Entertainment
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Visually stunning, emotionally powerful, ‘The Wild Robot’ is everything
Sep 26, 2024 5:30 am - In the opening scenes of “The Wild Robot,” a chirpy metal android with a state-of-the-art processing unit wanders around a forest asking confused animals if it can help them. “Did anyone order me?” it asks. We did, it turned out.
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Reality TV star Julie Chrisley resentenced to 7 years in bank fraud and tax evasion case
Sep 25, 2024 2:57 pm - A federal judge on Wednesday resentenced Julie Chrisley to seven years in prison for her conviction on bank fraud and tax evasion charges, declining the reality TV star's request for less time in prison than was originally imposed.
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Kim Porter’s children say she didn’t write bestselling memoir about Diddy
Sep 25, 2024 2:48 pm - Although it’s a bestseller on Amazon, the late Kim Porter did not write a tell-all memoir detailing an abusive relationship with her longtime partner Sean “Diddy” Combs, her children said in a statement Tuesday.
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Casa Tequilas brings real flavors of Mexico to ElginSep 25, 2024 1:51 pm - Casa Tequilas recently opened on Randall Road in Elgin in a space that used to be a Denny’s. Owner Luis Pacheco said the restaurant specializes in real Mexican food like his mother used to make.
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A very fable genius: Coppola’s crazy, baffling film still a pure cinematic delightSep 25, 2024 1:39 pm - Francis Ford Coppola poured four decades of frustration, compromise, stress and hope into every frame of “Megalopolis.” The result is a joyous, artistic mess.
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Bartlett's 3rd annual Oktoberfest set for Sept. 27-28Sep 25, 2024 12:00 pm - Bartlett is hosting the third annual Oktoberfest on Friday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 28, at Leiseberg Park, 325 E. Devon Ave.
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Music @ Bethel series begins its 26th year Sept. 28Sep 25, 2024 11:33 am - Bethel United Church of Christ in Elmhurst opens its 26th “Music @ Bethel” concert series with a performance by vocalist extraordinaire Tatum Langley.
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‘We had to get cool’: Adelle’s reintroduces itself to Wheaton with new name, new vibeSep 25, 2024 9:37 am - After 20 years in business, Adelle’s Modern Kitchen + Bar recently completed a makeover of the Wheaton restaurant.
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Concerts Sept. 27 to Oct. 3: Gracie Abrams, Charli XCX, Kings of Leon, Queens of the Stone Age and moreSep 25, 2024 9:34 am - Upcoming concerts include Charli XCX and Troye Sivan, Gracie Abrams, Heart By Heart, Kings of Leon, Shawn Mullins and more.
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Ferociously funny: Comic mayhem is marvelously managed in Steppenwolf’s ‘Noises Off’Sep 25, 2024 9:33 am - If you’ve never seen Michael Frayn’s classic backstage farce “Noises Off” — or even if you have — do yourself a favor and check out Steppenwolf Theatre’s first-class, funny revival.