Entertainment
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Vintage vinyl: New album digs up rare ’60s Chicago garage rock from Arlington Heights’ The CellarSep 01, 2025 2:01 pm - A new vinyl compilation highlights little-known songs by 1960s suburban garage bands that played at the renowned Arlington Heights teen music club The Cellar.
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What to stream: ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘The Paper,’ MTV Video Music Awards and a Hollow Knight sequel
Sep 01, 2025 5:30 am - A follow-up TV comedy of “The Office” called “The Paper” and the buddy live action comedy “Lilo and Stitch” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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What happens when a fan gets too close? ‘Lurker’ explores the dark side of celebrity
Aug 31, 2025 8:30 pm - Fandom is a funny thing in the age of social media. The new film “Lurker,” a Sundance breakout in theaters now, explores the question of what might happen if a certain type of fan got a foot in the door, and what they might do to stay there.
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Folk and tales: Fox Valley music, storytelling fest returns to GenevaAug 31, 2025 5:42 pm - A year after circumstance forced the Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival’s move to Wheeler Park, performers and attendees were happy to return Sunday to their new home near downtown Geneva.
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‘Weapons’ regains the top spot as the summer box office winds down
Aug 31, 2025 2:28 pm - “Weapons” found its way back on top during the Labor Day weekend, culminating a summer box office that’s likely to fall right below meeting last year’s earnings.
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Marching bands, dancers, flags add flair to Buffalo Grove Days ParadeAug 30, 2025 5:19 pm - The Buffalo Grove Days parade on Saturday featured floats, marching bands, and local groups.
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The Biz Week That Was: Mall transformation, suburbs’ best sandwich shop, and economy doing better than expectedAug 30, 2025 1:10 pm - Next big step for Hawthorn Mall property redevelopment is waiting for green light to proceed The next big step in the ongoing transformation of the Hawthorn mall pro...
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Multimillion-dollar deal to turn historic Des Plaines building into restaurant awaits key vote TuesdayAug 29, 2025 2:00 pm - A much-anticipated, multimillion-dollar deal to turn a historic, city-owned building in downtown Des Plaines into a restaurant should get the city council’s final approval Tuesday.
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Taylor Kitsch’s ‘The Terminal List’ character gets an origin story in ‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’
Aug 29, 2025 1:43 pm - Taylor Kitsch’s character ends up a villain in 2022’s Chris Pratt-led series, “The Terminal List,” and in a new series, viewers learn how he got that way. “The Terminal List: Dark Wolf,” now streaming on Prime Video, is set about five years before the original show.
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Jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon to open Barrington’s White House’s fall seasonAug 29, 2025 9:59 am - Barrington’s White House will open its fall season with internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon on Sept. 7.