Entertainment
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Sound check: 4 new Chicago-area releases you need to check outFeb 13, 2021 6:15 am - As we continue through the annual dead zone of winter show-wise (and, oh yeah ... pandemic), we're taking some time to highlight (brag about) more brand new releases you...
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Mother-son team brings esports to LisleFeb 12, 2021 10:00 pm - With 25 years of experience in the sports and entertainment venue industry, Catherine Sarrett has been a market and financial consultant for hundreds of venues from prof...
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Ron Onesti: Mary Wilson, Martha Reeves and Motown memoriesFeb 12, 2021 5:00 am - Man, as they say, it's tough getting old. It's not really the aches and pains, the advances in technology or the expansion of my "boyish figure" that bother me as the ye...
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Spotlight: Rosemont Zanies delivers laughs while Oil Lamp Theater celebrates loveFeb 12, 2021 5:00 am - Zanies Rosemont reopens Zanies Comedy Club in Rosemont reopens this weekend for live performances with limited capacity, physical distancing, and face coverings req...
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Joyful. is yearning for freedom in the band's first single of 2021Feb 12, 2021 5:00 am - After 11 months of pandemic-induced lockdowns, many of us are feeling various degrees of isolation. But Northwest suburban alternative rock band Joyful. injects some ene...
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Pandemic changes, but can't halt, Schaumburg Black History Month traditionFeb 12, 2021 4:30 am - The temporary closure of Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts due to the pandemic is changing - but not stopping - the traditional Black History Month production hos...
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Jim O'Donnell: Doc Rivers, Fred Hampton and two very different lives 'Made in Maywood'Feb 12, 2021 12:00 am - THERE IS A COMPELLING CROSS of multimedia convergence going on this weekend. At nba.com - as part of the league's "Black History Month Inspirations" - Doc Rivers is feat...
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Feder: WTTW news chief Hugo Balta under scrutiny for social media postsFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - Hugo Balta, news director of WTTW-Channel 11 and executive producer of the nightly newscast "Chicago Tonight," has been sidelined by his bosses for apparently sharing to...
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'Immersive Van Gogh' reimagines masterpieces for a digital ageFeb 11, 2021 10:00 pm - Outside the sky is gray, but inside Chicago's Germania Club Building, color abounds. The vibrant display comes courtesy of Vincent Van Gogh, whose paintings are the subj...
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Valentine's Day 2021: Suburban restaurants offer special dinners, virtual cooking classesFeb 11, 2021 10:00 pm - Valentine's Day - Sunday, Feb. 14 - is right around the corner, so it's time to make plans. As indoor dining restrictions have been eased across the region, now you have...