Entertainment
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Like Language brings upbeat vibes to Chicago Sound Check Presents concert FridayMay 20, 2020 10:00 am - The logistics of education in these quarantine times play a massive role in the lives of Like Language's Matt and Kristen Murray. The Elmhurst couple behind the band's d...
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Had enough of 'Contagion'? Here are some comforting movie suggestionsMay 20, 2020 6:00 am - When many were rushing to re-watch "Contagion," the eerily prophetic 2011 Steven Soderbergh film about the outbreak of an easily transmitted virus, I was searching for m...
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Facing financial hardship amid COVID-19 crisis, West Dundee sports bar preparing to close for goodMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - The Chubby Bullfrog in West Dundee will shut down for good this summer, its owner announced Wednesday, saying his business will be unable to recover from the financial i...
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O'Donnell: Another Bob Frisk staple was the 'Imaginary Door' memoMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - THE EARLY MORNINGS belonged to Bob Frisk. It was the only part of his workday when he could be assured of reasonable degrees of solitude and focus. During the decades wh...
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Feder: Flooding at Willis Tower knocks TV, radio signals off the airMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - A power outage caused by flooding at Willis Tower wreaked havoc on the broadcast signals of several Chicago television and radio stations this week, Robert Feder writes....
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Stay in and rock out with Downers Grove Park District's Virtual Concert SeriesMay 19, 2020 11:00 pm - Following newly released guidelines established in the Restore Illinois Plan, the Downers Grove Park District has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 live sum...
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Streaming this week: Lynn Shelton movies, 'Trip to Greece' and moreMay 19, 2020 6:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on streaming platforms this week. Movies Lynn Shelton movies: The w...
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'DC's Stargirl' pays tribute to its creator's late sister
May 19, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Geoff Johns, the former president and chief creative officer of DC Entertainment, considered his sister akin to a superhero, but instead of otherworldly st...
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Secluded stars: Bill Murray faces off with Guy Fieri in nacho showdownMay 19, 2020 5:30 am - Who knew that a nacho smackdown could be so entertaining? Of course, it helps if Bill Murray is involved. The Wilmette native famed for movies such as "Ghostbusters" and...
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Elgin restaurant plans outdoor drive-in movieMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - An Elgin restaurateur's idea of hosting a drive-in movie showing on a giant screen in the parking lot is selling out quickly, perhaps paving the way for more such entert...