Entertainment
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Book Review: ‘Hotel Ukraine’ wraps up Martin Cruz Smith’s detective Renko book series on a high
Jul 14, 2025 7:13 am - Russian detective Arkady Renko has struggled to keep his Parkinson’s disease a secret. Still, Renko is determined to crack the case of a Russian defense official mysteriously murdered in his Moscow hotel room in Martin Cruz Smith’s “Hotel Ukraine.”
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‘Love Island USA’ crowns Amaya and Bryan as winning couple of show’s tumultuous seventh season
Jul 14, 2025 6:40 am - “Love Island USA” culminated a tumultuous summer full of explosive breakups and shock exits in its season finale Sunday. A public vote crowned Amaya Espinal, 25, and Bryan Arenales, 28, as the winning couple of its seventh season.
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What to stream: Dragons, Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Roddy Ricch and ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’
Jul 14, 2025 5:30 am - The live-action remake of the animated film “How to Train Your Dragon” and a two-part, five-hour documentary on Billy Joel are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Rosemont’s village picnic brings out hometown valuesJul 13, 2025 6:12 pm - Rosemont’s hometown spirit came out Sunday at its annual village picnic. The village may best best-known for its convention center and sports arena, but deep down, it’s a close-knit small town.
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‘Superman’ and DC Studios fly to a $122 million opening
Jul 13, 2025 3:51 pm - NEW YORK — In a bid to kickoff a new era for DC Studios, James Gunn’s “Superman” opened with $122 million in U.S. and Canada ticket sales over the weekend, according to s...
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Pups make a splash during big air competition at Libertyville’s Dog Days of SummerJul 13, 2025 3:09 pm - Libertyville’s Dog Days of Summer closed its three-day run Sunday with the final rounds of the Dockdogs National Canine Aquatic Competition.
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ItascaFest drone show postponed due to rain, rescheduled for SundayJul 12, 2025 7:19 pm - ItascaFest drone show rained out on July 10, new date set for July 13th.
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Incoming Geneva chicken restaurant could get city financial aid
Jul 12, 2025 3:04 pm - Geneva-based restaurateurs received early support last week for securing money from the city, which they say will help with the opening of their new chicken eatery, HoneyBird.
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Musicians, mutts scheduled to perform at Schaumburg’s Prairie Center for the ArtsJul 11, 2025 4:13 pm - Tickets are on sale for fall performances — including concerts, holiday and family-friendly events — at Schaumburg’s Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts.
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Summer bringing a fresh crop of restaurants to SchaumburgJul 11, 2025 3:29 pm - The second half of summer is bringing a wave of new Asian-cuisine restaurants to various areas of Schaumburg.