Entertainment
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Spotlight: Charming tuner ‘Spelling Bee’ concludes Paramount’s current Bold SeriesMar 05, 2025 9:13 am - Paramount’s Copley Theatre concludes its 2024-2025 Bold Series with a revival of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” and Theo Ubique stages Andrew Lloyd Webber’s one-act solo show “Tell Me On a Sunday.”
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Gene Hackman’s dog was misidentified as other mysteries swirl around actor’s death
Mar 05, 2025 6:49 am - Authorities misidentified a deceased dog while investigating the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, according to a pet care specialist.
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Author to recount thrilling tales of female spies in WWII France at March 8 programMar 04, 2025 10:05 pm - Learn about the lives of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade and Nancy Wake, codename "The White Mouse," who outwitted the Gestapo while leading the French Resistance at the next Glen Ellyn Historical Society program.
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iHeartMedia says legal dispute with Drake was settled because it ‘did nothing wrong’
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Steve Carell tells students affected by wildfires that prom tickets are paid for
Mar 04, 2025 4:08 pm - Steve Carell showed up on a screen at six high school assemblies in Altadena, Calif., on Tuesday and told the students that their prom tickets were paid for.
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Dining out: Lenten lunch options, a restaurant rolls back prices to 1987 and moreMar 04, 2025 3:28 pm - On the suburban dining scene: Special offerings for Lenten lunches, Clara’s in Woodridge is rolling back its prices to 1987 on Thursday, March 13, and a Lake Zurich brewery was named one of the “20 Breweries to Watch in 2025.”
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More housing, Cafe Roma, splash pad and more on horizon for Huntley
Mar 04, 2025 1:50 pm - Huntley leaders touted 2024 developments — including a gas station on the north side of town and new subdivisions coming to the south side of town — during a State of Huntley presentation Tuesday.
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Financial breaks for Des Plaines Theatre approvedMar 04, 2025 12:53 pm - The company that operates the city-owned Des Plaines Theatre will get a significant break on its rent for the next two years.
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Best Bets: Alvin Ailey, KC & The Sunshine Band, Rita Rudner and moreMar 04, 2025 10:52 am - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Chicago's Auditorium Theatre, comedian Rita Rudner does standup in Skokie and the Chicago Sinfonietta performs “Opus Serena,” a tribute to tennis star Serena Williams, in Naperville and Chicago.
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Barrington artist performing hometown concert ThursdayMar 04, 2025 8:03 am - Barrington’s Pat McKillen will deliver an intimate hometown concert featuring favorites and new songs from his upcoming project, “Everything Goes” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Barrington’s White House.