Entertainment
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Feder: WTTW fires news director Hugo Balta after staff erupts over social mediaFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - Hugo Balta was forced out Tuesday as news director of WTTW-Channel 11 and executive producer of "Chicago Tonight" following a staff uprising over his use of social media...
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McAninch to stream National Dance Company of Ireland showFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn will offer an online stream of the National Dance Company of Ireland's revue "Rhythm of the Dance" from March 13 t...
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Jim O'Donnell: Even Michael Jordan couldn't save an endless Daytona 500Feb 17, 2021 12:00 am - FOR FANS OF NASCAR INCLUSIVITY, last Sunday's Daytona 500 was supposed to be a momentous event. Probably the most momentous stock car happening since Black country singe...
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Barrington Children's Choir Announces New Artistic DirectorFeb 16, 2021 10:00 pm - The Barrington Children's Choir is pleased to announce the hiring of Tom Vendafreddo of Chicago as artistic director, effective January 1, 2021. Vendafreddo, an alumnus ...
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Dining events: Lent specials, National Margarita Day and moreFeb 16, 2021 10:00 pm - Fish Fridays With the start of Lent this week comes a variety of fish and vegetarian specials available on Fridays at some suburban restaurants. Antico Posto: 118 Oakbr...
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The Cold War impacts NASA as Apple TV+'s 'For All Mankind' enters Season 2Feb 16, 2021 5:00 am - It's 1983 and the folks in and around NASA must contend with a space race, a Cold War, and all the external and internal politics that implies as the Apple TV+ alt-histo...
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Best Bets: A cappella ensemble Naturally 7 performs a virtual concertFeb 16, 2021 5:00 am - Vibrant vocals Marvel at the vocals and sounds deployed by the a cappella ensemble Naturally 7 in a virtual concert starting Thursday. It's courtesy of North Central Co...
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Bigby's bar closes after seven years in Rolling MeadowsFeb 16, 2021 12:00 am - Bigby's Pour House, a craft beer bar known for its rotating selection of brews, has permanently closed its location in Rolling Meadows. Owners made the announcement in a...
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Dwayne Johnson has 'surreal' look back in TV's 'Young Rock'
Feb 15, 2021 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES - When Dwayne Johnson sold the idea for a TV comedy about his colorful early years to NBC in early 2020, he was delighted to tell his parents that a version ...
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Feder: Time's up for Dean Reynolds as 'NewsNation' correspondentFeb 15, 2021 12:00 am - Still reeling from the sudden departure of its news director, “NewsNation” just lost its best known and most experienced reporter. Dean Reynolds signed off Friday after ...