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FRI, 1/24/2020

Friday, January 24, 2020

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A teacher (Mackenzie Davis) hired as a live-in tutor confronts terror in “The Turning.”

Horror film 'The Turning' offers muddled take on madness

A governess at a secluded Maine estate confronts troubled children and terrifying ghosts in "The Turning," the lastest film based on Henry James' horror novella "The Turn of the Screw."
Cold War Kids hit Chicago’s Riviera Theatre with Overcoats Saturday, Jan. 25.

Concerts: Cold War Kids at the Riviera Theatre; Squirrel Nut Zippers at the Arcada

The Cold War Kids rock Chicago's Riviera Theatre; Squirrel Nut Zippers take the Arcada stage; Flowtone and North and Wells Band at Cubby Bear; and more.
Polish-born Jewish violin prodigy Dovi (Luke Doyle), left, is brought to London to live with Martin (Misha Handley) and his family during World War II in “The Song of Names.”

'The Song of Names' mixes coming-of-age story with off-key mystery

The two narratives of the film drama "The Song of Names" -- the first a compelling coming-of-age story, and the second a more prosaic whodunit -- converge with less than harmonious results.
Cast members rehearse a dance scene for Schaumburg on Stage’s production of “Newsies,” which will be staged Jan. 24-Feb. 9 at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts.

Schaumburg on Stage brings Disney's high-energy musical 'Newsies' to life on stage

Schaumburg on Stage is a theater company made for families. And its latest show, Disney's "Newsies," is about a newsboys strike that cuts across family lines.
Beau Cunningham, 18, of Batavia, celebrates as his name is called as the 20th and final “Lucky 20” winner at Thursday's grand opening for Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers in Batavia. Cunningham, a senior at Batavia High School, won free Cane's for a year.
'Definitely worth the wait': 150 line up for Raising Cane's chicken in Batavia
Despite falling snow and chilly, wet conditions, about 150 people waited in a line wrapping around the new Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers restaurant in Batavia for its grand opening Thursday.
Lora Lee Gayer plays the titular role in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s premiere of “Emma,” a new musical by Paul Gordon.
On stage: Porchlight & Windy City revive classics, Chicago Shakes premieres Jane Austen-inspired tuner
Porchlight Music Theatre celebrates Duke Ellington with the greatest-hits revue "Sophisticated Ladies," Elgin Fringe Festival hosts a Winter Mini Fringe, and Chicago Shakespeare Theater premieres "Emma," this week in Chicago-area theater.
Paul Meincke, the legendary former Chicago television newsman, is on the mend in Los Angeles after undergoing emergency surgery for a torn aorta.
Feder: Former ABC 7 reporter Paul Meincke recovering from heart surgery
Paul Meincke, the legendary former Chicago television newsman, is on the mend in Los Angeles after undergoing emergency surgery for a torn aorta, Robert Feder writes.
Cinnaholic opens its Schaumburg location Friday, Jan. 24, offering $1 cinnamon rolls from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dining out: $1 cinnamon rolls Friday at new Cinnaholic in Schaumburg
Get $1 cinnamon rolls from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday during the grand opening of Cinnaholic in Schaumburg; Geneva Restaurant Week continues while the Naperville and Chicago Restaurant Weeks start Friday; and Rookies offers $1 specials, this week on the suburban dining scene.
Asaka (Kyle Ramar Freeman) gives advice to Ti Moune (Courtnee Carter) in the national tour of the musical “Once On This Island.” The Tony Award-winning 2017 Broadway revival continues at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre through Sunday, Feb. 2.
'Once On This Island' is a Caribbean cornucopia of theatricality
Director Michael Arden's Tony Award-winning revival of "Once On This Island" is likely missing some of its original intimacy, but the reconfigured touring version still abounds with theatrical wonderment and heartbreaking woe.
Alicia Keys tours to the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25.
10 hot tickets: Alice Cooper in Rosemont Theatre, Alicia Keys in Chicago and more on sale this weekend
Tickets on sale this weekend: Alice Cooper at the Rosemont Theatre, Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams at Chicago's United Center, Alicia Keys at Northerly Island in Chicago and more.
Dr. Amani Ballour takes in the devastation of her Syrian homeland in “The Cave.”
Oscar catch-up: You can watch all five documentary nominees at home
Four of the five nominees for this year's documentary feature Oscar are available on streaming services, and the fifth airs this weekend on TV.
Ron Onesti with former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali in 1999 at the unveiling of a bronze statue of Rocky Marciano at the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame Museum in Chicago.
Sponsored | Ron Onesti: The 'Raging Bull,' a sweet guy
Each week, so many of you turn to Page 6 of the Daily Herald's Time Out! section to see which rock 'n' roller backstage story I will have. But my behind-the-scenes escapades are not solely limited to the field of music. There are many "celebs" from other worlds with whom I happen to cross paths on a regular basis. Especially in sports!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 15,584, Bob Finch photo: “Give Peace a Chance” and other anti-war ballads filed the cold air at Kopp Park during a sparsely attend peace rally in Prospect Heights in December of 1969. 40 people attended and the Northwest Suburban Peace Coalition of Students fore Peace called the demonstration a success.
Through the Film Magnifier: Dallas Green, Tony LaRussa, The Lone Ranger, electric cars, a war protest and more
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 15,277, Tom Grieger photo: Wheeling policemen Jack Koenig, Tom Javens, Sgt. Ron Nelson and Clarence Trausch, seated, took first place in the second annual skeet tournament in Northbrook in November of 1969. The group topped 10 other suburban teams at the contest in which policemen shoot skeet with riot shotguns.
Through the Film Magnifer: Rock Hudson, Secretariat, WIVS radio station, skeet shooting and more
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 23,061, Bob Finch photo: Palatine Girl Scout leaders, left to right, Mrs. James Hilgendorf, Mrs. Steve Chernicky, and Mrs. Don Bennett learn the finer art of cooking scrambled eggs outdoors during a leader training session at Deer Grove Forest Preserve in Palatine in September of 1971.
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