Entertainment
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Conan O’Brien will receive Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy
Jan 16, 2025 7:12 am - Comedian and host Conan O'Brien was named the newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy on Thursday.
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‘September 5’ is gripping drama set at the ’72 Olympics
Jan 16, 2025 5:30 am - On the morning of Sept. 5, 1972, members of the militant organization known as Black September attacked the Israeli Olympic team at the Summer Games in Munich. “September 5” is not really about that, though. Instead, it’s a tense ticktocker that dramatizes what went on inside the ABC command post at the Games when it happened.
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‘One of Them Days’ will convince you Keke Palmer is a star
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Water Street Naperville celebrates Restaurant Week with plenty of ways to enjoyJan 15, 2025 11:29 pm - Naperville Restaurant Week spotlights Water Street's award-winning restaurants. Enjoy prix fixe menus, craft cocktails, and more from Jan. 20-Feb. 3.
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Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows clash before state Supreme Court over sales tax from Cooper’s HawkJan 15, 2025 7:52 pm - Attorneys argued before the Illinois Supreme Court Wednesday over whether Rolling Meadows should pay Arlington Heights more than $1 million in misallocated sales taxes from Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant, which straddles the towns' borders.
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Passion project: Love of hip-hop, commitment to social justice animates suburban siblings’ Mark Twain adaptationJan 15, 2025 4:47 pm - Theater artists and brothers Brian and Marvin Quijada update a famous Mark Twain fable for the digital age with “Kid Prince and Pablo” at Chicago’s Lifeline Theatre.
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‘Life, love and loss’: St. Charles native David Jahn returns home for intimate one-man showJan 15, 2025 3:41 pm - David Jahn, a former St. Charles resident, is returning to perform his one-man show "Fill Your Hole" after building an acting career in Los Angeles and Nashville.
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Drake sues Universal Music for defamation related to Kendrick Lamar diss track ‘Not Like Us’
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Weak acting, direction plague suspense-challenged horror remake ‘Wolf Man’Jan 15, 2025 1:46 pm - Leigh Whannell’s sometimes ridiculous and emotionally muted horror tale “Wolf Man” tosses out all the traditional conventions we expect in the werewolf genre, film critic Dann Gire says.
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‘Conclave’ leads race for BAFTA film awards