Entertainment
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Libertyville's 'A Walk Back in Time' a pandemic-era take on historic house tourAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - MainStreet Libertyville's 17th annual historic house tour has been delayed but not diminished. In fact, a companion tour of downtown commercial buildings will be launchi...
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Jim O'Donnell: Brennaman up against business and brand maintenanceAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - THE CUBS AND THE REDS are two of the oldest franchises in Major League Baseball. Either could have had President Ulysses S. Grant or the inimitable Horace Greeley throw ...
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Ron Onesti: Our 'Idol,' Crystal BowersoxAug 20, 2020 11:00 pm - I have been producing music and food festivals for the past 35 years. During that time, I have crossed paths with a regular stream of entertainers who have graced our va...
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Virtual Venue Theatricals to host digital world premiere of 'Heathers: The Musical' Sept. 18-20Aug 20, 2020 11:00 pm - Virtual Venue Theatricals, a fully virtual production company, announced the digital world premiere of the hit off-Broadway musical, "Heathers." The show features a cas...
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10 suburban bars and restaurants with long and storied historiesAug 20, 2020 8:00 am - In the saloon and restaurant biz, longevity depends upon more than hearty fare and loyal customers. In examining some of the suburbs' must enduring eateries, a solid fo...
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Feder: WGN hires main news anchor from Nexstar's Indianapolis stationAug 20, 2020 1:00 am - "Chicago's Very Own" WGN-Channel 9 has reached out to its company's station in Indianapolis to hire a new co-anchor for its nightly newscasts, Robert Feder writes. Ray C...
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Another thing HBO Max has that Netflix doesn't: Classic movies from yesteryearAug 19, 2020 11:00 pm - A constant complaint about Netflix has been its lack of classic movies. Finding anything older than 1970 seems darn near impossible. Hulu and Amazon aren't much better, ...
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Spotlight: Hell in a Handbag presents popular parodies, drive-in styleAug 19, 2020 6:00 am - Drive-in series Hell in a Handbag Productions presents Under the Stars With Handbag: A Drive-in Festival beginning this weekend. Handbag will showcase a different camp-e...
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Best Bets: Stroll Morton Arboretum during the Wine and Art WalkAug 19, 2020 6:00 am - Go shopping for artwork while sipping libations at the Wine and Art Walk. The reconstituted event is this weekend at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle....
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Jim O'Donnell: Jim Thompson got to write the sad legacy of Otto KernerAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - WHEN JIM THOMPSON DIED last weekend, he left behind loving family, friends and at least one asterisk. That asterisk would belong to the legacy of Otto Kerner, like Thomp...