Entertainment
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Feder: Chicago Public Media hires Andi McDaniel as new CEO of WBEZ, VocaloMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - Andi McDaniel, an innovative public-radio executive who grew up in Schaumburg, is coming home to take on the top job at Chicago Public Media, parent company of NPR news/...
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Wheeling's Rock 'n' Roll the Runway canceled for this yearMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - After initially postponing the Rock 'n' Run the Runway festival at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling, a village board majority this week agreed to cancel it. Wheelin...
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Feder: WIND's Amy Jacobson barred from governor's media briefingsMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - Amy Jacobson, the Chicago radio talk show host and former TV news reporter, has been barred from attending Governor J.B. Pritzker's daily coronavirus media briefings aft...
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DC Comics' 'Stargirl' lands on The CW and DC Universe
May 18, 2020 6:00 am - Television always has room for another DC Comics character, and "Stargirl" is the latest. Prolific executive producer Greg Berlanti's new series debuts on the DC Univers...
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Schaumburg close to choosing entertainment district developerMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday will consider authorizing negotiations with a developer to create a long discussed entertainment district just north of the Renaissance Hotel...
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A homebound Penn & Teller make magic for us Monday during lockdown
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For Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs, the harrowing 'Snowpiercer' revival is more timely than ever
May 17, 2020 7:29 am - One-thousand-and-one cars long ... It's the line repeated at the beginning of each episode of TNT's latest dystopian drama, "Snowpiercer," premiering Sunday, based on th...
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Constable: MLB still up in air, but tabletop baseball league cancels tourneyMay 17, 2020 6:00 am - Owners and players are attempting to negotiate a deal to salvage the 2020 Major League Baseball season, but the suburban guru of an old-fashioned, tabletop game played w...
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Ribfest canceled in what would have been its first year in RomeovilleMay 17, 2020 1:00 am - The Exchange Club of Naperville, organizers of the 33rd annual Ribfest, announced Sunday that the July festival would be canceled amid health and safety concerns related...
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Second City debuts virtual sketch show 'Helter Shelter'May 16, 2020 7:30 am - For two months, Second City stages, like all Chicago-area stages, have been dark in response to the stay-at-home orders Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued to combat the COVID-19 ...