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Drury Lane rocks and bops down memory lane with its revival of 'Grease'Apr 21, 2023 1:00 pm - “Grease” - ★ ★ ½ Walking to my car Thursday after the opening of “Grease” at Drury Lane Theatre, I overheard a young man discussing the musical with a companion. “She ...
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Resident with disability has right to 'reasonable' modificationsApr 21, 2023 7:00 am - By David M. Bendoff Q: A unit owner in our association claims the association is not required to allow a disabled unit owner to make a modification to the common element...
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Two Chicago festivals bring you the past, present and future of filmApr 21, 2023 6:00 am - Over the next few weeks, two Chicago film festivals will showcase the past, present and future of the medium with local flavor and global reach. CineYouth Festival ...
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Spotlight: Thriller 'D.O.A.' opens at Steel Beam while 'Big River' musical takes stage at Mercury TheaterApr 21, 2023 6:00 am - Theater noir Steel Beam Theatre presents "D.O.A.," a thriller adapted by Elizabeth Lovelady from the screenplay of the 1949 film about an accountant named Frank Bigelow ...
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Friends of Fox River's passion on display in new filmApr 21, 2023 6:00 am - On a calendar, Earth Day is Saturday, April 22. To those who make a living of fighting back against the harm that sewage, industrial runoff and constant littering inflic...
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Appeals court tosses probation sentence for operator of kennel where 29 dogs diedApr 21, 2023 5:30 am - When DuPage County Judge Robert Miller sentenced a suburban kennel operator on charges stemming from a 2019 fire that killed 29 dogs, he acknowledged there was nothing h...
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Hub Arkush's second 2023 mock draft: Teams starting to nail down draft boardsApr 21, 2023 1:00 am - With the 2023 NFL draft now just days away, all 32 teams are starting to lock down their boards and focus on whether or not there may be more trades to be made and how t...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: A return to soft on crime?Apr 21, 2023 1:00 am - In 1993, Richard Allen Davis, an ex-con with an 11-page rap sheet, broke into a Petaluma home, kidnapped Polly Klaas, 12, then strangled her. It was a horrific crime - a...
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Marriott Theatre delivers major league revival of Triple-A tuner 'Damn Yankees'Apr 20, 2023 1:00 pm - “Damn Yankees” - ★ ★ ★ The reminder to shut off cellphones that preceded Wednesday's opening of Marriott Theatre's “Damn Yankees” came with an unexpected postscript. “P...
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Neighbors in the news: Harper chief of staff named president of national PR groupApr 20, 2023 6:00 am - • Jeff Julian, chief of staff at Harper College, Palatine, was installed as president of the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations at the organization's nati...