Entertainment
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Seasons greetings: Chicago and suburban theaters resume in-person holiday showsNov 20, 2021 6:30 am - Last year, with most Chicago-area theaters suspending productions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pickings were slim when it came to seasonal shows. What a dif...
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O'Donnell: Churchill Inc. / Arlington proves that it can still put on quite a clown showNov 20, 2021 12:00 am - SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE, Bunker Bill Carstanjen — the deadpan slap-schticker running Churchill Downs Inc. — must have studied “A Little Night Music.” That's the 1973 St...
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For Will Smith, a breaking point leads to 'King Richard'
Nov 19, 2021 9:00 am - Will Smith wouldn't seem an obvious candidate for a midlife crisis. Hugely successful, immensely popular, indefatigably sunny. But Smith, who stars in the upcoming drama...
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Ron Onesti: Lights, camera, action … All because of him!Nov 19, 2021 5:00 am - After months of being on lockdown, working to reopening my businesses and defending my Italian American culture, I was a bit exhausted, I must say. So I literally hopped...
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Do it yourself: Kick off the holidays by cutting your own tree at a local farmNov 19, 2021 5:00 am - For many families in the Chicago area, traditional Christmas celebrations start in November when they cut their own trees at a local farm. "We have people who came as ki...
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Holiday TV brings new movies, specials - and Charlie Brown
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'Refreshed, renewed, rethought': Morton Arboretum's holiday 'Illumination' is meant for walkingNov 19, 2021 4:00 am - By his count, John Featherstone has designed the holiday lights show at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle for "eight plus one" years. He puts an imaginary asterisk over the ...
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Feder: 'Bozo's Circus' rewinds the '70sNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated because WGN has changed the premiere to Dec. 19. Big news for Bozo fans: “Bozo's Circus: The 1970s,” a two-hour primetime...
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Pandemic's Silver Lining Shines on Pino Farina BandNov 18, 2021 10:00 pm - In 2020 when venues shuttered their doors during the pandemic, adult alternative rockers Pino Farina Band came out of that dark cloud and did what they do best. They gat...
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WT Productions brings 'Seasonal' tradition back to Vero Voce TheaterNov 18, 2021 10:00 pm - A good tradition always returns, even if it gets interrupted for a year. WT Productions is living that philosophy as it gears up to bring the fourth installment of thei...