Entertainment
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'Scream' calls again, with plenty of self-mockery
Jan 13, 2022 5:00 am - “Scream” - ★ ½ Ring. Ring. Twenty-six years after the original, “Scream” calls again. We're now up to the fifth film in the franchise, but the first since 2011's “Screa...
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For Hank Salemi, life atop Great America and Six Flags was a big, fun rideJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - The theme park industry has taken a hit with the death Sunday of Charles “Hank” Salemi, president of Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. Industry colleagues, roller coas...
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Electric Gamebox coming to Oakbrook CenterJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - Electric Gamebox is aiming to become the next group entertainment evolution of the old-school video arcade or the clue-filled escape room. And suburban Chicago game...
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Overshadowed Theatrical Productions brings 'A Year with Frog and Toad' to MedinahJan 12, 2022 10:00 pm - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions is thrilled to bring Caldecott and Newberry Award winner Arnold Lobel's classic children's book series "Frog and Toad" to the stage i...
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Auditions for the 27th Season of the BG SingersJan 12, 2022 10:00 pm - BG Singers Announces Auditions for 27th Season Love to sing? Have you been thinking there might be a better option to singing in your shower? Well, we may have a place...
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Ron Onesti: Rock legend Ronnie Spector will be missedJan 12, 2022 10:00 pm - In my humble opinion, few individuals embody the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the way '60s girl-group superstar Ronnie Spector did. We lost Ronnie to cancer on Wednesday. ...
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Broadway in Chicago's bold, discerning 'Oklahoma!' reflects troubled timesJan 12, 2022 10:00 pm - “Oklahoma!” - ★ ★ ★ ½ For theatergoers who welcome alternative interpretations of classic tuners, who don't mind being confronted by troubling truths that reflect these ...
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Dining bites: St. Charles' Tap House Grill fetes 15 years with free buffet SaturdayJan 12, 2022 10:00 pm - Note: Events are subject to change. Check the website or call before you go. Cheers to 15 years Tap House Grill in St. Charles is turning 15 on Saturday, Jan. 15. And to...
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Widescreen: Director of Nicolas Cage's unique 'Pig' will next visit 'A Quiet Place'Jan 12, 2022 10:00 pm - A director's path from small independent production to blockbuster franchise has gotten very short in recent years, with producers like Marvel czar Kevin Feige inviting ...
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Chicago-area restaurants, bars mixing up hot cocktails for chilly nightsJan 12, 2022 10:00 pm - Since opening in 2018, Common Good Cocktail House in Glen Ellyn has rolled out a new menu of 30 cocktails every season. When the fall begins, the bar adds a section of h...