Entertainment
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Yorktown Center to get Dave & Buster’s, new restaurantsDec 28, 2023 7:02 am - A Dave & Buster’s entertainment complex is slated to open at Yorktown Center in the coming year, along with a string of new restaurants in and around the Lombard mall. Na...
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Winter theater forecast: 10 shows to make theater lovers leave their cozy confinesDec 27, 2023 4:33 pm - Even the most ardent theater fans may be reluctant to leave the cozy confines of their home this winter. These 10 shows (including several premieres) opening at suburban...
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Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film 'Parasite' diesDec 27, 2023 12:26 pm - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Sun-kyun, a popular South Korean actor best known for his role in the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite,” was found dead in a car in Seoul on W...
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Grammy nominee Gracie Abrams makes music that unites strangers — and has Taylor Swift callingDec 27, 2023 11:49 am - NEW YORK — The year 2023 was good to Gracie Abrams. She released her debut album. She opened for Taylor Swift. She sold out a U.S. tour, and took that tour to Europe. She...
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Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
Dec 27, 2023 11:25 am - Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has di...
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Sound check: I Fight Dragons, The Giving Moon and NYE at The PiazzaDec 27, 2023 10:21 am - The Giving Moon West Suburban genre-twisting alt-rock trio The Giving Moon ‒ Sean Seales, Adam Suto and Nathan Melville ‒ headlines a two-set show at Martyrs’ this w...
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Gail Borden: Top titles in 2023 with a sampling from the pastDec 26, 2023 8:33 pm - Closing out 2023, here are the top circulated titles of the Gail Borden Public Library District. As the library district enters its 150th year of service, library staff a...
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The rapper Ye, who has a long history of making antisemitic comments, issues an apology in HebrewDec 26, 2023 4:12 pm - The rapper formerly known as Kanye West, who has a long history of making antisemitic comments, apologized to the Jewish community in an Instagram post written in Hebrew ...
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Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka split after 7 years together, dancer confirmsDec 26, 2023 3:51 pm - Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka have split after 7 years together, the dancer confirmed Tuesday. In a statement shared with The Associated Press and published to Tanaka...
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So long, 2023: ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ ushers in another new yearDec 26, 2023 1:38 pm - Stop rockin' around the Christmas tree, because it's time to head to New York City – via your living room TV – for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacres...