Entertainment
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Summer 1999 is back as Lit headlines '90s Fest in LombardJul 15, 2021 6:00 am - With its bold, straightforward opening riff, Lit set fire to radio stations during the summer of 1999 with the lead single “My Own Worst Enemy,” carving out a place as o...
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Feder: When Chicago plumbed the depths of trash TVJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - Chicagoans are justifiably proud of their role in propelling Oprah Winfrey to national stardom and serving as hometown boosters of her phenomenally popular and socially ...
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Music, food and more at Cocktails in the Park in Batavia July 31Jul 15, 2021 1:00 am - After the COVID-19 pandemic forced Cocktails in the Park into individual backyards last year, the 2021 event is back with an in-person celebration taking place at Applet...
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First Folio announces 25th anniversary season, return to live theaterJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - The long intermission is nearly over at First Folio Theatre, where the Oak Brook theater's 25th anniversary season commences this fall with the resumption of live, in-pe...
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Schaumburg Library's Flash Fiction Contest open for submissionsJul 14, 2021 11:00 pm - Adults and children ages 6 years and older are invited to enter the Schaumburg Library's Flash Fiction Contest, which ends at midnight Saturday, July 31. Categories wil...
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Live opera returns with new Opera Festival of Chicago, Des Plaines' summer operaJul 14, 2021 11:00 pm - After more than a year of online-only performances because of the COVID-19 pandemic, live opera is returning to select stages around Chicago. The training company Chica...
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Sound check: Sammy Hagar plays RiverEdge; Foghat at the ArcadaJul 14, 2021 6:00 am - Metal and beyond Sammy Hagar brings blues-touched rock and metal favorites from throughout his career when he and his supergroup The Circle head to the outdoor stage at ...
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Writers Theatre artistic director Michael Halberstam resignsJul 14, 2021 1:00 am - Writers Theatre co-founder Michael Halberstam, who has served as the artistic director since the theater's creation, has resigned effective immediately. Writers had rec...
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Northlight Theatre purchases Evanston property for upcoming moveJul 14, 2021 1:00 am - With the purchase of a Church Street property in Evanston, Northlight Theatre is another step closer to returning to the city where it was established 47 years ago. Exe...
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Jim O'Donnell: Addison Rae carries her social influencing all the way through UFC 264Jul 14, 2021 1:00 am - ADDISON RAE IS ALL ABOUT what's happening now in the outer hangs of contemporary American pop culture. She's 20 years old with an extended-stay Ulta Beauty sort of Carme...