Entertainment
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Clooney and Pitt carry the fixer caper ‘Wolfs’
Sep 19, 2024 2:31 pm - The overriding tension in “Wolfs,” starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt as rival fixers brought in to clean up the same crime, isn’t so much the threat of police arrest or Albanian mob assassination. It’s that Clooney and Pitt aren’t pals — at least at first.
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Libertyville bakery adds old-fashioned flair to bread makingSep 19, 2024 2:02 pm - The Hewn bakery, an “Illinois Made,” woman-owned business, creates authentic breads and pastries with old-fashioned care.
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Celebrate Summer’s Last Hurrah! with Elgin Rotary Sept. 27-28Sep 19, 2024 12:47 pm - The Rotary Club of Elgin is hosting “Summer’s Last Hurrah!,” an end-of-season celebration on Sept. 27-28.
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Oktoberfest returns to Hoosier Grove BarnSep 19, 2024 10:42 am - Streamwood's bier event of the season, Hoosier Grove Barn & Brew Oktoberfest, returns to the campus of Hoosier Grove Barn, 700 W. Irving Park Road, Streamwood, from 1-5 p.m.on Sunday, Sept. 22.
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Jean Smart, Ariana Grande, Michael Keaton among hosts for ‘SNL’ season 50
Sep 19, 2024 6:57 am - Fresh off her Emmys win, Jean Smart is taking her comedy to a new audience — she’ll kick off “Saturday Night Live’s” landmark 50th season.
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‘Transformers One’ is an origin story no one wants with brutality levels no one needs
Sep 19, 2024 5:30 am - Movie origin stories finally reach their nadir this week with “Transformers One,” the super-violent, toy-selling vehicle that tells the tale of how Optimus Prime and Megatron went from besties to foes. Did anyone ask for this?
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‘Agatha All Along’ sets Kathryn Hahn’s beguiling witch on a new quest — with a catchy new song
Sep 18, 2024 6:01 pm - As she reprises her role as the witch everyone loves to hate, “Agatha All Along” star Kathryn Hahn says it “makes total sense” she’s continuing the story.
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Writers’ stellar ‘Natasha, Pierre & the Comet of 1812’ is must-see theaterSep 18, 2024 6:00 pm - Writers Theatre’s magnificent regional premiere of the sung-through musical “Natasha, Pierre and the Comet of 1812” is a must-see production for musical fans.
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Why this book is flying off the shelves at Arlington Heights librarySep 18, 2024 5:47 pm - “The Collected Regrets of Clover” is being checked out at record speed at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library compared to past One Book, One Village selections, officials say.
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JD Souther, who helped write ‘New Kid in Town,’ ‘Heartache Tonight’ and other Eagles hits, has diedSep 18, 2024 3:19 pm - LOS ANGELES — John David “JD” Souther, a prolific songwriter and musician who helped shape the country-rock sound that took root in Southern California in the 1970s with ...