Entertainment
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In 'Watcher,' 'Rear Window' meets #MeToo
Jun 02, 2022 12:00 pm - “Watcher” - ★ ★ ★ Films like “It Follows” and “The Guest” have already made Maika Monroe something of a modern scream-queen with a feminist bent. But the psychological ...
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'Crimes of the Future': Cronenberg's disturbing, cutting-edge tale of organ donors dulled by passive characters, slow paceJun 02, 2022 6:00 am - “Crimes of the Future” - ★ ★ ½ “Crimes of the Future” represents a cinematic distillation of everything we've come to expect - and fear - from the works of visionary ho...
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Sound check: Marcy Playground, Cracker play Alt-Rock Rager in AuroraJun 02, 2022 6:00 am - Alt-Rock Rager Alternative rock rules as The Piazza brings some long-running stalwarts and Chicago-area favorites together in Aurora for the Alt-Rock Rager this we...
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14-year-old from Texas wins spelling bee in first tiebreaking spell-off
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Feder: WXRT hires Boston rock radio veteran Annalisa as full-time on-air hostJun 02, 2022 1:00 am - A rare on-air opening at WXRT 93.1-FM is about to bring a new voice to the full-time weekday lineup at the Audacy adult album alternative station. Annalisa, a 37-year ve...
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Spotlight: Comedian Paula Poundstone headlines the Genesee June 11Jun 01, 2022 11:00 pm - Paula on stage HBO and Comedy Central veteran Paula Poundstone, a "Wait, Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" panelist and host of the NPR podcast "Live From the Poundstone Institut...
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Batavia Public Library features Aurora Art League exhibit in JuneJun 01, 2022 11:00 pm - This month, the Batavia Public Library hosts an exhibit of artwork created by the Aurora Art League. The displayed artwork was created by league members in a multitude ...
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Schaumburg's Christian Moreno waxes nostalgic with new single as his career heats upJun 01, 2022 6:00 am - This week, Christian Moreno releases a new single with his musical project Geekd. But the interdisciplinary artist is nowhere near his former hometown of Schaumburg — or...
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Feder: GOP candidates for governor to debate on ABC 7, Univision ChicagoJun 01, 2022 1:00 am - All six Republican candidates for governor of Illinois have agreed to participate in a one-hour debate Thursday hosted by ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7. Starting at 7 p.m., A...
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Jury awards Depp $10 million from Heard in libel lawsuit but also awards Heard $2 millionJun 01, 2022 1:00 am - FAIRFAX, Va. - A jury sided Wednesday with Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, awarding the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor more than $10 mill...