Entertainment
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Best Bets: Joffrey Academy's 'Winning Works' go onlineMar 24, 2021 6:00 am - Diversity in dance The Joffrey Academy of Dance showcases the work of diverse choreographers in two virtual programs of “Winning Works.” See new dances by choreographers...
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Will the Cascade Drive-in theater reopen? Stay tunedMar 24, 2021 5:10 am - While the McHenry Outdoor Theater prepares to open its new season with a little picture from the summer of 1975, the marquee at another beloved drive-in is still blank. ...
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Feder: Life after 'Chicago Tonight' still busy for former reporter Eddie ArruzaMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - Two years ago this week Eddie Arruza stepped down as a host and correspondent for WTTW-Channel 11's "Chicago Tonight," capping a distinguished 15-year run at the Window ...
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Jim O'Donnell: NCAA tourney masters dodge half of a buzzsaw with Loyola advanceMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - NO ONE IS EVER GOING to accuse the nattering nabobs who rule the NCAA of particularly enlightened thought. But the stiff-suited Babbitts who indenture teenage servants f...
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Schaumburg making bars close earlier on weekends — but not until May 24Mar 24, 2021 1:00 am - Schaumburg trustees agreed Tuesday to change closing time for late-night bars and restaurants from 3 a.m. to 2 a.m. on weekends, but they delayed the effective date unti...
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Relative Brewing Co. planning to open in RoselleMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - A new microbrewery wants to open in Roselle's Main Street area to be a part of the bustle and activity of the village's Town Center. Under its proposal, Relative Brewing...
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Group tickets for Arlington Park's opening month now availableMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - Tickets for groups of 16 or more for the Opening Day and the first month of racing at Arlington Park are now available, the track announced Wednesday. Live racing at wh...
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New to streaming this week: 'Tina,' 'The Father,' 'City on a Hill' and more
Mar 23, 2021 6:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies • ...
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Vern's Tavern owner hopes grandpa would be proudMar 23, 2021 5:30 am - Lifelong Elginite Jamie Berry wanted to open a bar where her Papa would like to hang out. Papa was her grandfather Vern. And that bar is Vern's Tavern, opening Wednesday...
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Feder: Jamie Kalven stepping down as Invisible Institute directorMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - Jamie Kalven, the renowned independent investigative journalist and human rights activist whose reporting first brought the police shooting of Laquan McDonald to public ...