Music
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Ring in the new year with some musical accompanimentDec 20, 2017 7:00 am - Say goodbye to 2017 with some good friends and some good tunes, thanks to all the Chicago and suburban venues throwing New Year's Eve bashes. Here are some of the highl...
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With 5 Grammy nods, SZA emerges as music's breakout star
Dec 20, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - After SZA created the drums-drenched, reggae-tinged song "Consideration," she thought she had finally found the sound of her debut album. But there was o...
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Rapper XXXTentacion to be released on battery charges
Dec 20, 2017 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - The Florida-based rapper XXXTentacion will be released from a Miami jail on house arrest while awaiting trial on charges that he beat up his pregnant girlfr...
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Weekly picks: Standup takes Pat Tomasulo from screen to stageDec 20, 2017 5:00 am - Newscaster laughter See a Wednesday preview of the new program "Man of the People with Pat Tomasulo" or see the WGN newscaster perform a standup comedy show on Thursday ...
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'The Voice' finale: How Chloe Kohanski won despite a big mistake by Miley CyrusDec 19, 2017 10:00 pm - To the surprise of very few fans of NBC's "The Voice," Chloe Kohanski was crowned the winner of Season 13 on Tuesday night. Not only did the 23-year-old psychedelic rock...
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Violin sensation Joshua Brown returns to perform with Elmhurst SymphonyDec 19, 2017 10:00 pm - When he won the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra Stanger Audition and performed with the ESO in 2015, it was clear Joshua Brown was a star in the making. Now the award-winni...
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After Music Row rejection, Walker Hayes made a DIY studio
Dec 19, 2017 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Several years ago, producer and songwriter Shane McAnally met Walker Hayes, a country singer from Alabama who was struggling to find a hit while signe...
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Sound check: Bret Michaels decks the Arcada hallsDec 19, 2017 5:00 am - Jingle bell rocker Rocker Bret Michaels just can't sit still. The frontman who brought Poison to its heyday is also a spokesman for the American Diabetes Association, an...
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Northwest Community patients' singing group makes its debutDec 19, 2017 12:00 am - A group of Northwest Community Healthcare patients, some aided by oxygen tanks, belted out Christmas tunes Tuesday as they debuted their new singing group. The Pulmonair...
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Kick off new year with Soiree Lyrique's production of 'Die Fledermaus'Dec 17, 2017 10:00 pm - Soirée Lyrique presents a fully staged production of "Die Fledermaus" or "The Revenge of the Bat" by Johann Strauss II, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31, and 2 p.m. Saturday, J...