Entertainment
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Best bets: DuPage and Lake County fairs return WednesdayJul 21, 2019 7:31 am - County fairs Take your pick between the DuPage County Fair and the Lake County Fair. Both return Wednesday with livestock contests, carnival rides, concerts, displays an...
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Weekend picks: Bernstein's 'Mass' gets revival at RaviniaJul 20, 2019 7:18 am - Bernstein bash Marin Alsop returns to conduct the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a revival of Leonard Bernstein's "Mass." The concert also features Tony Award-winning bar...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJul 19, 2019 9:00 am - Crooner Michael Bublé headlines Rosemont's Allstate Arena Saturday, The Tedeschi Trucks Band brings its Wheels of Soul Tour to Aurora's RiverEdge Park Sunday and the Kan...
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Take a stroll back to the 1890s at Kline Creek FarmJul 19, 2019 6:00 am - There is a gravel path that serves as something of a time tunnel at Kline Creek Farm near West Chicago. It starts at the parking lot and modern visitors center. But as y...
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Ron Onesti: The 'Heart' of Led Zeppelin … Ann Wilson!Jul 19, 2019 6:00 am - When I think of the greatest voices in rock 'n' roll, many come to mind. I think if I were to "personify" an official voice of rock, it would probably be Robert Plant of...
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Theater events: Goodman extends 'Music Man,' Oil Lamp stages 'A Kind of Love Story'Jul 19, 2019 6:00 am - • Performances continue through Aug. 4 for Theater Oobleck's remount of "It is Magic," Mickle Maher's mashup of "Macbeth" and "The Three Little Pigs," an examination of ...
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O'Donnell: Bzdelik to Pelicans; Arkush back for 32nd season of "Pro Football Weekly"Jul 19, 2019 1:00 am - SIGNING WILL BE SUCH sweet payback for Jeff Bzdelik, the Prospect High grad (Class of '71) who disconnected as associate head coach of the Houston Rockets in May. Bzdeli...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio starts beaming from BloomingdaleJul 19, 2019 1:00 am - Listeners aren't likely to tell the difference, but all-news WBBM 780-AM began broadcasting Thursday from a new radio tower just off Army Trail Road in Bloomingdale, Rob...
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Diana Coates commands the stage as First Folio's conquering 'Henry V'Jul 18, 2019 6:00 am - “Henry V” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Agreeing to direct William Shakespeare's “Henry V” for First Folio Theatre, Hayley Rice had one condition: that Diana Coates would play the lead. It...
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More than a decade coming: Teatro ZinZanni debuts in Chicago's LoopJul 18, 2019 6:00 am - As Teatro ZinZanni begins Chicago performances of “Love, Chaos & Dinner” this week, it will be the fruition of 14 years of searching for the perfect Windy City location....