Entertainment
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Literary connections: A focus on books at this year’s Bluff City Cemetery WalkSep 18, 2024 10:01 am - The 37th annual Bluff City Cemetery Walk on Sept. 21-22 is celebrating the 150th anniversary of Gail Borden Public Library. The Elginites selected have an association to either literacy, books, or Gail Borden. Each portrayal will include suggestions on what that Elginite’s favorite book might have been.
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‘I want it to be an experience’: Independent bookstore to open in downtown LibertyvilleSep 18, 2024 9:08 am - Ingleside native Delanie Dochelli is opening About Time Bookstore in downtown Libertyville to share her passion for reading and books.
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Bikes and brews: Take a bicycle brewery tour along the Fox River Trail this fall
Sep 18, 2024 8:12 am - The Fox River Trail has long been a haven for cyclists and nature enthusiasts. But lately, a new kind of two-wheeled tourism is gaining traction: the brewery tour.
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Yolanda Adams, still in the blessing business with ‘Sunny Days,’ tours to Chicago
Sep 18, 2024 7:53 am - “I think I was born with that happiness gene that people talk about,” says gospel music superstar Yolanda Adams. She’s performing as part of the “Reunion Tour” Friday, Sept. 20, at Credit Union 1 Arena at UIC in Chicago.
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‘Fake heiress’ Anna Sorokin debuts on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ — with a sparkly ankle monitor
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Visionary horror film ‘The Substance’ guaranteed to shock, amaze and repulseSep 17, 2024 6:03 pm - “The Substance,” starring an excellent Demi Moore, comes from director/writer Coralie Fargeat, who elevates an exploitation premise into an explosively visionary, blackly comic cinematic experience that rails against society’s addiction to superficiality.
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Deadline extended for St. Charles Scarecrow ContestSep 17, 2024 5:02 pm - The St. Charles Business Alliance has extended the entry for the 2024 Scarecrow Contest at Scarecrow Weekend.
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Schaumburg Halloween Carnival returning to Wintrust Field for third yearSep 17, 2024 2:24 pm - Back by popular demand, the third annual Schaumburg Halloween Carnival will return to the parking lot of Wintrust Field for two successive weekends in October and again transform the baseball stadium itself into the “House of Creeps” haunted house.
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Mural artist brings Wheeling parking garage to lifeSep 17, 2024 1:18 pm - A colorful mural depicting a lively garden is brightening an otherwise utilitarian concrete parking garage at the Uptown 500 complex in Wheeling.
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Dining out: Oktoberfest fun, free food, a $13K martini and moreSep 17, 2024 1:11 pm - It’s mid-September, which of course means it’s Oktoberfest time. And for those of you who commute into Chicago, Grubhub is offering a free lunch on Tuesday, which will free up your budget a bit to grab a $13K martini after work at Adalina.