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Sunday, May 31, 2020

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The Eagles are featured in the two-part documentary “Laurel Canyon,” premiering Sunday, May 31, on EPIX.

EPIX documentary explores the creative musical enclave of 'Laurel Canyon'

Airing consecutive Sundays beginning May 31, the two-part EPIX documentary "Laurel Canyon" explores how the rural enclave outside Los Angeles became home to some of the most influential names of 1960s and '70s music.
Glen Campbell performs at the Stagecoach Music Festival in 2008.

A song to make you smile: 'Rhinestone Cowboy' by Glen Campbell

Here's a song chosen to lift you out of your coronavirus funk.
“Sunny Days: The Children’s Television Revolution That Changed America” by David Kamp.

Book review: 'Sunny Days' tells of beginnings of 'Sesame Street'

In "Sunny Days: The Children's Television Revolution That Changed America," journalist David Kamp takes readers on a fascinating journey through the development of one of the most beloved shows on television.
California. A smash success since its release in 2017, Fortnite’s popularity has again exploded as people flock to video games amid the tedium and isolation of covid-19 quarantines.

Fortnite, rappers and the billion-dollar pandemic gaming boom

A smash success since its release in 2017, Fortnite's popularity has again exploded as people flock to video games amid the tedium and isolation of COVID-19 quarantines.
Sauvage Barber Parlor stylist/shop owner Angel Daniel cuts Tyler Hendershot’s hair Friday morning in Elgin. Hendershot is from Streamwood and said he was really needing this haircut. “I’ve been struggling pretty bad. I had my mom cut it and it wasn’t that great,” he said. “It was fixable,” Daniel said. The state’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order eased Friday and businesses, including barber shops, were allowed to open with restrictions.
'I missed the people. I missed the employees. I missed the food.' Suburbs reopen to Phase 3
The suburbs emerged from the state's stay-at-home order today and into a less restrictive Phase 3 of the Gov. J.B. Pritzker's Restore Illinois plan, as many residents looked forward to dining alfresco, doing a little shopping and finally getting a haircut.
A rendering from Oak Brook-based Kensington Development Partners’ proposal to the village of Schaumburg to serve as the developer of the village’s planned entertainment district just north of the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center on the east side of Meacham Road, north of the I-90 tollway.
Schaumburg greenlights talks with potential entertainment district developer
Schaumburg trustees have given the go-ahead for the village's planned development of an entertainment district at the northeast corner of Meacham Road and the I-90 tollway to take further steps in the weeks ahead.
Bluesman Toronzo Cannon plays a rescheduled FitzGerald’s Stay-At-Home concert this weekend.
Sound check: Toronzo tries again after rained-out truck show
FitzGerald's Stay-At-Home show with Toronzo Cannon was rained out last week, but they rescheduled it to make this a two-show weekend; Side Street's Battle of the Bands starts Friday and Saturday.
Steve Carell plays decorated Air Force Gen. Mark Naird, who is chosen to lead the new United States Space Force, in “Space Force.”
Steve Carell's 'Space Force' has a troubled launch, even with heroic efforts from John Malkovich
It seems that one could almost write Netflix's "Space Force" jokes in one's sleep. Unfortunately, that seems to be precisely what co-creators Greg Daniels and Steve Carell have done with their disappointingly clunky new comedy series, which spends a lot of effort just trying to get off the ground. How could this show have failed?
Ryan Czerwonko, left, Kate McDermott, Ronald Keaton and Tyler Rich perform in First Folio Theatre’s 2013 world premiere of “Cymbeline: A Folk Tale with Music,” streaming online from June 3 to 14.
Oak Brook's First Folio Theatre streams award-winning 'Cymbeline'
There's no live Shakespeare under the stars this summer at First Folio Theatre, but the Oak Brook theater streams the next best thing, a video of its Joseph Jefferson Award-winning 2013 premiere of "Cymbeline: A Folk Tale With Music" adapted from Shakespeare's comedy.
Photo illustration by NBC Sports Chicago “I’m Back,” a one-hour podcast chronicling Michael Jordan’s return to the Chicago Bulls in 1995 — including the revelation that he secretly worked out with the Golden State Warriors before his comeback to the NBA.
Feder: 'I'm Back' podcast reveals Michael Jordan's secret workout
"I'm Back," a one-hour podcast chronicling Michael Jordan's return to the Chicago Bulls in 1995 -- including the revelation that he secretly worked out with the Golden State Warriors before his comeback to the NBA -- has just been produced by NBC Sports Chicago.
Christine Thornton of Mount Prospect opened Hello Art Studio in Arlington Heights last September only to closed the doors in March because of the coronavirus. She now teaches online classes from home.
Arlington Heights art teacher brushes aside COVID-19
Christine Thornton's new Hello Art Studio in Arlington Heights was going great until the pandemic hit and she was forced to close the doors in March. Today, she's running some popular online classes, and says "We're going to be OK."
Arcada Theatre organist Jim Shaffer of Aurora plays a short set at the age of 78 at the Arcade Theatre in St. Charles.
Sponsored | Ron Onesti: Memorial Day thoughts on Arcada Heroes
This Memorial Day had an additional meaning to me. As I sat home in quarantine lockdown, I had the time to formulate an additional perspective about this day of remembrance. I was going through some old photos and came upon a picture of our former pipe organ master, Jim Shaffer.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 29,663, Jim Frost photo: This youngster gets some guidance on hitting the ball during a Pee Wee softball game in Prospect Heights in August of 1973.
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The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 5,395, Bob Strawn photo: Santa Claus invaded the feminine precincts of Duchess Beauty Salon in Rolling Meadows to get a glamour treatment before his official arrival at Randhurst Shopping Center. As Santa sat under the dryer, regular customers appeared to be speculating whether it would be worth while to tell him what they would like for Christmas in December of 1966.
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