Television
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Will St. Charles singer be "The Voice"?Dec 14, 2015 12:00 am - Gwen Stefani beamed with pride after her team member, St. Charles native Jeffery Austin, passionately sang two songs during the final round of NBC's singing competition ...
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DVD previews: 'Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation,' 'Maze Runner'Dec 12, 2015 6:20 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Dec. 15: "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" (PG-13, 131 minutes, Paramount): Tom Cruise returns as special agent Ethan Hu...
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Why Jack Brickhouse's personal items were soldDec 12, 2015 12:00 am - Memories of late Cubs broadcaster Jack Brickhouse filled a nondescript Highland Park storefront Saturday - and were available at a price. About 1,000 mementos from Brick...
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Good will for Stewart gives him unique lobbying platform
Dec 11, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The nation's highest-profile congressional lobbyist snuck up behind Stephen Colbert on the CBS "Late Show," willing even to wear a Donald Trump wig to ge...
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Veteran 'Today' weatherman Willard Scott retiring
Dec 11, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - With Willard Scott announcing his retirement, centenarians will have to look elsewhere for a salute. The longtime television weatherman, a fixture on NBC...
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Don't take 'It's a Wonderful Life' for granted in this season of turmoilDec 11, 2015 5:00 am - It's cold, gray and dark. The news is depressing. The conversations we're having about the news are often hateful. I'm tempted to give into fear, which, as Master Yoda t...
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State Department gets undiplomatic with Russian TV reporter
Dec 10, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S.-Russian tensions broke out in undiplomatic fashion in an unlikely place Thursday: the State Department briefing room. What began with a series of ...
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Streaming service Netflix leads in Golden Globes nominations
Dec 10, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK - The folks at TV's Big Four networks might as well have slept in Thursday morning and skipped the announcement of the Golden Globes nominations. In the latest ...
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'Carol,' 'Spotlight,' 'The Big Short' lead Golden GlobesDec 09, 2015 10:00 pm - Todd Haynes 1950s romance "Carol" landed a leading five nominations, including best dramatic picture, in nominations for the 73rd annual Golden Globes. Hollywood Foreign...
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'Trumbo' leads SAG noms in murky awards season
Dec 09, 2015 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Hollywood blacklist drama "Trumbo" scored a leading three Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations on Wednesday, and sleeper contenders "Beasts of N...