Entertainment
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15 television dramas and comedies worth re-watching
Jun 05, 2020 6:00 am - It may seem counterintuitive to re-watch shows in the era of Too Much TV, but certain occasions - weeks of social distancing, for example - can be ameliorated by returni...
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Ron Onesti: Bright songs in tragic timesJun 05, 2020 6:00 am - Today was a very big day. A very good friend who is from my "old neighborhood" of Taylor Street turned 95. His name is Al Centofante and he is a proud World War II veter...
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Arlington Park OK with racing without fans, but it still needs a deal with horsemenJun 05, 2020 1:00 am - While Arlington Park's president says the track now is willing to race without fans, members of a state agency Friday delayed a vote to grant meet dates for this year as...
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Feder: Daily Herald to launch weeklies in Northbrook, GlenviewJun 05, 2020 1:00 am - At a time when news organizations everywhere are dealing with drastic cutbacks, the Daily Herald Media Group is about to introduce two new weekly publications, Robert Fe...
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'Nature is healing': Morton Arboretum to launch ticket sales next week for public reopeningJun 05, 2020 1:00 am - The little boy stopped in his tracks and locked eyes with the troll hiding in the trees. Jack Berger, 2, ventured with his grandmother Friday to see this guardian of the...
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Artists, festival producers adapt to virtual suburban art fairs this summerJun 04, 2020 11:00 pm - Amy Amdur, president and CEO of Amdur Productions, thought she had seen it all. In 37 years of producing outdoor art fairs in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, Amdur has ...
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Theater spotlight: Neo-Futurists reap digital content benefitsJun 04, 2020 11:00 pm - Virtual payoff Digital theater is apparently paying off for The Neo Futurists, which launched "The Infinite Wrench Goes Viral," a virtual version of the company's f...
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A song to make you smile: 'Friday I'm In Love'Jun 04, 2020 11:00 pm - We're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper (and on dailyherald.com) with a daily "Song to Make You Smile." It's designed to help lift you out of your corona...
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Feder: Steve Cushing celebrates 40 years of 'Blues Before Sunrise'Jun 04, 2020 1:00 am - It's been 40 years since Steve Cushing launched "Blues Before Sunrise," the five-hour weekly public-radio showcase for vintage blues, R&B and gospel recordings spanning ...
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Suburban officials hopeful AMC Theatres will survive COVID-19Jun 04, 2020 1:00 am - Despite AMC Theatres' announcement that it might not outlast the shutdown resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, local officials remain hopeful the country's largest movi...