Entertainment
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‘Shogun,’ ‘Hacks’ win top series Emmy Awards and ‘The Bear’ and ‘Baby Reindeer’ take 4 apiece
Sep 15, 2024 9:54 pm - “Shogun” had historic wins in an epic 18-Emmy first season, “Hacks” scored an upset for best comedy on what was still a four-trophy night for “The Bear,” and “Baby Reindeer” had a holiday at an Emmy Awards that had some surprising swerves.
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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is No. 1 again; conservative doc ‘Am I Racist’ cracks box office top 5
Sep 15, 2024 8:23 pm - Moviegoers said yes to more “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” this weekend. After its monster opening, the Tim Burton sequel easily topped the domestic box office charts again with $51.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Festival of Cultures brings world of fun to WheatonSep 15, 2024 4:56 pm - Music, art and food from around the world were highlighted Sunday during Wheaton’s Festival of Cultures at Memorial Park.
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Back from the dead? Haunted house helps revive long vacant nightclub space in West ChicagoSep 15, 2024 4:45 pm - 5 Points Haunted House — a commercial offshoot of the Lehman Manor Halloween attraction run for years by the McCabe family outside their West Chicago home — will open Oct. 4 in the former site of Club 38 and Synergy nightclubs on Roosevelt Road.
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Car show highlights final day of Heritage Fest in West DundeeSep 15, 2024 3:57 pm - Three days of Heritage Fest wrapped up Sunday in West Dundee.
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How the Richardson Farm in Spring Grove grew to be the ‘world’s largest’ corn maze
Sep 15, 2024 1:31 am - The corn maze at Richardson Farm in Spring Grove, a 28-acre labyrinth with annual themes, has grown significantly since it started 24 years ago.
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‘A vibrant hub’: $4.2 million Korean performing arts center opens in WheelingSep 14, 2024 8:15 pm - Dignitaries cut the ribbon Saturday at the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago’s $4.2 million BISCO Hall Performing Arts Center.
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Tennessee Playwrights Studio presents ‘That Woman — The Monologue Show’ at the Elgin Fringe FestSep 13, 2024 10:06 pm - On Sept. 26-29, Tennessee Playwrights Studio will be bringing its 60-minute festival version of “That Woman — The Monologue Show” to the Elgin Fringe Festival with five local Chicago-area actors.
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Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s 75th season features masterworks by Ravel, Beethoven, GriegSep 13, 2024 9:45 pm - Single tickets are now on sale for the Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s 75th anniversary season, which opens the weekend of Sept. 28-29 with a Spanish-music-themed program.
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Pan Am Betty to visit this month’s Elgin Fringe FestivalSep 13, 2024 8:15 pm - Buckle up for a trip back to the golden age of aviation. Historian and actress Leslie Goddard will bring history alive at the Elgin Fringe Festival with her one-woman play, “Betty the Pan Am Stewardess.”