Entertainment
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Elgin native Daryl Nitz celebrates Elgin Pride Day at The Hemmens with Nitz & Friends Show June 7Jun 02, 2025 1:21 pm - Award-winning entertainer Daryl Nitz will perform his musical comedy show with guests on June 7, in Hemmens’ Theatre in the Round. The show will feature Nitz's vocals, piano playing, audience participation, and comedic bits.
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Elgin’s St. Sophia Church hosts 46th annual Greek FestJun 02, 2025 12:12 pm - St. Sophia Greek Fest in Elgin on June 6-8 is serving up authentic Greek food, drinks and sweets. Enjoy live music, dancing, shopping. Raffle with $10K grand prize.
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Fox River Arts Ramble expands with new locations and diverse offeringsJun 02, 2025 11:48 am - The annual Fox River Arts Ramble, a self-guided art tour on June 7, provides a free opportunity to meet local artists, view demonstrations, shop for art, and explore studios and galleries across the Fox Valley area.
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Book Review: ‘Beach House Rules’ is delicious high-end Southern chick lit
Jun 02, 2025 11:30 am - Written by bestselling author Kristy Woodson Harvey, “Beach House Rules” is delicious, high-end Southern chick lit. It has everything you need in a modern beach read — romance, mystery, family tension and even an anonymous social media blogger with tons of attitude.
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Inside the test kitchens helping restaurants navigate the trade war
Jun 02, 2025 11:06 am - On a recent weekday morning in downtown Chicago, chefs inside a test kitchen prepared a five-course meal featuring tostada verde with jalapeño Gouda and trout on focaccia. The chefs usually cook these spreads to help customers of Sysco Corp. create or tweak menu items. These days, they’re also coaching eateries on substitutes for imported ingredients hit by tariffs.
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What to stream: Ariana Madix returns to Fiji, ‘Presence,’ Nintendo’s Switch 2 and Addison Rae album
Jun 02, 2025 5:30 am - A Shaquille O’Neal docuseries about his time at Reebok’s basketball division and Ariana Madix returning to Fiji as host of a new season of “Love Island USA” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Buffalo Grove embraces its diversity with seventh annual Pride ParadeJun 01, 2025 4:43 pm - Creative floats, precision dance groups and dozens of local organizations marched through Buffalo Grove on Sunday during the seventh annual edition of the community’s Pride Parade.
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‘Lilo & Stitch’ passes ‘Sinners’ to become 2nd highest grossing film of 2025
Jun 01, 2025 11:57 am - “Lilo and Stich” and “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” dominated the box office charts again after fueling a record-breaking Memorial Day weekend.
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Netflix reveals details about Lady Gaga on ‘Wednesday,’ ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Stranger Things’ finales
Jun 01, 2025 9:03 am - INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Netflix flexed its Hollywood star power with a live event where it unveiled details about its upcoming slate of streaming offerings, including Lady Ga...
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International Piano Conference returns to Lombard in JulyMay 30, 2025 11:17 pm - The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025, an international gathering of over 1,000 piano educators and music professionals, will be held in Lombard from July 23-26. It also includes a virtual component on June 7-8, with sessions available in multiple languages, extending global access and broadening participation.