Entertainment
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Best Bets: Lyric Opera premieres virtual concertMar 17, 2021 6:00 am - Global opera The Lyric Opera of Chicago shines a spotlight on its Ryan Opera Center ensemble members with “Magical Music Around the World.” The virtual concert gala begi...
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The pop-punk SNUZFEST is back virtually for its five-year anniversaryMar 17, 2021 6:00 am - For the last four years, January has given local music fans a post-holiday reason to celebrate with the annual pop-punk pajama party SNUZFEST. But 2021 just has to be d...
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Spotlight: Sideshow kicks off its House Party Series FridayMar 17, 2021 6:00 am - Sideshow reading series Sideshow Theatre Company inaugurates its House Party Series, consisting of five virtual readings of works by the company's favorite playwrig...
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Jim O'Donnell: Former Bulls play-by-play voice brutalized in Lyft carjackingMar 17, 2021 1:00 am - WHEN "THE LAST DANCE" aired on ESPN last spring, Bill Hazen had some renewed pep in his step. Snippets of Hazen's work as Bulls play-by-play man alongside Johnny "Red" K...
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Feder: Better Business Bureau to salute Pam Zekman, Bob SirottMar 17, 2021 1:00 am - Legendary Chicago broadcasters Pam Zekman and Bob Sirott are being honored by the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois for their great careers, Robert...
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Learn about Marget Hamilton, Wheaton's first female mayor March 25Mar 16, 2021 11:00 pm - In honor of Women's History Month, join a virtual celebration of Wheaton's first female mayor at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 25. Wheaton journalist Bob Goldsborough will disc...
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Ravinia to return in July for the 2021 seasonMar 16, 2021 12:00 pm - After a year mostly devoid of live, in-person entertainment, there's a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel: Highland Park's Ravinia Festival announced Tuesday its ...
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Dining events: Restaurants pumped for March MadnessMar 16, 2021 10:00 am - March Madness Ready for the NCAA basketball tournament? So are some suburban restaurants, with COVID-19 protocols in place, of course. Here are some specials you might w...
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Last call at late bars could come an hour earlier in SchaumburgMar 16, 2021 5:30 am - Schaumburg officials are considering moving back the latest time restaurants and bars can serve alcohol on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 3 a.m. to 2 a.m. Schaumburg ...
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Constable: Pandemic wilderness skills also valuable indoorsMar 16, 2021 5:30 am - Before Christmas 1979, DuPage County lawyer Ron Nosek picked up the book his wife, Sue, bought as a present for another relative. “The Tracker,” by Tom Brown Jr., tells ...