Entertainment
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for March 2026Apr 09, 2026 8:11 am - The top finishers in March’s amateur photo contest capture nature’s wonders and spectacular sky shows.
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Exhibition of oil paintings opens at Des Plaines libraryApr 09, 2026 6:40 am - A selection of artist Bill Pagan’s oil paintings are on display through May at the Des Plaines Public Library.
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‘Exit 8’ is the video game adaptation to see right now
Apr 09, 2026 5:15 am - Hallways, generally speaking, are not places you want to be in the movies. But “Exit 8,” a new film by the Japanese director Genki Kawamura, lands in a hallway and stays there.
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Jittery, edgy and magnetic, Riz Ahmed takes ‘Hamlet’ for a spin
Apr 09, 2026 5:15 am - “Hamlet” is a pared-down, engaging, if spotty, rendering of the world’s most famous play. Jittery, tense, fast-talking and always on edge, this is a Hamlet, above all, in a rush.
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Senior Suburban Orchestra celebrates America’s 250th anniversary at May 30 concertApr 09, 2026 12:45 am - On Saturday, May 30, the Senior Suburban Orchestra’s annual Family and Friends Concert will commemorate America’s 250th anniversary with a program of music by American composers.
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Mount Prospect Historical Society bus tour features Wright-designed buildings, Bradbury exhibitApr 08, 2026 5:52 pm - Fans of both great architecture and great literature will find reasons to board a bus in Mount Prospect on Saturday, May 2.
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Make way for Ella Langley’s ‘Dandelion,’ a new era of old-soul country
Apr 08, 2026 2:19 pm - Ella Langley’s sophomore album, “Dandelion,” out Friday, co-produced by Langley, Miranda Lambert and Ben West, proves her chops. She’s performing on Morgan Wallen’s “Still the Problem Tour” Saturday, June 20, at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
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Hot dog! 10 local joints to get a Chicago-style dog with everythingApr 08, 2026 2:00 pm - Here are 10 suburban hot dog spots where you can get a classic Chicago-style dog.
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‘A wave of mixed emotions’: Wheeling water park coming down to make way for new oneApr 08, 2026 1:56 pm - Demolition of the Family Aquatic Center in Wheeling is underway.
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Northwest Choral Society to perform Vaughan Williams works in Des PlainesApr 08, 2026 1:12 pm - Northwest Choral Society’s 2025-26 concert season concludes at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Des Plaines, with a program of works by the 20th-century English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.