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SAT, 10/24/2020

Saturday, October 24, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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“Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection” by Daniel Wallace

Book review: A brilliant glimpse of every lightsaber that matters

The new book "Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection" is a visual-heavy testament to the importance of lightsabers in the Star Wars universe, offering readers a chance to get to know the history of each unique weapon.
“Semicolon,” a release by Seventeen.

Album review: Seventeen offers fleeting distraction with new EP

Is it a "Homerun" for Seventeen? With special album ";(Semicolon)," Seventeen offers some comfort pop.
A scene from “Promesa.”

'Promesa': Video game? Interactive art? Why not both?

"Promesa" is a short, experimental work deeply informed by revered Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986), much of whose work is structured around evocative environments meant to draw one into a contemplative mood.
Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns runs through Oct. 25 at Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. More than 1,000 hand-carved, real pumpkins lit with LED lights will light up the night and line the family-friendly path in a beautiful fall setting.

Halloween events happening across the suburbs this week

How do you celebrate Halloween during a pandemic? Although social distancing makes it more challenging, there are still many events throughout the suburbs that promise spooky -- and safe -- fun. Here are some of them.
Ki's Steak and Seafood Restaurant owner Spiro Roumpas is keeping the indoor dining areas open at his Glendale Heights restaurant despite the governor's order to close indoor dining starting Friday in DuPage County.
'A shutdown now would be a death sentence': Some restaurants plan to defy closure order
'We are Americans. We R free and open,' reads the sign for Ki's restaurant in Glendale Heights. It is one of the bars and restaurants in DuPage and Kane counties planning to stay open despite the governor's closure order.
Ian Sugrue taps rock and Midwest emo influences with his Eastern Leaves solo debut, “Reach.”
Crystal Lake's Ian Sugrue looks to his past with Eastern Leaves solo project debut
Embracing where one has been can sometimes be a key to success. Ian Sugrue's solo project Eastern Leaves traffics in nostalgia and formative influences on its debut album, "Reach."
Bungee the rabbit, left, and Fei Fei (voiced by Cathy Ang) head to an imaginary kingdom in Netflix’s “Over the Moon.”
Netflix's 'Over the Moon' charts new course, but gets lost in orbit
A 12-year-old girl blasts off to an imaginary kingdom in the new Netflix movie musical "Over the Moon," starring the voice talents of Cathy Ang and Libertyville's Phillipa Soo.
Laura Cison is the owner/operator of Stompin’ Grounds Cafe, which opened Thursday in downtown Lake Zurich.
Owner hopes Stompin' Grounds Cafe will become a community hangout in Lake Zurich
Stompin' Grounds Cafe, which offers healthy food and drink options, opened Thursday in downtown Lake Zurich.
Mount Prospect singer-songwriter Kevin Farris drops his new single “Higher” Friday.
Sound check: Kevin Farris takes fans 'Higher' with new single release
Singer-songwriter Kevin Farris explores melancholy disconnection with a new single; celebrate the late Tom Petty's birthday with a virtual music festival.
City Works and Old Town Pour House recently added the smoked barbecue platter to its expanded menu offerings.
Dining events: City Works, Old Town Pour House expand comfort food options
City Works and Old Town Pour House recently added hearty dishes to its expanded menu and Made In Italy in Glen Ellyn is now offering more curbside family meal deals.
Two New Orleans paramedics (Jamie Dornan, left, and Anthony Mackie) stumble upon a series of odd injuries and deaths in “Synchronic.”
Inventive time-travel thriller 'Synchronic' compromised by conventions
Paramedics (Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan) link a series of inexplicable deaths to a drug with time-travel side effects in the film thriller "Synchronic."
Ron Onesti looks forward to the day, hopefully soon, he will be able to reopen his music venues and restaurants and welcome the hugs of guests again.
Sponsored | Ron Onesti: Staying positive? No problem!
As we enter an unbelievable eighth month of lockdown at our venues, many people are concerned about our well-being, our survival, our sanity. Truly it is YOU and the memories we have created together that keeps us going!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 62,707, Charles Cherney photo: A couple showing their best dance moves during the Dance Fever auditions in Arlington Heights in April of 1982.
Through the Film Magnifier: Chubby Checker, Harrison Ford, Astronaut Jim Lovell and Dance Fever contestants
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Through the Film Magnifier: circus priests, Jean Stapleton, a diaper derby, hopscotch and more
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 38,964, Jim Frost photo: Judge Dan O’Brien sizes up the beard on teacher Chuck Morlock during a beard contest at Fremd High School in Palatine in February of 1976.
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The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 61,879, Rosemary Kaul photo: Chicago Cubs first baseman Bill Buckner chats with Mark Thomas, with hat, during an appearance at the Palatine North Little League Baseball registration in January of 1982.
Through the Film Magnifier: Nick Nolte, Bill Buckner, Union Oil Strike, unicycles and more
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 36,313, Greg Warner photo: Behind the scenes of Bozo’s Circus Chicago in June of 1975.
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