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Thursday, November 14, 2019

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Car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon), left, teams up with bad-boy driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale) to take on Le Mans in “Ford v Ferrari.”

Movie review: Matt Damon, Christian Bale steer engrossing, fast-paced 'Ford v Ferrari'

Matt Damon and Christian Bale star as rebels battling bureaucracy in "Ford v Ferrari," an infectious, high-octane tale of the 1966 Le Mans showdown between the car giants.
Santa returns to Deer Park Town Center with a fireworks display on Friday, Nov. 15.

5 events for $5 (or less): Santa and fireworks in Deer Park

Deer Park Town Center celebrates Santa's Arrival & Fireworks, the Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago hosts an Illinois Free Day and poet Kevin Coval reads his work at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines.
Garth Brooks, left, Eric Church, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban, who are up for Entertainer of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday.

He said, she said: Will female acts win big at Wednesday's CMA Awards?

Associated Press entertainment writers predict who will win big at the 2019 Country Music Association Awards, where Maren Morris is the leading nominee and Carrie Underwood is the sole female vying for entertainer of the year.
Soul-pop singer Jeffrey Gaines brings his favorites to the Elbo Room’s cocktail lounge for an intimate set Tuesday, Nov. 19.

Sound check: Jeffrey Gaines brings smoldering soul to Elbo Room

Jeffrey Gaines packs simmering soul-pop for an intimate Elbo Room show; head back in time with The Throwbacks, Killing Me Smalls and The Double 00's at Penny Road Pub; Modern Day Romeos to rock the 16th Annual Rockin' for a Cure at Durty Nellie's.
Naperville native James Holzhauer, seen here on Nov. 6, advances to the finals in the “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions after winning his semifinal match broadcast on Tuesday. He’ll face Emma Boettcher of Chicago, inset, who ended his near-historic streak on the series in June.
Holzhauer's 'Jeopardy' win sets up rematch with Chicago librarian who beat him
Even before the Final Jeopardy round in Tuesday's semifinals of the popular game show's Tournament of Champions, Naperville native James Holzhauer had scored a "runaway" win, host Alex Trebek said during the broadcast.
R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe poses for a portrait in New York for his first solo song since that band retired in 2011.
Michael Stipe marks 25th anniversary of R.E.M.'s 'Monster' while making music solo
Michael Stipe is stradling past and present, promoting a 25th anniversary package of the R.E.M. album "Monster" while excited by the response to the first solo music he's released since the band's 2011 retirement.
People magazine has named John Legend as the sexiest man alive in their special double issue on newsstands nationwide on Nov. 15.
John Legend is People's Sexiest Man Alive and no one is having more fun than Chrissy Teigen
"The sexiest man alive just made me a sandwich," the model wrote after the world learned that her singer-husband had earned People magazine's annual honor.
Feder: Tribune pulling the plug on Spanish newspaper Hoy
Hoy, the Spanish-language newspaper and website produced by the Chicago Tribune, will cease publication as of December 13, Robert Feder writes.
South Elgin will hold its annual An Almost Winter Day festival on Saturday, Nov. 16. Santa will be available for visits and photos from 3 to 5 p.m.
See Santa at South Elgin's An Almost Winter Day Saturday
South Elgin's An Almost Winter Day, presented by the village Nov. 16 in Seba Park, is a free event in its 17th year that promises an early Santa sighting, food, animals and trolley rides, topped off with the village's seasonal tree lighting.
The small-batch Pumpkin Pie Ale will be available at Buffalo Creek Brewing starting Wednesday, Nov. 13.
Dining out: Buffalo Creek brewing up Pumpkin Pie Ale
Buffalo Creek Brewing is releasing its limited Pumpkin Pie Ale on Wednesday, Arlington Heights' Osteria Trulli intros new dishes Friday, and Mon Ami Gabi has added a special vegan and vegetarian menu, this week on the suburban dining scene.
The Midtown Men, featuring original cast members of Broadway’s “Jersey Boys,” perform at College of DuPage’s McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn on Saturday, Nov. 16.
Best Bets: Midtown Men sing in Glen Ellyn; Rita Rudner returns to Raue Center
Best Bets: The Midtown Men perform at the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn, America returns to the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles and comedian Rita Rudner brings laughs to the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake.
Sponsored | Ron Onesti: My 'Bronx Tale'
Chazz Palminteri appears live at the Arcada Theatre this Sunday at 3 p.m. performing his one-man-play that started it all, "A Bronx Tale." His 1993 motion picture of the same name became my all-time favorite film as it touched me in such a familiar, "old-school" way.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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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.
Through the Film Magnifier: Henny Youngman, Doc Severinsen, Dog N Suds, tent revivals and more
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 33,428, Dom Najolia photo: Robin Leach, director of public relations at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village, says competing in speed events is her number one hobby. Here she shows off her Porsche 911 in September of 1974.
Through the Film Magnifier: Porsche racing, Lenny and Squiggy, Disco Demolition, 4-H fair and more
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 33,229, Jim Frost photo: Winging the wind is what skysailing is all about for enthusiasts of the fast-growing sport. A beginner, Calvin Swaback of Elgin, takes a running start from the ski slope at Norge Ski Hill in Fox River Grove in September of 1974.
Through the Film Magnifier: Rocket launches, Farrah Faucett, Billards, Ron Santo and Skysailing
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 89,960-A, Gilbert Boucher photo: Chicago Bears Walter Payton and Jim McMahon sing a football as the team gathered in Lake Forest for the end of the National Football League Players Association strike in November of 1987.
Through the Film Magnifier: belly dancing, NFL Strike, Penn and Teller, Great America and more
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