Entertainment
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10th annual Blues, Brews & BBQ boasts all-star lineup Aug. 20-22 in McHenryJun 18, 2021 11:00 pm - The scheduled return of Blues, Brews & BBQ to Petersen Park in McHenry this summer is welcome news to fest fans. And for this special 10th anniversary event, nothing les...
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Ron Onesti: Sports, the way it 'used to be'Jun 18, 2021 6:00 am - Not meaning to trivialize the words of the great Martin Luther King Jr., but I never thought "Free at last" would be evidenced by a full-to-capacity Chicago Cubs game! A...
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Jim O'Donnell: Bears could be feeling earth move all the way to host and play in Super Bowl 67Jun 18, 2021 1:00 am - WHEN CAROLE KING WROTE “I Feel the Earth Move” all those platinum sales ago, did she realize she was laying down a new rallying cry for future generations of Chica...
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Feder: ESPN 1000 set to launch FM simulcast on new HD2 channelJun 18, 2021 1:00 am - WMVP 1000-AM, the ESPN sports/talk station and radio home of Chicago White Sox baseball, is set to launch its first FM digital transmission with a full-time simulcast on...
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Join in Woodridge Public Library's 'Cupcake Wars' by June 23Jun 17, 2021 11:00 pm - A little "cupcake joy" is being spread around by competitors in the first-ever "Cupcake Wars" contest at the Woodridge Public Library. Rapunzel's braid, a hamburger and...
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Our bird's-eye view of summer, fall music fests in Chicago and the suburbsJun 17, 2021 11:00 am - Last year, the music festival season in Chicago and the suburbs came to a screeching halt as the pandemic forced most fests to pivot to livestreaming events or shut down...
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Wizard World, C2E2 offer virtual fan events ahead of conventions' return this fallJun 17, 2021 6:00 am - The whispers about the coronavirus started to get loud at the end of February 2020, which was also the last time a major pop culture convention was held in Chicago. As a...
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Return engagement: 4 Chairs Theatre's 'Island Song' earns second run onlineJun 17, 2021 6:00 am - If Lauren Berman asked Joe Farrell to jump, on his way up, he would ask how high. That's how much the actor respects the Buffalo Grove director who reached out to him ea...
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Waddling into view are the stars of Netflix's 'Penguin Town'
Jun 17, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK - They arrive every year in their snazzy black and white tuxedos, causing traffic jams and clamoring for quality real estate. Endangered African penguins have l...
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Feder: Chicago magazine loses top editor, senior writer in Tribune buyoutsJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - Susanna Homan, editor-in-chief and publisher of Chicago magazine, is leaving the city monthly owned by Tribune Publishing, making her the highest ranking employee to exi...