Entertainment
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Niko Kapetan of Friko curates local indie rock lineup for Santa for a Day benefit at SPACEJun 09, 2025 6:05 pm - Rising indie star Niko Kapetan brings fellow Chicago musicians Jason Narducy, Neptune's Core, and Chaepter together for the Santa for a Day charity's Christmas in July benefit concert in Evanston on July 10.
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Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82
Jun 09, 2025 3:41 pm - Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s and beyond with such hits as “Everyday People,” “Stand!” and “Family Affair,” died Monday at age 82.
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Judge dismisses Justin Baldoni’s lawsuit against ‘It Ends With Us’ co-star Blake Lively
Jun 09, 2025 2:20 pm - A judge on Monday dismissed the lawsuit filed by actor and director Justin Baldoni against his “It Ends With Us” co-star Blake Lively after she sued him for sexual harassment and retaliation.
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Book Review: ‘Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil’ doesn’t live up to book’s promise
Jun 09, 2025 11:44 am - One of the most challenging things about any biography of Bob Dylan is piercing the reticence the legendary singer and songwriter has displayed in talking about his roots.
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Book Review: Jess Walter’s ’So Far Gone’ sets a redemption story in fractured, modern America
Jun 09, 2025 11:23 am - When the history of the United States in 2025 is written, perhaps one of the best things that will be said is: “Well, it made for some great art.” Consider “So Far Gone,” the new novel by Jess Walter set in present-day America.
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West Point Band composer headlines Wheaton Municipal Band’s season openerJun 09, 2025 10:32 am - Wheaton Municipal Band's June 12 summer kickoff concert will honor the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary, featuring West Point composer Sgt. Noah Taylor and musicians from Wheaton middle schools.
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ABC’s Terry Moran is suspended following his social media post calling Trump and Miller haters
Jun 09, 2025 9:42 am - ABC News has suspended correspondent Terry Moran for calling Trump administration deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller a “world class hater” in a since-deleted social media post.
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Kim Novak to receive Venice Film Festival’s lifetime achievement honor
Jun 09, 2025 9:22 am - Kim Novak, the glamorous and fiercely independent star of one of the greatest films ever made, Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo,” will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival this fall.
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‘Purpose’ makes Tony Awards history for Kara Young and wins best play
Jun 09, 2025 6:24 am - The best new play trophy at Sunday’s Tony Awards went to “Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ drawing-room drama about an accomplished Black family exposing hypocrisy and pressures during a snowed-in gathering.
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What to stream: Dierks Bentley, Sydney Sweeney, Alex Cooper and ‘Deep Cover’
Jun 09, 2025 5:30 am - Country superstar Dierks Bentley returning with the album “Broken Branches” and Sydney Sweeney in the dark, dramatic thriller “Echo Valley” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.