Entertainment
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Labor Day weekend festivals in the northwest suburbsAug 26, 2024 12:44 pm - As Labor Day weekend approaches, so do outdoor events and festivals throughout the Northwest suburbs and Lake County.
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There’s plenty to see this fall at Chicago area museumsAug 26, 2024 11:06 am - There’s plenty to see at suburban and Chicago museums, including the Adler Planetarium and the Shedd Aquarium, which debut new, permanent exhibitions this fall.
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Buffalo Grove Days promises to be ‘bigger and better than ever’Aug 26, 2024 11:02 am - This year’s Buffalo Grove Days festival promises to be “bigger and better than ever,” according to organizers. It returns to Mike Rylko Community Park this week, kicking off with a carnival and continuing with events through Monday.
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‘Deadpool’ and ‘Alien’ top charts again as ‘Blink Twice’ sees quiet opening
Aug 26, 2024 10:02 am - In a sleepy summer weekend at the box office, holdovers reigned supreme as newcomers landed without a splash. “Deadpool and Wolverine” reclaimed first place at the North American box office in its fifth weekend with $18.3 million.
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What to stream: ‘Only Murders in the Building,’ Adam Sandler, John Legend and Star Wars Outlaws
Aug 26, 2024 5:30 am - Season four of “Only Murders in the Building” shifts to Los Angeles and Adam Sandler’s first comedy special since 2018 are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘It’s a piece of Elmhurst's history’: York Theatre celebrates 100 years of movie magicAug 25, 2024 9:00 pm - The York Theatre is celebrating 100 years in downtown Elmhurst. Its owner will host an event on Sept. 1 and then screen a series of movies each Wednesday representing each decade the theater has been in business.
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Rare cars, and the people who love them, pack downtown GenevaAug 25, 2024 4:56 pm - It’s not unusual to find the streets of downtown Geneva filled with cars, but Sunday brought an entirely different kind of traffic jam to the city’s central district. More than 300 antique and classic cars —and thousands of spectators packed the downtown for the Geneva Concours d'Elegance.
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‘We expect picking to be great’: Where you can pick your own apples this fallAug 24, 2024 9:07 am - The apple crop is looking good this year, according to owners of local orchards. Here’s a look at where you can pick your own this fall.
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‘Glee’ actor to headline Paramount Theatre gala Oct. 12Aug 24, 2024 8:11 am - Television and Broadway favorite Matthew Morrison will headline Paramount Theatre’s annual fundraising benefit on Oct. 12.
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Former firefighter pens children’s book inspired by his backyard chickensAug 23, 2024 4:38 pm - T.J. Aagesen of Elgin, a former Downers Grove firefighter, wrote a children’s book called “Chicken For a Day” after being challenged by his sister to write a bedtime story for his nephews.