Entertainment
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Once doomed to cult status, the animated satire ‘Clone High’ finds a new life on MaxMar 01, 2024 8:16 am - In one of the weirdest high schools in history, Cleopatra is dating class president Frida Kahlo and John F. Kennedy's best friend is Abraham Lincoln. This is “Clone High,...
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The Luck of the Irish is coming to the St. Charles St. Patrick’s ParadeFeb 29, 2024 11:16 pm - The St. Charles St. Patrick’s Parade, presented by St. Charles Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, is taking place on Saturday, March 9, along with an array of family-friendly St...
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Sound check: Richard Marx, Tony Orlando and the indie Winter PromFeb 29, 2024 9:46 am - Crooner Richard Marx returns to Chicago; Tommy Kessler and Damager head up Beat Kitchen’s Winter Prom; and Tony Orlando brings his “Farewell Tour” to the suburbs this weekend.
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Perry’s Steakhouse to open third Chicago-area location as part of Hawthorn mall redevelopment in Vernon HillsFeb 29, 2024 9:41 am - Texas-based Perry’s Steakhouse plans to open its third Chicago-area location April 15 as part of the ongoing Hawthorn mall redevelopment in Vernon Hills.
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Movie review: It’s lonely out in space for Adam Sandler in pensive sci-fi psychodrama ‘Spaceman’
Feb 29, 2024 6:59 am - When Adam Sandler, as moody Czech astronaut Jakub in Johan Renck's “Spaceman,” is asked during a broadcast to Earth if he's lonely, he answers in platitudes, but his eyes betray the truth. Yes, he is lonely. Very lonely.
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Spotlight: Lifeline Theatre adapts children’s fave ‘Skunk and Badger’Feb 29, 2024 6:24 am - The unlikely friendship between a skunk and a badger inspired Lifeline Theatre’s family-friendly premiere “Skunk and Badger,” beginning performances this week along with Goodman Theatre’s Chicago premiere of Margaret Atwood’s “The Penelopiad.”
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Ron Onesti: Our salute to African American Heritage Month ... Arcada style!Feb 28, 2024 7:23 pm - As the celebrated African American Heritage Month of February comes to a close, I thought I would touch on some of the legends from that community I have been blessed to work with over the years.
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Parking woes could doom planned Durty Nellie’s redevelopmentFeb 28, 2024 6:48 pm - The clock is ticking on a proposed mixed-use development in downtown Palatine anchored by a re-imagined Durty Nellie’s pub, and time soon could run out because of unresol...
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New comedy series ‘The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin’ stands and delivers
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Ryan Gosling, Billie Eilish, Jon Batiste set to perform at the Oscars