Entertainment
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Spotlight: Goodman, Theater Wit and 16th Street theaters stream performancesMar 27, 2020 6:00 am - Shows must go on With live performances canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several Chicago-area ensembles have come up with alternatives to delivering live t...
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O'Donnell: Bruce Weber recalls 'fairy tale' of Illini's Elite Eight win over ArizonaMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - ONE OF THE SAFEST BETS of new-mill sports is that Bruce Weber will never forget Easter 2005. It was 15 years ago this weekend. It's double-guaranteed that the Orange Kru...
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McHenry Outdoor Theater still aiming for May 1, but only if restrictions are easedMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - The McHenry Outdoor Theater is the Chicago area's last remaining movie drive-in. Could it also be the only suburban cinema to reopen if theater closures tied to the coro...
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Feder: Crisis management podcast comes at just the right timeMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - Two of Chicago's most prominent and well-connected communications consultants are teaming up on a podcast that couldn't come at a better time, Robert Feder writes. Liss...
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Feder: The Drive to host Friday night 'We Will Rock You' sing-a-longMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - Now here's a good one from WDRV 97.1-FM, the Hubbard Radio classic rock station. At 8 p.m. Friday, The Drive will air "The Star Spangled Banner" followed by Queen's "We ...
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Wheaton actress aims to raise spirits with 'My Favorite Things' parodyMar 25, 2020 11:00 pm - A little more than two weeks ago, as cultural institutions shut their doors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, all of the projects theater artist Cory Goodrich had bo...
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How to watch Netflix with friends while staying socially distantMar 25, 2020 11:00 pm - We're all stuck inside and looking for more ways to connect with our friends and loved ones. Communal viewing, or watching a video with a bunch of other people over our ...
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Octavia Spencer, Netflix share Madam C.J. Walker's story in 'Self Made'Mar 25, 2020 6:00 am - Madam C.J. Walker may be one of America's most successful "pull yourself up by your own bootstrap" stories, but many have never heard of her. However, that's changing, t...
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How readers can access books from home during the coronavirus crisis
Mar 25, 2020 6:00 am - If there's a silver lining to the sudden need to hunker down as the novel coronavirus upends normal life, it's that maybe - finally - you'll have time to read. Provided ...
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Martini lounge planned for former Ram restaurant site in SchaumburgMar 25, 2020 5:00 am - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday recommended a Cook County tax incentive be granted for a proposed Blue Martini Lounge to rehab and occupy the village's largest vacant free-s...