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Aurora celebrates native son, famed artist

Submitted by Al Benson
Jun 26, 2019 11:00 pm - Aurora officials celebrated Aurora native and internationally acclaimed artist Wendell Minor in a homecoming May 28-29. Minor, 74, of Washington, Conn., is a designer, i...
Cartoonist, author Jeffrey Brown to sign books in Crystal Lake

Submitted by Barnes & Noble
Jun 25, 2019 11:00 pm - Although the Crystal Lake Barnes & Noble will be closing its doors at the end of August, they will be bringing in New York Times bestselling cartoonist and author Jeffre...
Review: Barron's 'Black Mountain' stars his ex-mob enforcer

By BRUCE DESILVA
Jun 25, 2019 7:00 am - "Black Mountain," by Laird Barron (Putnam) Like a lyricist, Laird Barron excels at manipulating the tones and cadence of language. Like a Gothic novelist, the mood he cr...
Review: A vile conspiracy is taken down in novel 'Big Sky'

By BRUCE DESILVA
Jun 24, 2019 7:00 am - "Big Sky," by Kate Atkinson (Little Brown) Former soldier and policeman Jackson Brodie, who last appeared nine years ago in "Started Early, Took My Dog," makes his long-...
Early literacy program serves children 'While They Wait' at doctor's office

Submitted by Greater Elgin Family Care Center
Jun 23, 2019 11:00 pm - The Elgin Partnership for Early Learning is partnering with Greater Elgin Family Care Center to bring the While You Wait early learning initiative to center's waiting ro...
Book review: Celebrating the songs of America with Tim McGraw, Jon Meacham

By Jerry Harkavy Associated Press
Jun 23, 2019 7:29 am - "Songs of America" by Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw; Random House; 320 pages From the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution to the Gettysburg Add...
Book review: 'Wild and Crazy Guys' explores nature of stardom itself

By Douglass K. Daniel Associated Press
Jun 23, 2019 7:29 am - "Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever" by Nick de Semlyen; Crown Archetype; 352 pages Our favorite funnymen of the 19...
Book review: Love your neighbor? Not in Louise Candlish's novel

By Oline H. Cogdill Associated Press
Jun 22, 2019 7:28 am - "Those People" by Louise Candlish; Berkley; 368 pages Oh, those people - those boorish, inconsiderate people who move into a nice, quiet neighborhood and have no re...
Elgin Shakespeare Project presents unrehearsed 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

Courtesy of Janus Theatre
Jun 19, 2019 1:00 am - Elgin Shakespeare Project will present Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" unrehearsed at the Elgin Artspace Lofts, 51 South Spring St., in downtown Elgin. Perform...
Review: Book 'Wild and Crazy Guys' stars '80s film funnymen

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL
Jun 18, 2019 7:00 am - "Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever" (Crown Archetype), by Nick de Semlyen Our favorite funnymen of the 1980s reached ...

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