Entertainment
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‘The Unholy Trinity’ is far from the best of the West
Jun 13, 2025 8:42 am - “The Unholy Trinity” is a reminder that they don’t make ’em like they used to — and maybe that’s a good thing. A pokey, low-budget Western enlivened by a couple of aging stars happily hamming it up, it’s the kind of B movie they used to program before the feature and after the cartoon in the old days.
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Stephen King on ‘The Life of Chuck,’ the end of the world and, yes, joy
Jun 13, 2025 6:40 am - For half a century, since Brian De Palma’s 1976 film “Carrie,” Hollywood has turned, and turned again, to Stephen King’s books for their richness of character, nightmare and sheer entertainment.
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Dakota Johnson, Celine Song on love, dating and ‘Materialists’
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Symposium explores Lincoln's early love, career, and legacy in ChicagoJun 12, 2025 4:40 pm - The Abraham Lincoln Association is hosting a June 21 symposium at Cantigny Park in Wheaton with renowned scholars speaking on various aspects of Lincoln's life and legacy. It’s free and open to the public, with registration.
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Naperville’s Block 59 dining district to welcome the Cheesecake Factory June 17Jun 12, 2025 2:38 pm - Attention cheesecake fans: The Cheesecake Factory has announced that it’s opening a restaurant at Block 59 in Naperville next week.
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble announces new artistic leadershipJun 12, 2025 2:07 pm - A year after longtime Buffalo Theatre Ensemble managing artistic director Connie Canaday Howard stepped down, the company named Gus Menary, co-founder of Jackalope Theatre, an off-Loop Chicago company, as the new managing artistic director. Canady Howard retired last year.
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Geneva author turns real school headlines into poignant fictionJun 12, 2025 2:00 pm - Ellen Jo Ljung draws on real-life tensions pushing teachers out of classrooms to pen timely fiction debut "Caught in the Crossfire.
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Sudden closing of Emmett’s Brewing Co. in Downers Grove surprises longtime customers
Jun 12, 2025 11:28 am - A Downers Grove restaurant quietly closed its doors on June 1, a move that came as a bit of a surprise to its staff and longtime loyal customers.
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Macy’s Fourth of July show to feature Jonas Brothers, Eric Church, Lenny Kravitz
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Dua Lipa confirms engagement to actor Callum Turner