Celebrities
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Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig bring love to new animated series 'Bless the Harts'Sep 29, 2019 7:29 am - Not every cartoon makes its way into Fox's popular "Animation Domination" block of Sunday comedies. Then again, not every show boasts the combined talents of "Saturday N...
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Weekend picks: Chance the Rapper at the United Center, Air Supply at the ArcadaSep 28, 2019 7:30 am - Big trucks See oversized trucks with names like "Grave Digger," "Megalodon" and even "Scooby-Doo" compete in the return of Monster Jam this weekend at the Allstate Arena...
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Book review: Ta-Nehisi Coates' debut novel is one of the year's bestSep 28, 2019 7:30 am - "The Water Dancer" by Ta-Nehisi Coates; One World; 416 pages If the power of fiction is to transport readers to a world they otherwise couldn't imagine, ...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsSep 27, 2019 7:00 am - Grammy Award-winners for King & Country headline the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, celebrated shadow dance troupe Catapult wows at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre, and A...
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Tickets selling fast for Judson forum featuring Caroline Kennedy Oct. 8Sep 26, 2019 1:00 am - More than 400 tickets have been sold for Judson University's 2019 World Leaders Forum on Oct. 8 featuring Caroline Kennedy, former U.S. ambassador to Japan and the only ...
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Jenna and Barbara Bush bringing new book to NapervilleSep 25, 2019 1:00 am - Former first daughters Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush are coming to Naperville in November to celebrate the release of their first children's book, “Sisters Fi...
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Emmys 2019: 12 things to know, from a quiet end for 'Game of Thrones' to that Jenny McCarthy red-carpet disasterSep 22, 2019 11:00 pm - This year's hostless version of the Emmys shocked, surprised and disappointed in equal measure. Let's be honest: It wouldn't be much an awards show if it didn't. From th...
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Book review: Atwood's 'The Testaments' takes readers on a wild rideSep 22, 2019 7:29 am - "The Testaments" by Margaret Atwood; Nan A. Talese/Doubleday; 432 pages Margaret Atwood wrote her much-anticipated sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale" in a n...
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Best bets: Dweezil Zappa plays Zappa at the Arcada; Shaun Latham does standup at ZaniesSep 22, 2019 7:00 am - Zappa anniversary Dweezil Zappa pays tribute to his father, Frank Zappa, with a 50th anniversary concert featuring the entirety of the album “Hot Rats” with the “Hot Rat...
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The 'Downton Abbey' cast wants to take you back to a more innocent time - 2012Sep 21, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Ah, Downton Abbey. We missed you so. Has it really been just four years since you left? Feels like ages. A lot has happened since then. Britain wasn't bicke...