Television
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Travel show host from Naperville embraces 'Epic Attractions'Aug 11, 2015 5:30 am - Chris Perry rides the world's fastest roller coasters, flies down the scariest water slides and jumps into all sorts of other adrenaline-fueled adventures as host of...
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DVD previews: 'Hot Pursuit,' 'Unfriended'Aug 10, 2015 11:00 pm - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Aug. 11: "Hot Pursuit" (PG-13, 87 minutes, Warner): An uptight and by-the-book cop (Reese Witherspoon) tries to protect the...
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Mindy Kaling grateful to Hulu for saving 'The Mindy Project'Aug 09, 2015 11:00 pm - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Mindy Kaling is blissfully unaware of the numbers Hulu may be hoping for when it comes to streaming new episodes of "The Mindy Project," which de...
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'I Am Chris Farley' recalls a gifted comic, gentle soulAug 09, 2015 7:00 am - Anyone who has ever been a fan of Chris Farley's work will gain a greater appreciation of the late "Saturday Night Live" comic after viewing the new documentary "I Am Ch...
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Elgin resident to be featured in TLC documentary on child sex abuseAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - Erin Merryn has encouraged schools to educate students on child sexual abuse for more than five years, and now she'll be featured in a TLC documentary on the topic set t...
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Hoffman Estates teen on 'The View' next WednesdayAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - A Fremd High School student from Hoffman Estates will be featured along with a Chicago-based charity on ABC-TV's "The View" at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12. The VING proje...
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Jon Stewart's friends, enemies and frenemies through the yearsAug 04, 2015 6:00 am - Jon Stewart is famous for a lot of things after 16 years on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," but one legacy will certainly be - his takedowns. It quickly became cl...
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DVD previews: 'Divergent Series: Insurgent,' 'True Story'Aug 03, 2015 6:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Aug. 4: "The Divergent Series: Insurgent" (PG-13, 119 minutes, Lionsgate): The second film chapter of former Barrington residen...
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Does the world need a gritty adaptation of 'Little Women'?Aug 03, 2015 6:00 am - I wouldn't blame anyone who despaired on hearing the news that the CW is planning "a hyper-stylized, gritty adaptation" of "Little Women." "Upon hearing the news, poor B...
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TBS' 'America's Next Weatherman' melds humor, competitionAug 03, 2015 6:00 am - Jillian Barberie has given weather forecasts in her own lively, sometimes bawdy, way, but she also has a bigger view of what it takes to get the job done. That's why she...