Entertainment
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The overdose of Spidey sense in 'No Way Home' perfect for fans
Dec 15, 2021 8:00 am - “Spider-Man: No Way Home” - ★ ★ ½ Spider-Man movies have come in such flurries over the last two decades that you could almost tell time by them. Who needs the long cent...
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Sound check: RocHaus hosts Chicago-area showcase; Pop-Punk X-mas at SubterraneanDec 15, 2021 5:00 am - Robots rock RocHaus Released on Halloween, the latest single "Runaway" by Wood Dale's electro-charged, grunge-rock band Broken Robots chronicles the emotional cost...
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Jim O'Donnell: The Bears at Arlington Park trending tepid as a telling 2022 approachesDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - WITH CHRISTMAS 2021 CLOSING IN, increasingly complex puzzles should be left only to the most beautiful minds at places like MIT. Unfortunately, that compact list might ...
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Feder: After signing off at WBBM, Julie Mann takes job with Kane CountyDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - Julie Mann, the beloved newsroom leader and managing editor who just signed off after 25 years at Audacy all-news WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM, is on to her new adventure. ...
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St. Mark ready to sing at in-person services on Christmas EveDec 14, 2021 10:00 pm - St. Mark Lutheran Church will be singing all your favorites during its Christmas Eve services this year. After a year off from in-person services, the church choir is re...
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New Year's Day Alpine Fest at Buffalo Creek Brewing to Ring in 2022Dec 14, 2021 10:00 pm - Buffalo Creek Brewing in historic downtown Long Grove is celebrating the arrival of 2022 by hosting the second annual New Year's Day Alpine Fest, from noon to 10 p.m. on...
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Blue at Christmas? St. Mark has a place for youDec 14, 2021 10:00 pm - Sometimes all is not merry and bright. Sometimes this season is filled more with fear than hope, more grief than joy. On the longest night of the year, the Winter Solst...
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Peoria's Downstate Story literary magazine releases Vol. 30, featuring Midwestern authorsDec 14, 2021 10:00 pm - Nine new short stories by Illinois and Midwestern writers are featured in the 2021 edition of Downstate Story, Peoria's only literary magazine for fiction. Downstate St...
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Netflix's 'The Witcher' brings back the magic in pandemic-delayed second seasonDec 14, 2021 5:00 am - Many fans of "The Witcher" found the multiple time jumps in the first season of the Netflix fantasy adventure series somewhat confusing. So they'll be relieved to learn ...
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Spotlight: Double helping of seasonal laughs at the Metropolis Performing Arts CentreDec 14, 2021 5:00 am - Making merry The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre makes merry with several seasonal sendups, including The Second City's sketch comedy revue "It's a Wild, Wacky, Wonde...