Entertainment
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Polish leader offers actor Jesse Eisenberg military training to ‘land the new James Bond role’
Mar 16, 2025 9:40 am - Poland’s prime minister has made a tongue-in-cheek offer to U.S. actor and director Jesse Eisenberg, who recently gained Polish citizenship, to give him military training that would land him “the new James Bond role.”
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The Biz Week That Was: Celebrity chef opening restaurant, new meat store, and bird flu vaccines to curb soaring egg pricesMar 15, 2025 2:20 pm - Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis opening restaurants at Hollywood Casino in Aurora and Joliet Befitting its name, Hollywood Casino Aurora is pulling in some star p...
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Alfresco dining: A onetime lifeline turned summer mainstay for suburban eateriesMar 15, 2025 1:50 pm - Embraced out of necessity amid the COVID-19 pandemic as a way for restaurants to operate safely, alfresco dining offered a lifeline for many suburban eateries. Now, what started as a means of survival has become a summer mainstay, and a profitable one at that.
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Holocaust museum in Skokie to close for renovations this summerMar 14, 2025 1:12 pm - The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center will temporarily close this summer for extensive renovations.
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A new restaurant could replace long-shuttered Oliveti’s in Des PlainesMar 14, 2025 11:10 am - The brick building that years ago housed Oliveti’s Italian Ristorante in downtown Des Plaines soon could make way for a new eatery.
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Book Review: A memoir of rescuing a baby hare shows how to live gently with the wildlife around us
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Palatine St. Patrick’s Day parade, fest set for March 15Mar 14, 2025 9:38 am - Downtown Palatine will host a St. Patrick’s Day parade and celebration on Saturday, March 15.
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‘Ted Lasso’ is returning for a fourth season on Apple TV+
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For busy actor Brian Tyree Henry, a change between projects seems to be as good as a rest
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Book Review: Brian Castleberry aims for a Jonathan Franzen-style saga with ‘The Californians’