Entertainment
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Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Middle of Nowhere’ is where you’ll want to be, especially during Chicago stop Aug. 21
May 04, 2026 7:21 am - Kacey Musgraves’ sixth studio album isn’t so much a love letter to her home of the Lone Star State as much as it is a place for profundity — a celebration of sounds familiar, new, old and revived, delivered with her glassy vocal style and cheeky wit. She headlines Chicago’s United Center Friday, Aug. 21.
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What to stream: ‘The Drama,’ MUNA, Rachel McAdams, Dan Stevens and ‘The Other Bennet Sister’
May 04, 2026 5:15 am - “The Drama,” a rom-com that goes bad starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, and the synth-pop group MUNA releasing their fourth studio album, “Dancing on the Wall,” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Candy crush: Long Grove chocolate shop doubles as museum to iconic bridge’s mishapsMay 03, 2026 8:45 pm - Long Grove is well known, notorious even, for the frequency at which the town’s iconic covered bridge has been hit by vehicles too big to pass through. Now local store Broken Bridge Treats is paying tribute to that history with a minimuseum documenting the dozens of mishaps.
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Art show season is blooming in the suburbsMay 03, 2026 3:46 pm - May flowers aren’t the only eye-catching beauty starting to pop up across the suburbs now that April showers are (hopefully) behind us. Art show season is underway, filling our local parks, town squares and other public gathering spaces with the work of the region’s finest creatives.
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‘The Devil Wears Prada’ struts to first place with $77 million debut
May 03, 2026 1:47 pm - Twenty years after the original, the sequel to “The Devil Wears Prada” made a splash in its first weekend in theaters.
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Oscars organization expands international film eligibility, addresses AI in new rules
May 03, 2026 8:57 am - The organization behind the Oscars is for the first time addressing the use of artificial intelligence in performances and scripts for the 2027 Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently released updates across many categories, stressing the importance of human authorship while not banning AI.
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O’Donnell: ‘Ted Lasso’ and Paul McCartney come together in Brendan Hunt’s one-man showMay 02, 2026 10:22 pm - Editor’s note: This column has been updated to correct that Brendan Hunt’s character in “Ted Lasso” is Coach Beard and the owner of the Richmond Greyhounds is divorced. ...
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Melanie C says she’s bringing joy to the club with ‘Sweat,’ an athletic album from the Spice Girl
May 01, 2026 4:45 pm - Get your heart pumpin’. She’ll make you “Sweat.” Such is the promise sung by the artist known as Melanie C, or Mel C and Sporty Spice of the game-changing ’90s girl group Spice Girls, in the lead single from her ninth album of the same name.
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Aurora’s Copley Comedy Series resumes in JulyMay 01, 2026 4:00 pm - The Copley Comedy Series for fans age 18 and older resumes July 25 at Aurora’s Copley Theatre.
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Community Emergency Response Team hosts annual all you can eat pancake fundraiserMay 01, 2026 1:38 pm - The South Lake County Regional Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be hosting its annual pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at Lake Zurich Fire Station #1, 321 S. Buesching Road.