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TUE, 1/31/2023

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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COURTESY OF THE PEGGY NOTEBAERT NATURE MUSEUM Information at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s climate exhibit is displayed not only through signs and visuals, but also through a number of interactive elements. Here, a large tabletop puzzle invites you to match a climate puzzle piece to the correct area on the world map.

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum retiring climate change exhibit, increasing admission

After a six-year run, the climate change exhibit at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum will close Feb. 5 to make way for an immersive gallery of Chicago-area nature that's expected to open in April.
Pamela Anderson is just allowed to be herself in the documentary “Pamela, A Love Story.”

Pamela Anderson captivatingly tells her own story in 'A Love Story'

"Pamela, A Love Story," a new documentary from filmmaker Ryan White, gives Pamela Anderson the chance to tell her story her own way, from her earliest days to her Playboy debut, her "Baywatch" fame, her many marriages and up through her recent run on Broadway.
Indulge in Truluck’s Ocean’s Finest Seafood & Crab’s Chocolate Strawberry Cake throughout February.

Valentine's Day dining 2023: It's never too early to start making plans

Whether you feel like going fancy or low-key for Valentine's Day, there's a suburban restaurant special out there to fit the bill. However you decide to celebrate, make reservations soon so you don't miss out.
Doug Shaffer, center, a 1991 Geneva High School graduate, produced the recently released feature film “5000 Blankets” for Sony Pictures.

Movie producer from Geneva shines light on homelessness, mental illness

A 1991 Geneva High School graduate has produced a recently released movie for Sony Pictures that shines light on homelessness, mental illness.
Musicians Swap Meet returns Feb. 5 in Bensenville
Bring that old guitar, broken amp, unused pedals or any other musical equipment to the annual Musicians Swap Meet on Sunday, Feb. 5.
Raising Cane’s, which opened this Naperville location in 2017, plans to open a new restaurant in Mount Prospect by September 2024. The plan has some residents concerned about traffic.
Raising Cane's plan raising traffic concerns for some in Mount Prospect
Raising Cane's is coming to Mount Prospect. And so, some residents say, is more traffic congestion at an already logjammed interseciton.
Cindy Williams arrives to the TV Land Awards 10th Anniversary in New York on April 14, 2012.
Remembering Cindy Williams and what she did besides 'Laverne & Shirley'
Cindy William was among the most recognizable stars in America in the 1970s and '80s for her role as Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the beloved sitcom "Laverne & Shirley." But Williams worked with some of Hollywood's most elite directors in a film career that preceded her full-time move to television.
Celebrate the 15th anniversary of the reunion of New Kids on the Block with a fan-centric convention in Rosemont May 26-28.
NKOTB bringing the right stuff to Rosemont for fan convention
Tickets go on sale Friday for Blockcon, the first New Kids on the Block fan convention of its kind, coming to Rosemont Memorial Day weekend.
Five artists who have battled cancer — Jeri Davis, Eileen Powers, Michael Gallagher, Nancy VanKanegan and Richard Zeid — will exhibit their works at The Empty Corner in Arlington Heights beginning Feb. 2.
Cancer survivors share artwork in new Arlington Heights exhibition
An Arlington Heights art gallery opens its latest exhibition next week with the works of five artists who have battled cancer and created drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures as a way of processing their experiences with the disease.
The “Princess Power” series premieres Monday, Jan. 30, on Netflix; “Pamela: A Love Story,” premieres Tuesday, Jan. 31, on Netflix; “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” makes its way to Disney+ Wednesday, Feb. 1; and “Lyle, Lyle Crocodile” hits Netflix Saturday, Feb. 4.
Streaming this week: 'Princess Power,' Shania Twain's newest and Pamela Anderson tells her own story
New to streaming this week: Netflix presents Pamela Anderson's "Pamela, A Love Story" doc, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" hits Disney+ and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile" on Netflix should keep the kiddos entertained, among a number of other new releases.
Woodstock Willie delivers his forecast — six more weeks of winter — during Woodstock’s annual Groundhog Day Prognostication in 2021.
Woodstock celebrates 30 years of 'Groundhog Day' film with familiar festival
"Groundhog Day" hit the big screen 30 years ago this year, a year after the iconic comedy was filmed in Woodstock. In keeping with the movie's plot, the city hopes this year's festival looks similar to previous ones.
Ron Onesti, owner of the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles and the Des Plaines Theatre, with singer Deana Martin, daughter of the late performer Dean Martin.
Sponsored | Ron Onesti: 'Baby It's Cold Outside,' but here's how to stay warm!
These long winter days, for "inner" warmth, I play my vinyl records on an old phonograph. For old time's sake, I keep a Dean Martin record -- or his daughter's, Deana -- nearby.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Guitarist Jeff Beck performs in concert at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 18, 2010 in New York. Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s guitar player, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, after “suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis,” his representatives said in a statement released Wednesday. He was 78.
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Jennifer Coolidge poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television for "The White Lotus at the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Newscaster Barbara Walters promotes her book “Audition” in 2008 at Pfeiffer Hall on the campus of North Central College in Naperville.
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Actor Sidney Poitier poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. on June 2, 2008. Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 in the Bahamas. He was 94.
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The Electric Christmas Parade, part of St. Charles’ Holiday Homecoming festivities, makes its way down Main Street Saturday. The events were hosted by the St. Charles Business Alliance.
Santa Claus -- and Donnie Wahlberg -- are comin' to town!
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