Entertainment Columns
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Selena Gomez steals the show from comedy legends Martin, Short in Hulu's 'Only Murders in the Building'Sep 01, 2021 11:00 pm - The marketing hook for "Only Murders in the Building," a 10-episode series that premiered Tuesday on Hulu, is obvious: Comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short, toge...
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Sound check: Word to Naperville - Vanilla Ice is comingSep 01, 2021 6:00 am - Nostalgia in Naperville Last week, the Naperville Music Festival announced its lineup and put tickets on sale for a late September weekend of concerts to tap into our lo...
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Jim O'Donnell: Carstanjen, Churchill Inc., stumble trying to defend PetrilloSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - THE TRANSITING TOWN BULLY of Illinois thoroughbred racing continues to trip all over itself. Churchill Downs Inc. - the out-of-state carnivore that knows no shame - has ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Is versatile sports funnyman Bruce Wolf sneaking back into comeback mode?Aug 27, 2021 1:00 am - FOR CLOSE TO 25 YEARS, Bruce Wolf was as good as it got as one of the most consistently witty, creative people in Chicago sports media. From his breakout turn as the cra...
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R.I.P. Charlie Watts: Four Rolling Stones shows you can stream right nowAug 26, 2021 6:00 am - Charlie Watts joined the Rolling Stones in 1963 and served as the legendary band's drummer for 58 years before his death Tuesday at age 80. Here are four full concert f...
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Elgin Shakespeare Project delivers 'Henry V' the Elizabethan way - without directions and rehearsalsAug 26, 2021 6:00 am - The Elgin Shakespeare Project is not your grandfather's Shakespeare. And that's OK, says Sean Hargadon, the project's founder and producer. Audiences can see for themsel...
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Spotlight: Marriott Theatre's summer concert series concludes with a tribute to ElvisAug 25, 2021 6:00 am - In concert at Marriott Marriott Theatre's summer concert series, produced in cooperation with Artists Lounge Live, concludes this weekend with "Elvis My Way." The tribut...
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Sound check: Piano-driven country from Phil Vassar at Joe's LiveAug 25, 2021 6:00 am - Joe's knows country Tickets are going fast for country hitmaker Phil Vassar's visit to Rosemont this weekend. Vassar, who got his start penning tunes for other arti...
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Writers Theatre celebrates its 30th anniversary season with two world premieresAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - Writers Theatre announced it will resume live, in-person performances in December, which marks the start of the company's four-show, 30th anniversary season. The se...
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Jim O'Donnell: Track, track, Bears — could those be Churchill's '3 finalists' for Arlington Park?Aug 24, 2021 1:00 am - THE WORDS STRUGGLE to make it from the logic portion of the brain through the fingers to the keyboard. But could “the three finalists” in the Churchill Downs Inc. biddin...