Entertainment
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Dry January is moist for some at the rocky start of 2021Jan 24, 2021 6:28 am - NEW YORK - A raging pandemic, tumultuous presidential election and deadly Capitol insurrection have combined to make the annual tradition of Dry January more moist than ...
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6 suburban and nearby spots to hit the ski slopes this winterJan 23, 2021 6:00 am - Skiing is always a popular winter pastime in the Chicago suburbs, but the chance to have some safe, outdoor fun is especially valuable if the COVID-19 pandemic has left ...
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Condoleezza Rice keynotes Barrington 'Town-Warming'Jan 23, 2021 12:00 am - Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was the star attraction at the Barrington's Cultural Commission's 4th annual "Town-Warming," conducted for more than 200 peopl...
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College of DuPage's Virtual Global Flicks Film Festival kicks off Feb. 3Jan 22, 2021 10:00 pm - College of DuPage will host its first virtual Global Flicks series featuring online discussions of six award-winning films. Due to continued protocols brought about by C...
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Ron Onesti: Backstage (and behind the bar)Jan 22, 2021 6:00 am - This past week marked the 102nd anniversary of the ratification of the 18th Amendment, thus creating Prohibition in America. Along with that came the first "speak-easies...
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A showdown at the border ends in tragedy in film 'No Man's Land'
Jan 22, 2021 5:00 am - “No Man's Land” - ★ ★ Border tensions are boiled down to two families in “No Man's Land,” an uneven independent thriller with some redeeming qualities. Its heart, and ho...
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Irving Ave's new indie-pop single 'Clearly' an exploration of society, beliefsJan 22, 2021 5:00 am - The first thing one might notice about Irving Ave's music is a lightness. Not that it's frothy or lacks heft in its subject matter. Quite the opposite. With songs explo...
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Washington, Malek and Leto face off in crime drama 'The Little Things'
Jan 22, 2021 5:00 am - Denzel Washington has played some iconic cops over the years, but he doesn't get hung up on things like that. For him, it's all about the script. So when John Lee Hancoc...
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Elgin blues and gospel singer who died of COVID-19 remembered as a pillar of faithJan 22, 2021 4:30 am - Elgin singer Annie Young, a woman of faith whose voice evoked comparisons to blues diva Koko Taylor and gospel great Mahalia Jackson, died Jan. 9 of COVID-19. A faithful...
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Some suburban movie theaters reopen, while others hold offJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Several suburban movie theaters reopened Friday with a mix of new and classic films after the Illinois Department of Public Health relaxed some COVID-19 health and safet...