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Saturday, January 28, 2023

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Ke Huy Quan, star of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role.

Ke Huy Quan realizes an Oscar dream he thought was dead

It's about an hour after Ke Huy Quan heard his name read as an Academy Award nominee for his performance in "Everything Everywhere All at Once." "Still processing" would be an understatement. "Still jumping for joy" would be more accurate.
“Gasms,” the new release by Smokey Robinson.

Smokey Robinson, 'King of Motown,' to release new solo album

It's been nearly a decade since Smokey Robinson's last album, but new music from the King of Motown is on the horizon. Robinson will release the nine-track album "Gasms" on April 28.
“Reckonings” is a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Roberta Grossman recounting the tense negotiations between Jewish and German leaders who saw it as a step toward healing. It will be shown as part of JCC Chicago’s Jewish Film Festival later this month.

Stories that unite: Jewish film festival brings messages of hope, courage and resilience

"It is stories like these that aim to unite us and renew our faith in humanity," says Hillary Wenk, co-director of the 10th annual Jewish Community Centers Chicago Jewish Film Festival, which runs Jan. 26-29.
Harrison Ford plays a curmudgeonly therapist and mentor who delivers zingers with restrained glee in Apple TV+’s “Shrinking.”

Harrison Ford inspires cast in new Apple TV+ comedy 'Shrinking'

When Bill Lawrence was developing his new Apple TV+ comedy "Shrinking," he introduced one character in the pilot script as a "Harrison Ford-type" -- but never dreamed he would get the real deal. He was gobsmacked when Ford liked the story and eventually agreed to play the part of a tough therapist who works with star Jason Segel in a mental health practice.
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.
Libertyville's Ike Reilly is the subject of the upcoming documentary “Don't Turn Your Back on Friday Night.”
Upcoming doc captures the persevering spirit of Libertyville's Ike Reilly
Rocker Ike Reilly could be a character in one of his own songs -- the gritty, persistent working man's poet who can't seem to catch his big break. An upcoming documentary, "Don't Turn Your Back on Friday Night," looks at the outspoken bard's life, his music career and his family.
Darcy Rivera (Jennifer Lopez) and her fiance Tom Fowler (Josh Duhamel) didn't plan on pirates crashing their wedding in “Shotgun Wedding.”
Even J.Lo can't save this 'Shotgun Wedding'
Spoiler alert: J.Lo looks fantastic in a wedding dress. And now comes "Shotgun Wedding," where the ageless pop star and rom-com queen dons a pouffy white concoction that gradually sheds layers of tulle to become increasingly sexy as Lopez fights off not only cringey wedding guests but machine-gun toting pirates.
Altiro Latin Fusion locations in Geneva and Wheaton are offering specials for Geneva Restaurant Week and Wheaton Restaurant Week.
Bring your appetite as suburban Restaurant Weeks continue
While Chicago Restaurant Week has garnered a lot of attention over the past week -- it continues through Sunday, Feb. 5 -- other suburbs such as Geneva, Naperville and Wheaton are tempting taste buds with their own Restaurant Weeks happening now.
Janice (Christiana Clark), center, mom Helen (Aneisa Hicks), left, and Aunt Gayle (Brianna Buckley) reconnect in the lovely final scene in Christina Anderson's poetic “the ripple, the wave that carried me home” running through Feb. 12 at Goodman Theatre.
Goodman's 'the ripple, the wave that carried me home' a poignant tale of rebellion, reconciliation
A woman comes to terms with her civil rights activist parents in Christina Anderson's poignant, poetic drama "the ripple, the wave that carried me home" through Feb. 12 at Goodman Theatre.
Eddy Zeidler of Highland Park is performing in “Disney On Ice Presents Frozen & Encanto,” which runs Thursday through Sunday at the United Center in Chicago and Feb. 2-5 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, with multiple performances at each location.
Let's talk about Bruno: Highland Park skater plays iconic 'Encanto' character for Disney On Ice
Eddy Zeidler's fate, his career with Disney On Ice and his lifelong passion were sealed early, on skates in Highland Park.
The fast-growing chain Crumbl Cookies will open a bakery in Glen Ellyn next month.
How sweet it is: Crumbl Cookies opening in Glen Ellyn
A Wheaton couple will open the latest location of Crumbl Cookies in Glen Ellyn. The TikTok-friendly store will offer a rotating selection of photogenic cookies that are "made to be shared."
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.
Remembering Jeff Beck, 1944-2023
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 Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 62,735, Charles Cherney photo: Dancing country style is the key attraction a the Country Music Inn in Prairieview in April of 1982. Here, Jeff Kaletatta and Lisa Schilling demonstrate the heel-toe polka.
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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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