Entertainment
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Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80
Apr 18, 2024 12:11 pm - Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” has died. He was 80. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer died a...
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A heist movie gleefully collides with a monster movie in ‘Abigail’
Apr 18, 2024 11:56 am - If you always thought your garden-variety heist movies could do with a bit more blood-sucking vampire, have we got a flick for you. “Abigail,” featuring a 12-year-old tutu-wearing member of the undead, is a gleeful genre-smashing romp through puddles of gore.
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‘We Grown Now’ a lyrical portrait of childhood growing up in Cabrini-GreenApr 18, 2024 11:45 am - Two 11-year-old boys navigate school, friendship, family and change in Minhal Baig’s lyrical drama “We Grown Now.” It’s an evocative memory piece, wistful and honest, and a different kind of portrait of a very infamous place: Chicago’s Cabrini-Green public housing development.
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Join actor, author and activist Kal Penn for an exclusive online eventApr 18, 2024 11:25 am - Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration between public libraries offering premier events, is joined by actor, author and activist Kal Penn for an online event on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
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‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ amps up a true-tale WWII heist
Apr 18, 2024 7:57 am - The latest Guy Ritchie flick, “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,” has a spine of true story to it, even if it does all it can to amplify a long-declassified World War II tale with enough dead Nazis to make “Inglourious Basterds” blush.
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Portrait of a master: Pianist Hershey Felder dazzles in ‘Monsieur Chopin’Apr 18, 2024 6:33 am - Accomplished pianist Hershey Felder displays his prowess in Writers Theatre’s “Monsieur Chopin — A Play With Music,” written by and starring the pianist/writer/actor/composer who first introduced the show to Chicago 19 years ago.
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Love wins in triumphant ‘Housekeeping for Beginners’
Apr 17, 2024 12:39 pm - In “Housekeeping for Beginners,” writer and director Goran Stolevski gives us an atypical family portrait that's brilliantly political without being preachy, loving without being maudlin and epic by being specifically tiny.
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St. Charles City Council approves summer closure of Walnut Avenue for outdoor dining
Apr 17, 2024 12:06 pm - St. Charles City Council members have approved the closure of a portion of Walnut Avenue for the summer to make way for outdoor dining.
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‘I was afraid for my life’ — Orlando Bloom puts himself in peril for new TV series
Apr 17, 2024 11:53 am - Orlando Bloom wanted to test himself for his latest adventure project. Not by eating something gross or visiting a new country. He wanted to risk death — with not one but...
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Schaumburg Plein Air competition takes art outdoorsApr 17, 2024 11:39 am - Schaumburg’s 35th annual Prairie Arts Festival returns Memorial Day weekend, May 25 and 26, outdoors on the village’s municipal grounds, but artists who want to take part in the accompanying plein air competition need to get started soon.