Entertainment
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Schaumburg’s Prairie Center for the Arts expansion to coincide with village hall constructionMar 24, 2025 12:41 pm - Schaumburg officials are moving up an expansion of the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts’ lobby that had been planned for the 2028-29 budget year to capture some cost efficiencies with the imminent construction of a new village hall next door.
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St. Charles changes First Street Plaza layout, adds 1,200 square feet of dining space
Mar 24, 2025 12:32 pm - Spring in St. Charles means patio season is fast approaching and outdoor dining at the First Street Plaza will look a little different this year.
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Conan O’Brien accepts Mark Twain Prize for humor as politics roils the Kennedy Center
Mar 24, 2025 8:16 am - On a night when half a dozen people made jokes about this being the last-ever Mark Twain Prize, Conan O’Brien made sure the ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ended on a high note when he accepted the award for lifetime achievement in comedy.
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What to stream: ‘Mufasa: The Lion King,’ Timothée Chalamet, Will Smith, Seth Rogen and Atomfall
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GiGi’s Playhouse namesake to spread acceptance as character in popular children’s book seriesMar 23, 2025 9:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based GiGi’s Playhouse has been spreading awareness and acceptance of people with Down syndrome for more than 20 years, but is about to embark on a new way of doing so with young readers through the popular Harry Moon book series.
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Los Angeles prosecutors say no charges against movie producer David Guillod
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‘Snow White’ opens with a sleepy $43 million at box office
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DuPage Comic Con returns with comics, collectibles, vendors and guestsMar 22, 2025 5:20 pm - The annual DuPage Comic Con drew fans and collectors Saturday to the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton.
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Asked and answered: By popular demand, French market coming to downtown West DundeeMar 22, 2025 4:41 pm - By popular demand, a weekly French market will be held this summer in downtown West Dundee.
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‘The customers got us through’: Wheeling eatery’s owners recall tactics used to survive pandemicMar 22, 2025 12:45 pm - Until March 2020, the father-and-son owners of The Original Granny’s in Wheeling thought the biggest worries about their then-39-year-old restaurant would always be finding and retaining the right staff as well as keeping favored food items in stock.