Entertainment
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Suburban scares: Round Lake Beach haunted house, Gurnee director team for ‘Haunt Season’Oct 04, 2024 2:59 pm - Gurnee filmmaker Jake Jarvi says fainthearted horror film fans only have to close their eyes once or twice during “Haunt Season” his new movie filmed at Realm of Terror, a longtime haunted house in Round Lake Beach.
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Mandrake Restaurant to celebrate official grand opening in Geneva
Oct 04, 2024 12:26 pm - It’s been one year since Mandrake opened its doors in downtown Geneva, but now the restaurant is ready to officially celebrate the momentous occasion.
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Slick City Action Park now open in North Aurora
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Not for the faint of heart: Haunted houses deliver scares in the suburbsOct 04, 2024 10:19 am - With the temperature chilling and the leaves dropping, children aren’t the only ones awaiting the thrills of Halloween. For those who have moved on from trick-or-treating, chances to be frightened at a haunted house are opening up in several suburbs.
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Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, looks back in memoir ‘Be Ready When the Luck Happens’
Oct 04, 2024 9:36 am - Long before Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa mini-empire of bestselling cookbooks and TV shows ever took off, she found herself at an airport, wanting to learn to fly. The story of how she refused to budge is included in her memoir, "Be Ready When the Luck Happens."
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Book Review: ‘Revenge of the Tipping Point’ is fan service for readers of Gladwell’s 2000 book
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Mundelein Arts Commission's auditions for ‘A Christmas Carol’Oct 04, 2024 8:54 am - As the year rolls down to winter, it’s time once again for the Mundelein Arts Commission’s annual presentation of the original musical “A Christmas Carol.”
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‘Saturday Night’ is thinly sketched but satisfying
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Helen Mirren tells a story of evil and hope during WWII in ‘White Bird’
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Six films vie for honors at Elgin Short Film Festival SaturdayOct 03, 2024 7:04 pm - Six films will vie for top honors on Saturday during the 16th annual Elgin Short Film Festival at the Hemmens Cultural Center.