Entertainment
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How some restaurant wine lists intimidate even food pros
Feb 29, 2020 6:00 am - The language of wine can be intimidating. Wine lovers have our own vocabulary, complete with foreign words that can be difficult to pronounce. We boast of tasting a corn...
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O'Donnell: Romo avoids free agency with mega deal from CBSFeb 29, 2020 12:00 am - WHEN YOU'RE HOT, you're Tony Romo. The golden young NFL analyst will officially become the highest-paid TV sideman in league history when he signs a new multiyear deal w...
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St. Stephen's Gaslight Players mark 40 Years with 'Meet Me in St. Louis'Feb 28, 2020 10:00 pm - It's 1903, and all of St. Louis is excited as the city prepares to host the World's Fair. The Gaslight Players of St. Stephen parish take you back to this nosta...
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Leap Day birthday? Get your free Grand Slam, desserts and more todayFeb 28, 2020 10:00 pm - Calling all those with Leap Day birthdays: After waiting for four years, Saturday, Feb. 29, is finally your day. Here are some tasty Leap Day restaurant specials to help...
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Chicago Sinfonietta presents Sight + SoundFeb 28, 2020 10:00 pm - "Man's highest aspirations come from nature. A world without color would seem dead. Color is life. Light is the mother of color. Light reveals to us the spirit and livin...
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Widescreen: Oscar holdouts no more; 'Braveheart' celebrates 25 yearsFeb 28, 2020 5:00 am - We now have release dates for the two remaining home-video holdouts from this year's Best Picture Oscar field of nine. One-time front-runner "1917," the one-shot World W...
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On stage: New civil rights-inspired musical revue 'Legends the Musical' opens this weekFeb 28, 2020 5:00 am - • Previews continue for Black Ensemble Theater's season-opening production of "Legends the Musical: A Civil Rights Movement Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" at 4450 N. Cla...
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Maria Dizzia explores 'What the Constitution Means to Me' in national tourFeb 28, 2020 5:00 am - You could say actress Maria Dizzia is a "strict constructionist." The text is "the sure thing" for Dizzia, and everything an actor needs to know is there in black and wh...
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5 fun weekend events: The Capitol Steps skewer politics at College of DuPage's MacFeb 28, 2020 5:00 am - The Capitol Steps bring political song spoofs and sketches to College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn, Monster Jam's oversize trucks crush the competition...
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Ron Onesti: Reminiscing with RobertaFeb 28, 2020 5:00 am - So I am sitting here in a random Panera Bread, trying to get my thoughts together about this week's column. How it generally happens is my weekly topics just come to me....