Entertainment
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Death of ex-One Direction member Liam Payne at 31 shocks fans around the world
Oct 17, 2024 7:53 am - Shockwaves spread around the world Thursday at the death of Liam Payne, who shot to stardom as a member of British boy band One Direction and had to deal with intense global fame while still in his teens.
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Anxiety of the female experience at heart of Anna Kendrick’s chilling ‘Woman of the Hour’
Oct 17, 2024 5:45 am - In Anna Kendrick’s “Woman of the Hour,” a chilling, based-on-a-true-story drama about when a 1970s serial killer appeared on an episode of “The Dating Game,” one of the most telling images isn’t a grisly murder scene. It’s that of a dejected man’s face.
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Grin Reaper: Visceral visuals, sly humor prevent overstuffed ‘Smile 2’ from being frowned uponOct 17, 2024 5:30 am - A great horror movie dwells deep within Parker Finn’s enigmatic “Smile 2.” The film constantly keeps us off-kilter, employing a brutal barrage of mind-bending perspectives that plop us directly inside the embattled brain of a woman under psychic assault by a nebulous evil entity.
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Life flies by in Florence Pugh, Andrew Garfield romance ‘We Live In Time’
Oct 17, 2024 5:30 am - It’s not hard to spend a few hours watching Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield fall in love. In “We Live In Time,” filmmaker John Crowley puts the audience up close and personal with this British couple through the highs and lows of a relationships in their 30s.
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Why you may not be able to watch Bulls, Hawks games from homeOct 16, 2024 9:42 pm - Here come the Hawks. And the Bulls. But when the Blackhawks drop the puck for their home opener Thursday night, and the Bulls tip off the regular season next week, millions of fans in the Chicago area won’t be able to watch from home.
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Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall
Oct 16, 2024 5:28 pm - Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, was found dead after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, local officials said.
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Where to enjoy a local pie for National Pizza MonthOct 16, 2024 3:22 pm - October is National Pizza Month and we’ve got some well-loved local pizzerias you can enjoy any time of the year.
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The living dead return to Elgin for Nightmare on Chicago Street SaturdayOct 16, 2024 2:38 pm - Zombies will invade the streets of downtown Elgin Saturday during the 12th Nightmare on Chicago Street.
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'Hymns and Marches': Brass band concert at Aurora church Oct. 20Oct 16, 2024 1:08 pm - Fox Valley Brass Band continues its 2024 concert series with "Hymns and Marches“ on Sunday, Oct. 20, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora.
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Find 13 acres of spooktacular entertainment at Naper Settlement’s All Hallows EveOct 16, 2024 11:08 am - Magic, monsters, and mythical entertainment will be summoned on the grounds of Naper Settlement during “All Hallows Eve.” New this year is the “Dress for the Dead” costume contest with the chance to win up to $500.