Entertainment
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Norris Cultural Arts Center to present three ‘Saturday Night Lights’ concerts this seasonJan 23, 2024 4:44 pm - On March 2, comedy songwriter, pianist and WFMT radio host Robbie Ellis kicks off the spring season of “Saturday Night Lights” concerts at the Baker Community Center. Th...
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Music review: Green Day are once again political pop-punk ‘Saviors’ on new albumJan 23, 2024 4:04 pm - Twenty years ago, the Grammy Award-winning pop-punk trio Green Day released “American Idiot” — their ambitious rock opera, a treatise on a world power in decline written ...
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Chipotle with drive-through lane opens Friday in Rolling MeadowsJan 23, 2024 3:11 pm - Burrito lovers in Rolling Meadows can roll in to a new Chipotle Mexican Grill location Friday. The new restaurant at 1458 Golf Road is the concept’s first in Rolling Mea...
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Spotlight: Chicago Shakespeare Theater makes some ‘Illinoise’Jan 23, 2024 2:17 pm - Portrait of our state Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents “Illinoise,” a new musical based on a concept album by singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Ste...
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Dining out: Rogue’s Corner closing, plus charity dinners, Madonna cocktails and moreJan 23, 2024 1:52 pm - Stop by Rogue’s Corner in downtown Elgin one last time before the steampunk-themed pizza and sandwich restaurant closes Sunday, Jan. 28. Plus, SixtyFour - Wine Bar & Kitc...
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Mike & Joe to headline SALUTE, INC., annual Fundraising PartyJan 23, 2024 12:34 pm - Funds raised will benefit military veterans and families As they kick off their 21st year of meeting the temporary financial needs of military veterans and their families...
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Oakton College and Niles North High School Jazz Up the Night in a Musical Collaboration, Feb. 2Jan 23, 2024 11:08 am - Oakton College faculty and the Niles North High School Jazz Band perform together for the community Get ready for an unforgettable night of jazz as Oakton College's ...
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson gets rights to one of the most famous nicknames in entertainment, his ownJan 23, 2024 11:05 am - It is a name that has become almost synonymous with professional wrestling, but its bearer, Dwayne Johnson, has never legally owned “The Rock.” That will change under a n...
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Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestras to explore ‘Terra nostra’ at the March concertJan 23, 2024 11:00 am - For millennia, the complex and rich relationships between the natural world and humankind have captivated scholars, scientists, philosophers, and artists. Fruitful and fr...
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Things to do Jan. 26-Feb. 1: Charlie Berens, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party, Alpine Fest and moreJan 23, 2024 10:47 am - Make plans now for the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party at Now Arena, the Chicagoland Fishing, Travel and Outdoor Expo at the Schaumburg Convention Center, Charl...