Entertainment Columns
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In Transit: Chicago Auto Show roars into town SaturdayFeb 06, 2017 4:30 am - On the hunt for a roomy, fuel-efficient, sexy, turbocharged, sweet ride that corners like a magnet on steel with cup holders and a collision-warning system? You can sear...
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Constable: Naperville native turns dying books into living artFeb 04, 2017 12:00 am - Every book is a mystery to artist Brian Dettmer. The 42-year-old Naperville native is never quite sure what he'll find on page 11 of that old Funk & Wagnalls encyclopedi...
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Snubbed by Oscar, Adams is still waiting for her Leo momentJan 25, 2017 5:00 am - Amy Adams won't be accepting her first Academy Award on Sunday, Feb. 26, even though her performance in best-picture nominee "Arrival" was lauded as one of the year's be...
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Widescreen: Check out Bowie film, pinball doc and Alicia KeysJan 20, 2017 5:00 am - It's been just over a year since David Bowie left the earth. On Tuesday, Jan. 24, Lionsgate will release a new 4K digital restoration of his 1976 sci-fi film, “The Man W...
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Constable: The stars, surprises of inaugural hooplaJan 19, 2017 4:40 am - Inauguration activities aren't always a window into the soul of our new president. James Brown, the godfather of soul, performed his hit "Say it Loud - I'm Black and I'm...
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Lake Zurich native now a celebrity fashion designerJan 17, 2017 4:30 am - She might have worn a uniform for nine years at St. Francis de Sales School in Lake Zurich, but Amber Doyle still made it look fashionable, adding crazy tights, stylish ...
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Brotherly advice pushes Wheaton native toward opera careerJan 10, 2017 4:30 am - Growing up in Wheaton, music was a big part of brothers Steve and David Govertsen's lives. "We didn't have that athletic thing going for us," David said. "It's kind of w...
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Constable: Ready for 99 days without a paid holiday?Jan 05, 2017 4:10 am - December was a month that spoiled us with holiday celebrations, joyous parties, fantastic feasts, scrumptious desserts and much-appreciated breaks from work. Our federal...
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Olson pulls double-duty as lead of FOX's shameless 'Mick'Jan 04, 2017 10:00 am - Kaitlin Olson has been making us laugh while pushing the boundaries of good taste since 2005 as Sweet Dee on “It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” the surprisingly du...
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Catalog selling Donley's Wild West Town for $7 millionDec 11, 2016 6:00 am - The always quirky Hammacher Schlemmer catalog offers a remote-controlled flying shark balloon for $39.95, a battery-powered miniature boat that catches actual fish for $...