Entertainment
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Spotlight: Metropolis revives epistolary love story ‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’Jul 14, 2025 2:48 pm - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre stages Ken Ludwig’s “Dear Jack, Dear Louise,” Chicago Shakespeare Theater premieres Lauren Gunderson’s new play “Billie Jean,” and long-form improvisers TJ Jagodowski and Dave Pasquesi return to Goodman Theatre.
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Best Bets: Comedian shares his life’s stories, Cantigny fetes French cultureJul 14, 2025 12:48 pm - Comedian Steve Solomon shares his life stories in Skokie, Cantigny celebrates French culture in Wheaton and Chicago’s iO Theater welcomes sketch-comedy troupes from around the country.
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Enjoy rides, music and more at Vernon Hills Days July 17-20Jul 14, 2025 12:16 pm - Get ready for rides, food, live music and more as Vernon Hills Days returns Thursday through Sunday, July 17-20. Events take place in Century Park, 1002 Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills.
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Lake Park High theater camp to put on ‘Alice in Wonderland Jr.’Jul 14, 2025 12:00 pm - Students at Lake Park High School summer theater camp will go tumbling down the rabbit hole in a musical adaptation of “Alice in Wonderland” on Thursday, July 17.
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Elk Grove Rotary Fest returns with rides, fireworks … and a wrestling matchJul 14, 2025 11:26 am - A classic summer festival with carnival rides, live music, food and drinks returns this week to Elk Grove Village. New this year is a live wrestling match, with Mayor Craig Johnson expected to participate.
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St. Charles Arts Council hosting weeklong Plein Air Event with $5,250 in prizesJul 14, 2025 10:03 am - The St. Charles Arts Council is hosting its 2nd annual Plein Air event from August 18-24, featuring nearly 60 artists competing for over $5,000 in prizes across various categories.
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Book Review: ‘Hotel Ukraine’ wraps up Martin Cruz Smith’s detective Renko book series on a high
Jul 14, 2025 7:13 am - Russian detective Arkady Renko has struggled to keep his Parkinson’s disease a secret. Still, Renko is determined to crack the case of a Russian defense official mysteriously murdered in his Moscow hotel room in Martin Cruz Smith’s “Hotel Ukraine.”
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‘Love Island USA’ crowns Amaya and Bryan as winning couple of show’s tumultuous seventh season
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What to stream: Dragons, Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Roddy Ricch and ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’
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Rosemont’s village picnic brings out hometown valuesJul 13, 2025 6:12 pm - Rosemont’s hometown spirit came out Sunday at its annual village picnic. The village may best best-known for its convention center and sports arena, but deep down, it’s a close-knit small town.