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Music Review: In a new expanded collection, how much of John Lennon’s ‘Mind Games’ is too much?

By SCOTT BAUER
Jul 09, 2024 8:47 am - The new remixed and expanded “Mind Games: The Ultimate Collection" is for those John Lennon fans who really, really love his inconsistent 1973 record of the same name.
Book Review: Kate Quinn returns with ‘The Briar Club,’ a murder mystery during the 1950s Red Scare

By ROB MERRILL
Jul 09, 2024 8:17 am - If you’ve never read a Kate Quinn novel, there’s no time like the present. Or like the 1950s in Washington, D.C. That’s the setting for Quinn’s “The Briar Club,” which is a murder mystery wrapped up in the stories of multiple women who rent rooms at a boarding house during the height of Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s Red Scare.
Jack in the Box may pop up on Geneva Road in Carol Stream

By Dave Oberhelman
Jul 09, 2024 8:17 am - The Jack in the Box restaurant intended for Carol Stream is expected to be located at a recently closed Arby’s, a village official said.
Book Review: ‘Loving Sylvia Plath’ attends to polarizing writer’s circumstances more than her work

By KRYSTA FAURIA
Jul 09, 2024 7:52 am - In “Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation,” author Emily Van Duyne rejects the trope that Plath was nothing more than a bad mother who struggled with mental illness and a morbid poet, whose life was merely a preface to her infamous self-inflicted death.
From ‘Red October’ to ‘30 Rock,’ a look at Alec Baldwin’s career ahead of ‘Rust’ shooting trial

By ANDREW DALTON
Jul 09, 2024 7:47 am - Hollywood has never known exactly what to do with Alec Baldwin, so it has done a little of everything with him. Before the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western “Rust” put his career in question, he took on, and sent up, a wide spectrum of variations of masculinity.
Elgin Master Chorale appoints new executive director

Submitted by Elgin Master Chorale
Jul 08, 2024 11:29 pm - The Elgin Master Chorale board of directors recently announced the appointment of Tyler Hast as the organization’s new executive director.
Concert celebrating legacy of Leonard Bernstein set for Aug. 10 at Fox Valley Presbyterian Church

Submitted by Donna Lake
Jul 08, 2024 7:19 pm - Fox Valley Presbyterian Church in Geneva will be hosting a special concert event, "Bernstein to Bernstein," celebrating composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.
Ford’s Garage restaurant, immersive art experience space coming to Rosemont

By Christopher Placek
Jul 08, 2024 6:01 pm - Construction on an automobile-inspired Ford’s Garage restaurant and a neighboring exhibit space for immersive art experiences and pop-up museums is expected to begin in six to eight weeks in Rosemont, officials said Monday.
Spotlight: Family-friendly ‘Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus’ opens at Marriott

By Barbara Vitello
Jul 08, 2024 5:25 pm - A pigeon gets the chance of a lifetime in Marriott Theatre’s young audiences production of “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus;” while Winnie-the-Pooh and friends converge at the Morton Arboretum for a production of “House at Pooh Corner.”
Register for Cup-in-Hand kickball tourney offering beer and food in Northbrook

Submitted by Northbrook Park District
Jul 08, 2024 12:26 pm - It’s time to register for the Northbrook Park District’s Cup-in-Hand Kickball Tournament, where grownups can have a fun and active time while enjoying some adult beverages.

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