Entertainment
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Charli xcx has her movie star moment, and says goodbye to Brat
Jan 26, 2026 7:03 am - Charli xcx plays herself in “The Moment,” a meta mockumentary about the end of Brat summer and grappling with otherworldly success. “I was just really interested in telling this story about expectation,” Charli xcx told The Associated Press the day after “The Moment” debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Learn to grow your own heirloom apples at Garfield Farm MuseumJan 25, 2026 10:29 pm - Learn traditional apple grafting techniques and take home three grafts of heirloom varieties at Garfield Farm Museum's Antique Apple Tree Grafting Seminar on March 1.
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Former sports broadcaster, columnist Terry Boers dies at 75
Jan 25, 2026 5:08 pm - Former Chicago sports talk radio host and columnist Terry Boers died Friday at age 75, 670 The Score announced.
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‘Mercy’ unseats ‘Avatar: Fire & Ash’ atop the box office on snow-blanketed weekend in theaters
Jan 25, 2026 4:14 pm - With a winter storm blanketing a large swath of the country, Hollywood had its quietest weekend of the year at the box office. The Amazon MGM sci-fi thriller “Mercy” dethroned “Avatar: Fire and Ash” from the No. 1 spot with $11.2 million in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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American rock climber Alex Honnold reaches top of Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes
Jan 25, 2026 9:47 am - American rock climber Alex Honnold ascended the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Sunday without any ropes or protective equipment.
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Top dogs compete in show at Lake County FairgroundsJan 24, 2026 5:42 pm - The Lake County Fairgrounds was filled with man’s best friends and their owners as they vied for top honors at the Cool Cluster Dog Show this frigid Saturday in January.
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A game to remember: Chicago Bears fans recall a super day in New Orleans 40 years agoJan 24, 2026 12:00 pm - Forty years ago Monday, the Monsters of the Midway became the kings of the NFL with a Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots. Fans who made the trip to watch the game in New Orleans share their memories of the once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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St. Charles History Museum helps register first underground railroad safe house in Kane County.Jan 23, 2026 11:11 pm - The Joseph P. Bartlett Farm in Campton Township has been officially placed on the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom by the National Park Service.
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What’s behind our love-hate relationship with football?
Jan 23, 2026 3:06 pm - Though its release is timed to the height of the NFL postseason, Chuck Klosterman’s “Football” often seems inclined to put you off watching the sport. He muses at length about classic players and statistics, only to lament the dead-endedness of the debates they inspire.
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Provocative, laugh-out-loud funny ‘Eureka Day’ gets a superb regional premiereJan 23, 2026 12:30 pm - TimeLine Theatre and Broadway in Chicago deliver a compassionate, uproariously funny regional premiere of Jonathan Spector’s Tony Award-winning satire “Eureka Day.”