Entertainment
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The 1975 is being sued after Matty Healy’s kiss of a bandmate shut down a music festival in Malaysia
Aug 02, 2024 10:16 am - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The 1975 is being sued after Matty Healy’s kiss of a bandmate in an onstage protest shut down a music festival last year in Malaysia. Healy used...
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Irish Days return to Long Grove with music, dancing, contestsAug 02, 2024 8:50 am - Historic downtown Long Grove is bringing back its annual Irish Days festival Saturday, Aug. 31 through Monday, Sept. 2.
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Ron Onesti: Frankie Valli and the mystery of the Crown RoyalAug 02, 2024 6:00 am - One group I grew up really enjoying was one that nobody realized just how popular they were until a musical about them became one of the biggest shows in history. The group was The Four Seasons and the show was “Jersey Boys.”
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Geneva Shakespeare in the Park’s ‘Twelfth Night’ moves to Sunset ParkAug 01, 2024 5:57 pm - Geneva’s beloved free, family-friendly Shakespeare in the Park performance returns on Saturday, Aug. 3, at a new venue. Due to flooding in Island Park, the event will be held at Geneva’s Sunset Park, just south of Sunset Community Center.
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Bartlett firefighters’ Smoke & Irons Music Fest for charity returns Aug. 9-10Aug 01, 2024 2:38 pm - Bartlett firefighters will again hold their annual Smoke & Irons Music Fest for charity Friday, Aug. 9 and Saturday, Aug. 10 at Apple Orchard Park, 620 W. Stearns Road in Bartlett.
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Meet Charlie the Bacon Guy: Woodridge man’s side hustle doing a crisp businessAug 01, 2024 2:15 pm - Restaurant veteran Charlie Zieserl could have been the Tapas Guy, the Braunschweiger Guy or the Egg White Omelet Guy. Nope. He’s actually Charlie The Bacon Guy. “I think bacon chose me,” Zieserl said.
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Cardi B files for divorce from Offset, posts she’s pregnant with their third child on Instagram
Aug 01, 2024 1:43 pm - NEW YORK — Cardi B has filed for divorce from her husband, Migos’ rapper Offset. A representative for Cardi B confirmed the news to The Associated Press, writing, “This i...
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In ‘COUP!’ find a sharp ‘comedy of menace,’ with Peter Sarsgaard and Billy Magnussen
Aug 01, 2024 11:02 am - “COUP!,” in theaters Friday, Aug. 2, is the kind of original script that doesn’t often see the light of day. Its tonal and aesthetic inspirations range from the works of playwright Harold Pinter to Luis Buñuel’s “The Exterminating Angel” and the genre-bending work of the Coen brothers.
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Carrie Underwood will return to ‘American Idol’ as its newest judge
Aug 01, 2024 10:26 am - LOS ANGELES — Carrie Underwood will be the next singer to sit behind the judges' table on “American Idol,” filling Katy Perry's spot after her departure from the show in ...
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National Night Out is Aug. 6. Here’s what’s going on across the suburbsAug 01, 2024 9:42 am - National Night Out is Tuesday, Aug. 6. The event is intended to help build bonds between communities and their local law enforcement. Here are some of the events planned in local communities.