Entertainment
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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 ...
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The 6 do's and don'ts of Zoom happy hours
May 16, 2020 7:29 am - With no place to go on Friday nights, a growing number of those stuck at home are embracing the #zoomhappyhour. Lonely Americans who had never heard of Zoom - let alone ...
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Murder comes full circle in 'Dead to Me': Here are the biggest twists from Season 2
May 16, 2020 7:28 am - Note: This discusses plot points from the second season of Netflix's "Dead to Me" - many spoilers ahead. • • • A lot has changed since we met Jen (Christina Applega...
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Video-chatting tips from Al Roker and other pros
May 16, 2020 6:20 am - The transition of our personal and professional lives to video chat came swiftly and without much of an instruction manual. Suddenly, Zoom, Skype, Facebook and Google Ha...
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Ron Onesti: Celebrating 15 years with this 94-year old gemMay 15, 2020 6:00 am - May 13, 2005, a day that will live in infamy! Fifteen years ago this week, I signed my life away and took over the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. And the truth is, I NEV...
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Spotlight: 'Chicago Acts Together' benefits out-of-work theater artistsMay 15, 2020 6:00 am - Theaters unite More than 80 Chicago-area theaters are uniting to raise funds for the Chicago Theatre Workers Relief Fund, which benefits artists who have lost work as a...
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Feder: Lisagor Awards honor journalists in 'virtual celebration'May 15, 2020 1:00 am - It's the biggest day of the year for Chicago journalism - and it's all happening online, Robert Feder writes. In lieu of the annual banquet tonight at the Union League C...
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O'Donnell: If only Michael would end the 'Dance' with full honestyMay 15, 2020 1:00 am - SO FOUR WEEKS and millions of words after it began, "The Last Dance" ends Sunday night. As a sports imaging venture, it will be considered a success. As deep examination...
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'Last Dance' is ending, but Amazon Prime has plenty for Bulls fans to watchMay 14, 2020 6:00 am - "The Last Dance" has been the television event of the year for those of us who grew up watching Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls win six championships in the '90s, a...