Entertainment
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Samara Joy reflects on Grammy wins, creative journey behind ‘Portrait’ ahead of Chicago show
Nov 03, 2025 12:15 pm - Samara Joy’s voice has the ability to transform listeners to the early jazz clubs, filling them with warm nostalgia for legends like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. At 25, Joy is a five-time Grammy winning recording artist, whose album “Linger Awhile” won her best new artist and best jazz vocal album in 2023.
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What stars are joining Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade lineup?
Nov 03, 2025 11:09 am - Ciara, Foreigner, Lil Jon, Kool & the Gang and Teyana Taylor will be featured in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which will also cement “KPop Demon Hunters” as a pop culture phenomenon with appearances by the movie's singers on the ground and cute characters in balloons overhead.
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‘Sesame Street’ to launch new season on Netflix, PBS
Nov 03, 2025 10:58 am - New home. Some format changes. Same monsters. “Sesame Street” launches its 56th season on Nov. 10 with NASCAR champion Bubba Wallace as a guest, a slightly tweaked format and a new way to watch — via Netflix.
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Rachel Sennott lampoons zillennial hustlers in ‘I Love LA’
Nov 03, 2025 10:44 am - Los Angeles isn’t beating the superficiality allegations. At least, not according to Rachel Sennott. In her new half-hour comedy series “I Love LA,” which premiered Sunday on HBO, influencers reign supreme and designer purses are social currency.
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Things to do Nov. 7-13: Chicago Toy & Game Fair, Antique Bottle and Advertising Show, Veterans Day events and moreNov 03, 2025 9:11 am - Make plans for the Grayslake Antique Bottle and Advertising Show, the Chicago Toy and Game Fair in Rosemont, Veterans Day events throughout the suburbs and more.
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What to stream: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps,’ Tracy Morgan, Kim Kardashian and ‘Downton Abbey’
Nov 03, 2025 5:30 am - Guillermo del Toro’s take on “Frankenstein,” the earnest superhero team-up tale “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” and Tracy Morgan returning to TV with a new comedy called “Crutch” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Glen Ellyn Historical Society hosts Julia Child portrayalNov 02, 2025 11:17 pm - On Saturday, Nov. 8, the Glen Ellyn Historical Society welcomes actress and historian Leslie Goddard as she portrays French chef Julia Child.
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‘Great’ model train show lives up to its name at DuPage fairgroundsNov 02, 2025 4:11 pm - Billed as the largest monthly event of its kind in the world, the Great Midwest Train Show lived up to its name Sunday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton.
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Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons make the case for the wild ride that is ‘Bugonia’
Oct 31, 2025 12:48 pm - Jesse Plemons has a plea: Pause Netflix and go see “Bugonia” in the theater.The film, in which he plays a conspiracy theorist who kidnapsEmma Stone’s pharma CEO, believing her to be an alien, is the kind that might seem small in scope, but is big in scope too.
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Disney pulls ABC, ESPN and more from YouTube TV as content talks break down
Oct 31, 2025 7:57 am - YouTube TV viewers can no longer see Disney channels including ABC and ESPN after the two sides failed to agree on a new content distribution deal.