Celebrities
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Book review: Stephen King raises the bar with 'Elevation'Oct 29, 2018 11:00 pm - "Elevation" by Stephen King, Scribner, stephenking.com/ After more than four decades of banging out best-sellers, Stephen King still has the power...
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Best bets this week: Darrell Hammond plays Zanies in Rosemont & Chicago Nov. 1-3Oct 28, 2018 7:31 am - 'SNL' mainstay Fans of "Saturday Night Live" won't want to miss veteran comedian Darrell Hammond perform standup at two Zanies locations: first at 1548 N. Wells St., Chi...
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Book review: John Grisham takes readers on journey to Deep South in 'The Reckoning'Oct 27, 2018 7:29 am - "The Reckoning" by John Grisham, Doubleday, 432 pages Author John Grisham takes readers on a journey to the Deep South in 1946 in "The Reckoning." The ma...
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Elle Mills is the celebrity every YouTuber wants to be, but her fame came at a price
Oct 27, 2018 1:05 am - Elle Mills' camera was perched on its flexible tripod legs recording her every move from a nearby table. Sharpie in hand, she drew a copy of one of her own purposely mis...
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendOct 26, 2018 10:00 am - Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights hosts its grand opening this weekend, or choose from a number of Halloween happenings to kick off Halloweek. Here are fun five ways to spe...
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Q&A: Jonah Hill on toxic masculinity and skateboardingOct 26, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Jonah Hill has always wanted to direct. He worships filmmakers and has treated what he describes as an “accidental” but “wonderful” 15-year acting career a...
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Rowling, Tolkien, Austen novels vie for bragging rights
Oct 22, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The results are in for an impassioned national election that put the popularity of candidates Jane Austen, J.R.R. Tolkien and J.K. Rowling on the line. The...
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Billy Gardell returning to the Genesee TheatreOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - Emmy Award-nominated actor and comedian Billy Gardell ("Mike & Molly," "Sun Records") will return to do a standup show at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan at 7:30 p.m. Sa...
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Book review: Mitch Albom's 'The Next Person You Meet in Heaven' is pure frothOct 21, 2018 7:29 am - "The Next Person You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom, Harper, 224 pages Mitch Albom has sold so many books that three out of the five people you meet in heaven carry copi...
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Book review: Ellie Kemper endears herself to fans in 'My Squirrel Days'Oct 20, 2018 7:00 am - “My Squirrel Days” by Ellie Kemper, Scribner, 256 pages Ellie Kemper's debut novel, “My Squirrel Days,” is exactly what you would expect from the comedian. It's ric...