Entertainment
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'No politics and no COVID': How artists' 'Mushroom Magic' is creating a communal spaceJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - A little park on a busy Prospect Heights road has colorful new life thanks to a group of artists, their “magic” mushrooms and an open invitation to join in the transform...
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Billy Corgan to host charity livestream show for Highland Park mass shooting victimsJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - Billy Corgan will perform a charity livestream show Wednesday, July 27, to benefit the victims of the Highland Park Fourth of July mass shooting, the Smashing Pumpkins f...
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Renovations to begin on historic Mayslake Hall in Oak Brook; First Folio shows will go onJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - Construction fences are ready to go up around Mayslake Hall in Oak Brook starting Monday, July 18. Renovations on the 1920s Tudor revival-style mansion were supposed to ...
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In 'Fire of Love,' the mysterious alchemy of romance
Jul 14, 2022 6:00 am - “Fire of Love” - ★ ★ ★ Rarely have the conditions for love been less hospitable than in Sara Dosa's documentary “Fire of Love.” Yet here, amid shifting tectonics a...
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'Paws of Fury' a sad, declawed 'Blazing Saddles'
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Don't forget your stuffed animal when Laurie Berkner plays Ravinia SaturdayJul 14, 2022 6:00 am - The morning after a particularly late show in Long Island with her rock band, singer Laurie Berkner had an epiphany. As the gig ended around 3 a.m., leaving her reeking ...
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Harsh survival tale 'Where the Crawdads Sing' compromised by voice-overs, inauthentic detailsJul 14, 2022 6:00 am - “Where the Crawdads Sing” - ★ ★ ½ Olivia Newman's “Where the Crawdads Sing” supplies a superb example of what happens when filmmakers try to create an excellent adaptat...
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Dakota Johnson brings a modern spark to 'Persuasion'
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Daily Herald opinion: Barrington's Catlow Theater a suburban treasure well worth preservingJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - This editorial is the consensus opinon of the Daily Herald Editorial Board In an email to supporters Friday, Catlow Theater owner Tim O'Connor shared that he was in...
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Naperville native Anabella Oddo finds her purpose on stage in 'Cruel Intentions'Jul 13, 2022 11:00 pm - Anabella Oddo's parents realized when their daughter was 3 years old that she was destined for the stage. "I think my parents knew before I did that I was going to be a...