Entertainment Stories from January 19, 2022 (Change date)
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3 reasons why Microsoft buying Activision is a big deal (besides the dollar amount)Jan 25, 2022 5:12 am - Microsoft on Tuesday announced the largest acquisition in the history of the video game industry, a $68.7 billion, all-cash deal for Activision Blizzard. If regulators a...
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Michael Mcdermott Returns to Hey Nonny for Three Shows in MarchJan 21, 2022 8:08 am - Few performers can carry off a three-night residency in the Chicago music scene. For Michael McDermott, it's not just possible - it's a tradition. McDermott will light u...
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Celebrate Valentine's Day All Weekend at Hey NonnyJan 20, 2022 7:45 am - Hey Nonny, the vibrant bistro and music venue in Arlington Heights, has its heart set on Valentine's Day with special events running Feb. 11 through 14. If the love of y...
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Spotlight: Goodman revives 'Gem of the Ocean' and First Folio premieres 'The Secret Council'Jan 25, 2022 5:12 am - 'Fireflies' at Northlight Northlight Theatre inaugural artistic fellow Mikael Burke helms its production of "Fireflies," Donja R. Love's drama examining the role Black w...
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Art imitates life in 'Groundhog Day: The Musical' premiere at Aurora's Paramount TheatreJan 26, 2022 5:07 am - Paramount Theatre artistic director Jim Corti is curious how local audiences will interpret "Groundhog Day: The Musical" - especially in the shadow of the COVID-19 pande...
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Dining bites: Sunday pop-up West Side Ramen opens, Naperville Restaurant Week continuesJan 27, 2022 7:33 am - West Side Ramen pop-up As the cold days continue, warm up with a bowl of hearty ramen from the limited-time-only pop-up West Side Ramen, which is taking over Chrissoulas...
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Feder: Bill Jackson, creative genius behind 'Cartoon Town' and 'Gigglesnort Hotel,' diesJan 21, 2022 5:18 am - As the creative genius behind such beloved children's shows as "Cartoon Town" (aka "The BJ and Dirty Dragon Show") and "Gigglesnort Hotel," Bill "BJ" Jackson will always...
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Jim O'Donnell: Even when Grobstein had no other place to go, Chicago sports radio had to take him inJan 21, 2022 5:18 am - THE LAUDATORY FAREWELLS to Les Grobstein are beginning to slow. All that have been broadcast and written have been well-deserved. A handful have touched magnificence in ...
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