Entertainment
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You've got snail mail: Targeted online ads are now following you home
Feb 01, 2020 5:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — When 33-year-old Jenna Spinelle opened the envelope in her mailbox last month, she felt seen. It was filled with four slick ads for trendy direct-to-cons...
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If Facebook is stalking me, what about Instagram?
Feb 01, 2020 5:00 am - Lots of us are waking up to a creepy reality: When you stop looking at Facebook, it doesn't stop looking at you. This week marked the arrival of the “Off-Facebook Activi...
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Dundee-Crown High School hosts 15th annual Music Changes Lives Feb. 16Jan 31, 2020 10:00 pm - POMP, Dundee-Crown High School's music booster club, hosts their 15th annual "Music Changes Lives" event from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at the high school. POMP (or ...
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On stage: CST abridges 'Comedy of Errors' for kidsJan 31, 2020 5:00 am - • Performances continue through Feb. 29 for Chicago Shakespeare Theater's "Short Shakespeare! The Comedy of Errors," a 75-minute version of William Shakespeare's comedy ...
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Ron Onesti: Where have all the ballrooms gone?Jan 31, 2020 5:00 am - I went to visit a close friend of mine this morning. His name is Nick, or as I call him, "Uncle Nick." He will be 92 soon, and he is in a rehab center after challenges h...
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5 fun weekend events: Lewis Black at the Genesee, 'ABBA Mania' at the Raue and ArcadaJan 31, 2020 5:00 am - “ABBA Mania” tours to the Raue Center and Arcada Theatre, comedian Lewis Black plays the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan and The Gershwins' “Porgy and Bess” is screened in s...
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Feder: Why new morning host Richard Milne loves WXRT 'and everything it stands for'Jan 31, 2020 12:00 am - Thirty-four years after Richard Milne joined WXRT 93.1-FM as weekend overnight host, he's about to become the face and the voice of morning drive at "Chicago's Finest Ro...
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Search for gold at Shamrock SwimJan 30, 2020 10:00 pm - Dive into the water and search for treasure at Schaumburg Park District's Shamrock Swim. This kid-friendly event is set for 6-7:30 p.m., Feb. 29 at The Water Works, 505 ...
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Saint Scholastica School hosts its first Pizza WarsJan 30, 2020 10:00 pm - On Dec. 11, Saint Scholastica School in Woodrige held its first Pizza Wars Competition. Community pizza restaurants put forth their best thin and thick crust pies! Fam...
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Endangered Species Youth Art Contest opensJan 30, 2020 10:00 pm - The Endangered Species Coalition is taking entries for its annual youth art contest. Elementary, middle and high school teachers and their students are encouraged to sub...