Entertainment
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Feder: 'Hungry Hound' Steve Dolinsky leaving ABC 7's eat beatJan 29, 2021 12:00 am - Steve Dolinsky, the award-winning food critic who's been covering the eat beat with gusto for more than 25 years in Chicago, is stepping down as the "Hungry Hound" at AB...
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Civil Rights Activist Thomas Armstrong Coming to Schaumburg LibraryJan 28, 2021 10:00 pm - Civil rights activist Thomas Armstrong will present "A Foot Soldier's Journey"from 7-8:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 25 online with the Schaumburg Township District Library. R...
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'Groundhog Day,' again? Try these other time-loop tales for a changeJan 28, 2021 5:00 am - Strike up the “Pennsylvania Polka” and remember to not drive angry - Groundhog Day is upon us! Again! And so is “Groundhog Day,” the classic Bill Murray comedy that you'...
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This is your last chance to see giant trolls at the Morton ArboretumJan 28, 2021 4:30 am - From his hillside post, the woodland creature holds court over Interstate 88, a forest giant among concrete and steel. His creator gave him a common name. But names can ...
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Villa Park bar gets temporary approval for outdoor entertainmentJan 28, 2021 12:00 am - A bar and ice cream shop in Villa Park has been given special permission from the village to have outdoor entertainment. But trustees this week rejected the business own...
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Feder: Rock critic Greg Kot to bring 'great music writing' to The Coda CollectionJan 28, 2021 12:00 am - One year after stepping down as the nationally renowned music critic at the Chicago Tribune, Greg Kot is about to help launch an ambitious new multimedia startup billed ...
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Groundbreaking Black actress Cicely Tyson dies at 96Jan 28, 2021 12:00 am - AP Entertainment Writers NEW YORK - Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper's wife in "Sounder," a Tony ...
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Visual effects make Metropolis' Sherlock Holmes-inspired streaming comedy possibleJan 27, 2021 10:00 pm - Audiences tuning in to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's virtual production of "Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery" might be curious about how the...
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Sound check: Ramsey Lewis' new streaming jazz series launches this weekJan 27, 2021 5:00 am - Jazz legend Lewis Contemporary jazz just got a little more modern. Grammy-winning Chicago icon Ramsey Lewis is back on the streams after his popular 2020 livestream...
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Best Bets: Groundhog Days returns again to WoodstockJan 27, 2021 5:00 am - Shadow act There may be a pandemic happening, but there are still plenty of outdoor activities on offer as part of Woodstock Groundhog Days, which celebrates the beloved...