Entertainment
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‘Him’ fumbles a potent premise
Sep 18, 2025 12:12 pm - “Him” was made with the potent premise of bringing a kind of dark, satirical perspective to our violent national pastime: pro football. But that promise gets fumbled in an allegorical chamber play that grows increasingly tedious.
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‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ is big, bold and sappy
Sep 18, 2025 10:22 am - Starring Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie, the rom-com “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” is a movie that sometimes cuts to the core of human feeling and sometimes has an audience cringing at its achingly whimsical pretensions.
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Man dies from blunt impact injuries after riding coaster at new Florida amusement park Epic Universe
Sep 18, 2025 9:54 am - A patron at one of the nation’s newest amusement parks, Epic Universe, has died after riding a roller coaster there, Florida authorities said.
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ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death
Sep 17, 2025 6:11 pm - ABC has suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely following comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Almost golden: Goodman Theatre’s ‘Ashland Avenue’ needs a little polishSep 17, 2025 4:45 pm - Goodman Theatre marks the beginning of its centennial with the premiere of the Chicago-set “Ashland Avenue,” starring Francis Guinan as a TV shop owner struggling to keep his business afloat.
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‘The right time to exit’: Wheeling’s District Brew Yards is closingSep 17, 2025 2:58 pm - Wheeling’s District Brew Yards restaurant and brewery soon will shut down after less than three years, village officials confirmed Wednesday.
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Paul Mescal, Josh O’Connor collect folk songs in tender ‘The History of Sound’
Sep 17, 2025 2:41 pm - “The History of Sound,” starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor, is a lyrical meditation on fleeting first love and the questions that can follow and haunt for a lifetime.
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Volunteers to repaint historic Pioneer Sholes School museum fence in St. CharlesSep 17, 2025 12:50 pm - An upcoming volunteer painting project will help spruce up the historic Pioneer Sholes School museum in LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve.
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Fox Valley barbershop choruses join in ‘A Cappella Palooza’Sep 17, 2025 12:19 pm - Two longtime Fox Valley barbershop choruses to compete in friendly singing contest on Sept. 21, featuring songs like "Cabaret" and "Sweet Caroline.
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Savor the season: Fall fun, tasty treats beckon at Long Grove Apple FestSep 17, 2025 11:56 am - If autumn had a flavor, it would taste like apples in Long Grove. The historic village’s oldest and most popular festival will return for its 33rd year Sept. 26-28.