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Sunday, January 19, 2020

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SAG Awards production manager Adam Cohen, who grew up in Buffalo Grove and Wheeling, poses with his wife, Rachel Heller Cohen, before last year’s ceremony.

SAG Awards are like family for production manager from Buffalo Grove

Former Wheeling and Buffalo Grove resident Adam Cohen has produced the last 16 SAG Awards shows, working with a number of other suburbanites. He calls the Jan. 19 show a "Chicago family affair."
Mike Reno, seen here performing in Florida, appears with his band Loverboy Saturday, Jan. 25, at Waukegan’s Genesee Theatre.

Loverboy is 'Working for the Weekend' at Waukegan's Genesee Theatre

During their '80s heyday, the Canadian rockers of Loverboy experienced some of their greatest Chicago success in the suburbs. And Saturday, Jan. 25, the band returns to headline Waukegan's Genesee Theatre.
“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” by Charlie Mackesy

How Charlie Mackesy's "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse" became a surprise best-seller

"The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse" by Charlie Mackesy is a collection of loosely linked illustrations about a lonely boy who ambles through the countryside on a spring day, finding companionship with animals. Childlike in its simplicity, its messages are universal; it's a book that, as one commenter put it, "pairs well with Kleenex and a pad of paper."
“The Better Liar,” a novel by Tanen Jones.

Book review: Tanen Jones offers a gripping plot in 'Better Liar'

In Tanen Jones' debut novel, "The Better Liar," Leslie Voigt Flores must reunite with her estranged sister, Robin, to claim a joint inheritance from their father. However, when she arrives at Robin's Las Vegas apartment, she finds that she is dead. And the thriller continues from there.
The Chicago Sinfonietta will perform concerts Sunday in Naperville and Monday in Chicago to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Chicago Sinfonietta to perform musical tribute to MLK
A musical tribute to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will feature new renditions of familiar standards, celebrated performers and an audience participation sing-along when the Chicago Sinfonietta takes the stage at Naperville's Wentz Concert Hall on Sunday, Jan. 19.
Feder: With or without Comcast, Marquee Sports Network to launch Feb. 22
With just 34 days to go, Marquee Sports Network still has no deal with the Chicago area's largest cable company. But the new television home of the Chicago Cubs announced it would launch with or without Comcast Xfinity on Feb. 22.
NBCUniversal’s new streaming service, Peacock, will debut April 15 for customers of Comcast, NBCUniversal’s parent company. Everyone else will get it July 15, just before the Olympics.
NBC hopes 'free' makes Peacock stand out in streaming era
NBCUniversal is launching a new streaming service that will have a large part available for free, an approach it hopes will resonate with people who aren't interested in traditional TV.
The Rev. James Miller, pictured here with his wife, Rev. Lana Miller of the DuPage AME Church in Lisle, will be the keynote speaker Monday at the 30th annual DuPage County celebration and observance of Martin Luther King Day.
Wheaton MLK observance celebrates 30th anniversary
The 30th annual observance of MLK Day will take center stage Monday at Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton.
Chicago native Jahmaul Bakare stars as the water god Agwe in the national tour of “Once On This Island.” The musical revival plays Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre from Tuesday, Jan. 21, to Sunday, Feb. 2.
Chicago native lands in revival tour of 'Once On This Island'
Chicagoan Jahmaul Bakare's career has taken him around the world. Now, he's heading home on tour with the Broadway musical "Once On This Island," opening Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre.
“The Prized Girl,” a novel by Amy K. Green.
Book review: 'Prized Girl' has complex, well-drawn characters
At age 14, Jenny finally had her fill of beauty pageants. "The Prized Girl" of Amy K. Green's title just wanted to know what it would be like to shed her beauty queen image and be a normal eighth-grade student. She never got the chance.
Cinnaholic opens its first Chicago location in Naperville on Friday, Jan. 17.
Dining out: $1 cinnamon rolls Friday at Cinnaholic's grand opening in Naperville
The new Cinnaholic in Naperville offers $1 gourmet cinnamon rolls Friday for its grand opening, Guzman y Gomez offers $5 grand-opening specials, Hey Nonny hosts its first whiskey festival, and Wildfire Glenview fetes turning 15 with throwback specials.
Ron Onesti, left, once hosted Ed McMahon and his “Memories Of The Tonight Show” stage program.
Sponsored | Ron Onesti: Here's to the No. 1 'second banana' of all time
One of my most memorable experiences in the biz is when we brought Ed McMahon to town to talk about those golden years of television. As an amateur emcee, I let him know what an honor it was to meet him.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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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.
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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.
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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.
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