Entertainment
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Committed to her craft: West Dundee actress at home on city, suburban stagesMar 19, 2025 3:13 pm - Andrea Uppling is one dedicated actor. For proof, there’s the lengthy commute from her West Dundee home to Chicago’s Windy City Playhouse, where she stars in Invictus Theatre Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale.”
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‘A very big ‘wow’ moment’: Billy Bricks celebrates 20 years of wood-fired, brick-oven pizza in the suburbsMar 19, 2025 2:08 pm - Most people come home from a vacation with souvenirs. The founder and namesake of Billy Bricks, Bill Wilson, came home from a trip 20 years ago with a taste for wood-fired pizza. When he couldn’t find any brick-oven pizzerias in the Chicago area, he decided to open his own.
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‘I can’t wait’: Des Plaines City Council approves incentives, development deal for new downtown restaurantMar 19, 2025 1:16 pm - The Des Plaines City Council this week enthusiastically approved a multimillion-dollar economic incentive and development agreement that will bring a new restaurant to the downtown district.
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Naperville family trio to perform Music with a Mission concertMar 19, 2025 12:19 pm - Christopher, Valerie, and Hannah Lorimer will perform a variety of music at a Music with a Mission concert on March 23 to benefit the Musicians Fund.
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Hollywood director arrested on charges of swindling Netflix out of $11M for a show that never aired
Mar 19, 2025 6:39 am - A Hollywood writer-director was arrested Tuesday on charges that he swindled $11 million from Netflix for a sci-fi show that never aired, instead steering the cash toward cryptocurrency investments and a series of lavish purchases that included a fleet of Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari.
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Crystal Lake church choirs embark on 53rd annual spring tourMar 19, 2025 12:36 am - Crystal Lake and Woodstock high schoolers prepare for 53rd annual week-long choir tour performing across Midwest.
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Crystal Lake church to host annual spring concertMar 19, 2025 12:26 am - First Congregational Church’s adult Vestry Choir and Jubilate Bell Choir will present their annual spring concert on Sunday, April 27.
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Chamber Music on the Fox celebrating 20th-century composersMar 18, 2025 11:45 pm - On March 23-24,.Chamber Music on the Fox presents "Capriccio," its largest concert of the season, featuring works by three 20th-century composers.
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Lombard Historical Society to host exhibit on the legacy of ‘Pioneering Women’Mar 18, 2025 9:30 pm - On Saturday, March 29, the Lombard Historical Society will host an opening for its latest temporary exhibit “Pioneering Women: The Peck Women and Their Legacy.”
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Music Review: My Morning Jacket’s 10th album ‘is’ a joy for fans and newbies alike