Entertainment
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Spotlight: Spend 'Halloween in the Sorcerer's Lair' with magician David ParrOct 23, 2020 6:00 am - Virtual splatter The Annoyance Theatre wasn't about to let a global pandemic interrupt "Splatter Theater," its 34-year Halloween tradition of sending up slasher films. U...
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Ron Onesti: Staying positive? No problem!Oct 23, 2020 6:00 am - Each week, I sit down, take a deep breath, and see what comes to mind as a topic to share with you here in this column. Sometimes it is a recollection sparked by a song ...
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Hubbard Street Dance's virtual 'Tale of Two' premiere explores cultural dichotomiesOct 22, 2020 7:30 am - Growing up in Chicago, choreographer/dancer Rena Butler recalled hearing loud bangs and quick pop-pop-pops. They sounded like fireworks. They weren't, not every time. ...
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Dining events: City Works, Old Town Pour House expand comfort food optionsOct 22, 2020 6:00 am - Comfort for fall With cooler weather settling in, you might be craving hearty comfort food. City Works Eatery and Pour House in Vernon Hills, Wheeling and Schaumburg and...
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Feder: Support grows to save Chicago ReporterOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - A chorus of powerful voices has joined the outcry over the survival of The Chicago Reporter, Robert Feder writes. A letter signed by 80 prominent civic, religious, advoc...
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Feder: Longtime ABC 7 anchor Joel Daly diesOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - Joel Daly was a modern day Renaissance man - a lawyer, actor, author, pilot, country singer and champion yodeler. But his most famous role was as a news anchor, includin...
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Hoffman Estates to host Halloween event outside Now ArenaOct 21, 2020 11:00 pm - In their desire to provide a safe alternative to traditional ways of celebrating Halloween, Hoffman Estates officials have organized a socially-distanced drive-in event ...
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Auditions for Virtual Performance of 'A Christmas Carol'Oct 21, 2020 11:00 pm - Audition Notice for Children and Adults Actors/Singers Show: A CHRISTMAS CAROL and CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT Description: Mother Road Productions is auditioning children a...
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Halloween 2020: Restaurants try to make the best of the situationOct 21, 2020 4:00 pm - As we all know by now, Halloween is going to be a bit different this year because of COVID-19. But, here are some suburban dining-centric ways that you can make the best...
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Widescreen: 'Back to the Future' 4K remaster comes homeOct 21, 2020 6:00 am - "Back to the Future" hasn't strayed far from our collective pop culture consciousness in the past 35 years, but it's suddenly everywhere again - and not just because it ...