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Stewards of local history: Preservation Partners seeks creative solutions to save historic structures

By Dave Heun
Feb 21, 2025 5:00 am - Education and creative solutions are needed when faced with the challenge of preserving historic structures, according to Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley, weighing in on the 1843 Judge Barry House in St. Charles and the blacksmith shop in Geneva.
‘We’re not going anywhere’: Chicago Culinary Kitchen owners to remain after sale

By Steve Zalusky
Feb 20, 2025 6:19 pm - Chicago Culinary Kitchen in Palatine has new owners. But Greg and Kristina Gaardbo remain involved in the business at 2391 N. Hicks Road and will reinvest the proceeds of the sale to franchise the business.
Popular soul food restaurant coming to Aurora

Daily Herald report
Feb 20, 2025 2:29 pm - Mandy’s Soul Food Kitchen, a staple in Bolingbrook for years, has closed its restaurant and is relocating to Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, where it will reopen under a new name — The Soul Spot.
SAG Awards presenters will include Grande, Chalamet, Erivo and Yeoh

Feb 20, 2025 1:37 pm - LOS ANGELES — Ariana Grande, Timothée Chalamet, Selena Gomez, Mikey Madison and other stars of the top Screen Actors Guild Awards film nominees will be among the presente...
TV procedurals up their game, with doctors on cruises and quirky single moms solving crimes

By MARK KENNEDY
Feb 20, 2025 12:49 pm - The idea for a new TV show came to Craig Sweeny as he was driving. Why not combine a hospital procedural with the lore of Britain’s greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes? It would have a medical mystery every week and also tell stories of Dr. John Watson. Genius.
Action movie ‘Cleaner’ is ‘Die Hard’ with a squeegee

By Ty Burr
Feb 20, 2025 12:15 pm - “Cleaner” is a “Die Hard” knockoff with just enough fresh elements to make it watchable on a slow streaming night. Chief among those elements are Daisy Ridley in the classic John McClane role.
Shaken, not stirred: Espresso martinis take center stage during bartender competition

By Rick West
Feb 20, 2025 9:15 am - Bartenders from the city and suburbs competed Monday in Oak Brook to make four espresso martinis as fast as possible and as cleanly as possible, hoping to land a spot in the “Good, Clean Fun” competition finals with a chance to win a trip to Sweden.
Hit man pic ‘Old Guy’ has style, but it’s no bull’s-eye

By LINDSEY BAHR
Feb 20, 2025 5:30 am - Is a familiar conceit like the wise veteran and the cocksure newcomer tired or a classic? Well, it’s all in the execution. And “Old Guy,” stylishly filmed though it may be, is not one of the better attempts.
‘Anora’ breakout Yura Borisov is not sure what ‘Russian Ryan Gosling’ means. But he’ll take it

By LINDSEY BAHR
Feb 19, 2025 9:11 pm - Yura Borisov does not have a flashy entrance in “Anora.” But it’s a performance that has caught many off guard: An introduction to a fresh face with an undeniable star quality that has earned him nominations from the Oscars, the Screen Actors Guild and the BAFTAs.
Starry, solid ‘Betrayal’: Go for the celebs, stay for one of Chicago’s own

By Barbara Vitello
Feb 19, 2025 5:41 pm - Goodman Theatre’s twice-extended “Betrayal” is one hot ticket. No surprise there considering its cast: Oscar- and Emmy Award-winner Helen Hunt, Tony Award-winner Robert Sean Leonard and Chicago’s own Ian Barford.

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