Entertainment Columns
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Best bets: It's off to the dragon boat races in St. CharlesJun 04, 2013 6:00 am - Fox River fun The City of St. Charles RiverFest returns for its 31st edition this weekend complete with dragon boat races, dancing and even a “Fox Hunt” jewelry com...
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'Dark Skies' leads home video rosterMay 31, 2013 10:00 am - "Dark Skies" - Lacy (Keri Russell) and Daniel (Josh Hamilton) are a happily married couple living in Arizona with their two young sons. They have financial problems, but...
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$40,000 could buy small house, new Mercedes or this TVMay 30, 2013 5:15 am - Back in the days before I had a wife, kids, mortgage, 401(k), PPO, lawn mower, colonoscopy results and other trappings of a severe case of adulthood, I owned a $700 VCR....
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Best bets: 'Cirque Sephira' amazes at Whole Life ExpoMay 28, 2013 6:00 am - Live & prosper The Whole Life Expo returns after a 12-year hiatus with 175 vendors, 80 lectures and workshops and events like an eco-fashion show and “Cirque Sephir...
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Suburban 'inspired madman' marches to beat of his own drumMay 28, 2013 4:45 am - Seven-time Grammy Award winner and Cary-Grove High School graduate Paul Wertico talks like a jazz musician. No, wait. That's not quite accurate. Wertico, an acclaimed ...
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Best bets: Get rolling with The Stones at United CenterMay 21, 2013 6:00 am - Start them up Who knew that TheRolling Stones would still be rocking and rolling more than 50 years after the band originally formed? Catch up with these rock lege...
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Best bets: Characters welcome at Anime CentralMay 14, 2013 6:00 am - What characters! Anime Central 2013, the Midwest's largest convention for fans of Japanese animation and manga, returns for a weekend-long bash featuring autograph ...
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Poll Vault: What's the best ride at Great America?May 10, 2013 1:00 am - This big news this season at Six Flags Great America is that Batman: The Ride has reversed course, meaning riders will sit facing backward as the coaster loops and dives...
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Arlington Heights teen dances her way to championshipMay 09, 2013 5:15 am - Dressed in a surprisingly heavy wool costume adorned with Celtic patterns, her already curly hair tucked into an even fuller wig, Moira Kramp exudes joy when she takes h...
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New 'Star Trek' movie beams up Fremd gradMay 07, 2013 5:15 am - Jon Lee Brody did not know what movie he had been cast in until he showed up for wardrobe and saw the uniform. "Am I in a 'Star Trek' movie?" the Palatine native asked....