago next yearApr 09, 2026 12:57 pm - Candy Hall of Fame expected to open in summer 2027 on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile.
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Pink to host the 2026 Tony Awards on June 7 at Radio City Music HallApr 09, 2026 12:48 pm - The Tony Awards have turned to a singer with a reputation for a high-energy, physical live show to be the next telecast host — Pink.
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Broadway-ready: Goodman’s magnificent ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ primed for a post-Chicago runApr 09, 2026 8:35 am - For August Wilson fans, or any theater fans for that matter, Goodman’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is a must-see revival.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for March 2026Apr 09, 2026 8:11 am - The top finishers in March’s amateur photo contest capture nature’s wonders and spectacular sky shows.
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Exhibition of oil paintings opens at Des Plaines libraryApr 09, 2026 6:40 am - A selection of artist Bill Pagan’s oil paintings are on display through May at the Des Plaines Public Library.
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Jittery, edgy and magnetic, Riz Ahmed takes ‘Hamlet’ for a spinApr 09, 2026 5:15 am - “Hamlet” is a pared-down, engaging, if spotty, rendering of the world’s most famous play. Jittery, tense, fast-talking and always on edge, this is a Hamlet, above all, in a rush.
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