Entertainment Columns
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Loads of smart dialogue, well-drawn characters dominate action, plot in 'Downton Abbey: A New Era'May 18, 2022 6:00 am - “Downton Abbey: A New Era” - ★ ★ ★ Maggie Smith still gets all the killer lines. The sharpest element in six seasons of the BBC TV series “Downton Abbey” (and its 2019 ...
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Constable: Engineer from Elk Grove Village gets his motor running as part of Indy pit crewMay 14, 2022 1:00 am - Dreaming of making it to the Indianapolis 500 some day, Elk Grove High School student Steve Krock began his racing career in 1998 on a little track in rural Indiana, dri...
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Fine acting in newly adapted 'Seagull' ensures Steppenwolf's legacyMay 13, 2022 3:00 pm - “Seagull” - ★ ★ ★ ½ The first act of Steppenwolf Theatre's “Seagull” is standard Steppenwolf. Robust and practiced, it is a solid piece of theater by director Yasen Peya...
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Spotlight: Broken Nose stages sci-fi drama 'After the Blast'May 13, 2022 6:00 am - Immigration tale For his new musical, Brian Quijada looked to his mother, whose real-life story about crossing from El Salvador to the U.S. inspired his show "Somewhere ...
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Feder: Dual debates keep GOP candidates for governor apartMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - In a conflict that should have been avoided, two Chicago TV stations have scheduled live in-studio debates among Republican candidates for Illinois governor on the same ...
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Weeklong Chicago Critics Film Fest includes appearance by Patton Oswalt, revival of 'Boogie Nights'May 12, 2022 6:00 am - The 2022 Chicago Critics Film Festival begins Friday, May 13, at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago, and includes seven days of new films and revival...
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Feder: Former CBS 2 reporter Mike Puccinelli joins Chicago Department of BuildingsMay 11, 2022 1:00 am - Mike Puccinelli, former reporter and substitute news anchor at CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2, has been named director of public affairs for the City of Chicago Department of ...
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Sound check: Joe Piscopo and Haley Reinhart headline benefit show at Woodstock Opera HouseMay 10, 2022 6:00 am - Broken Robots release The Wood Dale-based rock band Broken Robots turns to its next chapter this spring and summer, delivering the first of a series of music releases Fr...
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'That community defined me': Tony-winning producer reflects on teenage years in DeerfieldMay 10, 2022 5:10 am - Actor/musician turned Broadway producer Kevin McCollum called the Chicago suburbs home only briefly. If you count his four years at Deerfield High School, a post-college...
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Feder: Chicago Tribune, BGA win Pulitzer PrizeMay 10, 2022 1:00 am - The Chicago Tribune and the Better Government Association shared the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting Monday. Tribune reporter Cecilia Reyes and BGA reporter Madison ...