Entertainment
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Pamela Bach, actor and ex-wife of David Hasselhoff, dies at 62
Mar 06, 2025 11:39 am - Pamela Bach, an actor and the ex-wife of “Baywatch” star David Hasselhoff, has died at 62.
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‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ is an Italian hit but an English-language miss
Mar 06, 2025 9:50 am - “There’s Still Tomorrow,” an alleged comedy-drama about spousal abuse in post-World War II Rome, is the directorial debut of its star, Italian actress Paola Cortellesi. Unfortunately, the film did not make a seamless transition from one culture to another.
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Taking a gamble: Music Theater Works opens its season with beloved musical ‘Guys and Dolls’Mar 05, 2025 9:20 pm - “Guys and Dolls,” the iconic musical about taking a gamble, hasn’t lost its luster for 21st-century audiences, say two Wheaton natives playing lead roles in Music Theater Works’ production at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts.
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Free ice cream Thursday at Shaq’s Big Chicken in RosemontMar 05, 2025 5:38 pm - Big Chicken in Rosemont is giving away free ice cream cones on Thursday to celebrate founder Shaquille O'Neal's 53rd birthday.
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Netflix series ‘The Leopard’ remakes the classic Italian novel as a sumptuous period drama
Mar 05, 2025 5:14 pm - The new Netflix series “The Leopard” takes the classic Italian novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa and transforms it into a sumptuous period piece showing the struggles of the aristocracy in 19th-century Sicily during tumultuous social upheavals.
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Pokémon-shaped Cheeto, ‘Cheetozard,’ sells at auction for $87,840
Mar 05, 2025 2:50 pm - A Cheeto shaped like the beloved Pokémon Charizard has sold at auction for a total cost of $87,840.
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Tom Llamas to succeed Lester Holt as NBC ‘Nightly News’ anchor
Mar 05, 2025 2:36 pm - NBC News appointed Tom Llamas on Wednesday to replace Lester Holt as anchor of “Nightly News” starting this summer, but he’s not abandoning his streaming newscast.
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Crystal Lake church to tell the story of Esther at spring cantataMar 05, 2025 12:55 pm - First Congregational Church presents "Malice In the Palace" cantata on March 16, featuring the church's youth and children's choirs in the biblical story of Esther.
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An unplugged Jason Isbell electrifies on new album, ‘Foxes in the Snow’
Mar 05, 2025 12:18 pm - An excellent bandleader, guitarist and singer, Jason Isbell is first and foremost a songwriter, and that skill takes center stage on his new album, “Foxes in the Snow,” which will be released Friday.
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Concerts March 7-13: Better Than Ezra, Ivy Ford, Gregory Alan Isakov and moreMar 05, 2025 11:55 am - Upcoming concerts this week include Better Than Ezra, Disturbed, Ivy Ford, Gregory Alan Isakov, Michael McDermott and more.