Entertainment
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Book Review: ‘The Sleep Room’ is the harrowing story of psychiatric care in the 1960s
Jul 31, 2025 3:03 pm - In “The Sleep Room: A Sadistic Psychiatrist and the Women Who Survived Him,” Jon Stock tells the harrowing history of the British doctor who subjected a ward full of women with mental disorders to medical abuse and gives voice to those who survived him.
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Mexican Independence Day Festival to return to West Chicago after hiatusJul 31, 2025 2:48 pm - New leadership and West Chicago Alderman Julieta Alcántar-Garcia are planning the return of the city’s Mexican Independence Day Festival in September.
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Thinking of traveling solo? Tracee Ellis Ross has suggestions on how to do it well.
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Only banjos in the building: Steve Martin will co-host the 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards
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Justin Timberlake diagnosed with Lyme disease
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Hulk Hogan’s cause of death was a heart attack, medical examiner says
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Comic misfire: ‘Naked Gun’ remake with Liam Neeson low on high-caliber comedyJul 31, 2025 5:15 am - It’s a wonder that director Akiva Schaffer didn’t replace Liam Neeson in “The Naked Gun” the moment his hit-and-miss-and-miss-and-miss movie revealed that the Irish actor’s particular set of skills didn’t include a command of comic timing or any sense of playful, self-aware mirth.
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‘The Bad Guys 2’ boldly goes bigger but loses its charm along the way
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Hackmatack Monarch Coalition hosts Monarch Fair for families on Aug. 10Jul 30, 2025 11:37 pm - Enjoy butterfly exhibits, kids' activities, vendor booths, and live music at the beach during the 10th annual Monarch Family Fun Fair on Sunday, Aug. 11, in Crystal Lake
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Batavia women’s chorus brings summer tunes to ‘Sundays On Stage’ seriesJul 30, 2025 8:17 pm - Misty River Music Makers, a Batavia-based women's a cappella ensemble, performed at Batavia Public Library’s “Sundays On Stage” series.