Entertainment
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New Korean restaurant coming to downtown Des PlainesMay 02, 2025 11:53 am - A Korean barbecue restaurant should open this spring in downtown Des Plaines’ Metropolitan Square.
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‘Groundhog Day’ inn gets another role, this time in upcoming Christmas movie shot in Woodstock
May 02, 2025 10:29 am - Although the Easter Bunny just visited McHenry County, the Cherry Tree Inn in Woodstock recently was decorated for Christmas. The Cherry Tree Inn played host to filming for another holiday movie during the week of April 21.
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Tina Fey’s reboot of ‘The Four Seasons’ feels like a throwback
May 02, 2025 10:13 am - “The Four Seasons” might look at first glance like a knockoff of “The White Lotus.” Here, too, wealthy vacationers, played by the likes of Tina Fey and Steve Carell, agonize over first-world problems in opulent settings. But “The Four Seasons” comes out of a different comedic strain entirely.
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A joyful noise: Young suburban cancer survivor’s story inspires new musicMay 02, 2025 10:13 am - Two years ago, Kamila Santiago got terrifying news: The Lake in the Hills girl, then 10, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a malignant bone tumor on her left leg. Last year, the now 12-year-old wrote about her experience in cooperation with Sing Me a Story.
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Do yourself a favor: Decline ‘Another Simple Favor’
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Des Plaines library holding Free Comic Book Day events SaturdayMay 02, 2025 7:17 am - Head to the Des Plaines Public Library on Saturday to celebrate Free Comic Book Day.
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Ron Onesti: One Man’s Musical ‘Journey’May 01, 2025 9:55 pm - From 1977-1987, the rock band Journey rose to be one of the most popular and commercially successful musical acts in history. “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “Open Arms,” “Faithfully” and several other of the band’s tunes have become anthems in the live music world, cherished by young and the young at heart.
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Arlington Heights actor reflects on enduring legacy of ‘Draft Day’May 01, 2025 6:07 pm - Buffalo Grove High School graduate Pat Healy talks about his memorable role in “Draft Day,” and what makes the film endure a decade later.
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Mount Prospect relaunches downtown alfresco dining on Prospect AvenueMay 01, 2025 4:15 pm - This weekend begins the second year of Mount Prospect’s alfresco dining program on Prospect Avenue, just south of the Metra commuter tracks.
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In final season, ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ embraces depravity even as it appeals to Christians
May 01, 2025 12:40 pm - For a show about a Christian megachurch pastor and his nepo baby children — between the sex and the violence — the final season of “The Righteous Gemstones” is rife with its trademark depravity.