Entertainment
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Mundelein Park & Recreation District to impose 3% transaction feeApr 10, 2026 3:38 pm - Beginning April 15, Mundelein Park & Recreation District will apply a 3% transaction fee to all credit/debit card payments districtwide except at Steeple Chase Golf Club.
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Spot more birds this season with updated guide and checklistApr 10, 2026 3:37 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserve District has published a new birdwatching guide and accompany birdwatching checklist for the spring migration.
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Long-awaited pub-style restaurant Hopscotch expects mid-May Schaumburg openingApr 10, 2026 3:37 pm - A much anticipated British-style, Indian-influenced restaurant named Hopscotch is targeting a mid-May opening in Schaumburg’s Town Square.
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Lyric Opera announces upcoming seasonApr 10, 2026 2:15 pm - Classic revivals, the Chicago premiere of a Pulitzer Prize-winner and the return of the summer musical are among the highlights of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2026-2027 season.
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McDonald’s in Crystal Lake to be torn down, rebuilt
Apr 10, 2026 12:22 pm - The Crystal Lake McDonald’s is getting a fresh start with a new building and a reconfigured site to improve traffic.
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‘Euphoria,’ returning for a third season, launched a generation of new stars
Apr 10, 2026 10:07 am - Few TV shows have served as a launchpad for an array of new talent quite like “Euphoria,” which returns for a third season Sunday on HBO Max.
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Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are razor-sharp in art comedy ‘The Christophers’
Apr 10, 2026 9:49 am - “The Christophers” looks like an art heist movie at first. A couple of wannabe heirs (James Corden and Jessica Gunning) hire a restoration specialist (Michaela Coel) to finish a series of paintings by their famous father (Ian McKellen), who wants nothing to do with them or the uncompleted works that would surely command an astronomical price tag.
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Hawthorn Woods’ Bark in the Park offers fun for dogs and their ownersApr 10, 2026 8:59 am - The annual Bark in the Park will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 10, at Hawthorn Wood’s Community Park.
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Q&A: Activists, ‘sister-friends’ Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee channel their bond into a new book
Apr 10, 2026 8:34 am - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian peace activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, says she doesn’t pay much attention to celebrities. With one key exception: that time she first met Gloria Steinem. Together they recently wrote “Rise, Girl, Rise: Our Sister-Friend Journey. Together For All,” a picture book for kids.
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Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at 68
Apr 10, 2026 8:21 am - Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer. He was 68.