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Book Review: Pip Drysdale’s new Hollywood thriller ‘The Close-Up’ weighs legacy against love

By DONNA EDWARDS
Dec 23, 2024 11:30 am - “The Close-Up” is Australian author Pip Drysdale’s fifth book. In this fictional world, it’s written as author Zoe’s overdue sophomore book, inspired by the things she sees and experiences now that she has access to celebrity life via an old flame who’s now an action star.
Best Bets: Kathy Griffin, Steve Cochran, Brent Morin among the comedians ringing in 2025

By Barbara Vitello
Dec 23, 2024 9:39 am - Comedians bid farewell to 2024 at suburban and Chicago venues while party-goers will converge at Navy Pier for a swanky New Year’s Eve bash at the Aon Grand Ballroom.
‘Squid Game’ returns looking for a win with season 2

By ALICIA RANCILIO
Dec 23, 2024 8:28 am - Stepping onto the set of “Squid Game” again, Lee Jong-jae felt like he had never left. Season two of the Netflix series debuting Thursday has already been nominated in the best drama series at the upcoming Golden Globe Awards.
Gravitea Boba expands to Batavia

By Hannah Soukup
Dec 23, 2024 7:18 am - Gravitea Boba’s new Batavia location at 2004 W. Wilson St. opened Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Batavia Chamber of Commerce.
Family bringing Hacienda Real restaurant to former Chili’s site in Vernon Hills

By Mick Zawislak
Dec 23, 2024 7:15 am - Hacienda Real, a family-owned Mexican-themed restaurant with locations in Geneva and Yorkville, plans to open this spring in the former Chili’s Grill and Bar in Vernon Hills.
‘Sonic 3’ bests ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ at the box office

By JAKE COYLE
Dec 23, 2024 6:50 am - In the holiday season battle of big-budget family movies, Paramount Pictures’ “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” sped past the Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” to take the top spot at the box office ahead of the lucrative Christmas corridor in theaters.
One last New Year’s Eve hurrah for Chicago’s Blue Man Group

By Barbara Vitello
Dec 23, 2024 6:28 am - Chicago’s Blue Man Group celebrates one last New Year’s Eve before departing Chicago; local storefronts usher in 2025; and Lifeline Theatre presents the Midwest premiere of a hip-hop tuner by brothers formerly of Highland Park.
What to stream: ‘Squid Game’ returns, the movie ‘Bird’ and Mariah Carey teams up with the NFL

Dec 23, 2024 5:30 am - The long-awaited second season of “Squid Game” on Netflix and singing superstar Andrea Bocelli’s Christmas TV special are some of the new television, films and music headed to a device near you.
Blake Lively accuses ‘It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni of harassment and smear campaign

By MALLIKA SEN
Dec 22, 2024 8:25 am - Blake Lively has accused her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the movie and a subsequent effort to “destroy” her reputation in a legal complaint.
The Biz Week That Was: New hemp regulations, data center boom, and car condos among the highlights

Daily Herald report
Dec 22, 2024 5:08 am - Pritzker endorses hemp regulation bill More than five years after Illinois began issuing permits for legal production of industrial hemp, Gov. JB Pritzker now favors...

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