Entertainment
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'Treasure trove' of tapes helped filmmaker create John Belushi documentaryOct 14, 2020 5:30 am - Most biographical documentaries merely inform us about their subjects. Then there's R.J. Cutler's “Belushi,” a biographical doc that in 108 fleet minutes achieves someth...
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Unity Chamber Music Series kicks off Oct. 16Oct 14, 2020 1:00 am - The Unity Temple Restoration Foundation announces its 2020-2021 Unity Chamber Music Series season, a hybrid year of virtual performances, online Q&A with musicians, and ...
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O'Donnell: Aikman knew that yellow pixies - not the Bears - beat Tampa BayOct 14, 2020 1:00 am - TROY AIKMAN WAS working very hard to hold his tongue last Thursday night. And he almost succeeded. The Hall of Famer is far too facile an NFL broadcaster to go overboard...
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Feder: With Cubs in hibernation, Marquee turns to 'Bear Essentials'Oct 14, 2020 1:00 am - What does a baseball network show when there's no baseball? In the case of Marquee Sports Network, the answer is football. Starting tonight, the new Chicago Cubs cable ...
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Candy Corn Beer Returns to Buffalo Creek Brewing for Halloween SeasonOct 13, 2020 11:00 pm - Lake County destination brewery Buffalo Creek Brewing is reprising a scary popular original recipe in light of the Halloween season. Brewmaster Mike Marr's Candy Corn A...
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Schaumburg author releases her latest young adult novelOct 13, 2020 11:00 pm - "Signs in the Dark," a young adult novel by Schaumburg author Susan Miura, was released Thursday, Oct. 15, from Vinspire Publishing. Recipient of a 2020 Readers' Favori...
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Book review: Ian Rankin's 'A Song for the Dark Times' contains two mysteries
Oct 13, 2020 7:07 am - "A Song for the Dark Times" by Ian Rankin (Little, Brown) Ian Rankin's best-known character, John Rebus, typically resides in the dark world of the human...
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Best Bets: Hubbard Street debuts filmed dance pieceOct 13, 2020 6:00 am - Dance around town Hubbard Street Dance Chicago presents choreographer Rena Butler and director Talia Koylass' virtual dance film "A Tale Of Two" starting on Thursday. Fr...
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Six Flags Great America return in 2020 'unlikely,' health officials sayOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - For decades, suburban thrill seekers have had the opportunity to spend October weekends enjoying roller coasters and haunted attractions at Six Flags Great America's Fri...
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Steppenwolf veterans star in Kane Repertory virtual reading of new playOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - Kane Repertory Theatre in St. Charles gathered a top-flight trio of Chicago theater veterans for the premiere virtual reading of "Such Small Hands," Adam Szymkowicz's pl...