Celebrities
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The Rock and other stars promote positivity at MTV awards
Jun 17, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson didn't make a household name for himself by conforming to someone else's idea of who he should be, an approach he encouraged othe...
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Feder: Ousted from WGN Radio, Patti Vasquez to run for state SenateJun 17, 2019 1:00 am - Patti Vasquez, the Chicago stand-up comic who segued from stage to talk radio, has been forced out after a five-year run as late-night host at Tribune Broadcasting news/...
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Jon Meacham, Tim McGraw explore American history in song in new bookJun 16, 2019 7:29 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - On a recent spring day inside Tim McGraw's sprawling Nashville mansion, the country superstar got a friendly ribbing from his friend and neighbor, Pul...
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Weekend picks: Civil War Experience in Elgin, Angela Ingersoll at MarriottJun 09, 2019 7:23 am - North vs. South Watch re-enactors recreate both civilian and military life during the 1860s with the third annual Elgin Civil War Experience on the property adjacen...
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Book review: Life beyond 'Star Trek': Kate Mulgrew's poignant, sometimes shocking family storyJun 08, 2019 7:27 am - "How to Forget: A Daughter's Memoir" by Kate Mulgrew; Morrow; 352 pages You might know Kate Mulgrew as Galina "Red" Reznikov on "Orange is the New Black,...
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All the times Alec Baldwin has suggested he's done playing Trump on 'Saturday Night Live'Jun 08, 2019 7:26 am - Alec Baldwin has turned his unexpected run as President Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live" into one of the most visible roles of his career. But even as Baldwin recei...
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Weekend picks: Bettye LaVette, packed lineup celebrate at Chicago Blues FestivalJun 08, 2019 7:23 am - Blues cues Bobby Rush, Bettye LaVette and Ruthie Foster are just a few of the headliners for the 36th annual Chicago Blues Festival this weekend at multiple stages ...
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R. Kelly pleads not guilty to 11 more sex-related charges
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Plan ahead: Jennifer Hudson at Ravinia, Michael Bublé at Allstate ArenaJun 04, 2019 6:00 am - Oscar winner performs with CSO Academy Award-winner and Windy City native Jennifer Hudson will make her Chicago Symphony Orchestra debut as part of a Gala Evening Benefi...
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Meet Emma Boettcher, the Chicago librarian who dethroned 'Jeopardy!' champ James Holzhauer
Jun 04, 2019 1:00 am - Emma Boettcher has spent a lot of time thinking about what makes a “Jeopardy!” clue difficult. The 70-page final paper she wrote in 2016 as the capstone for her master's...