Entertainment
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Ron Onesti: Dick Biondi celebrates his 'Big 89'Sep 17, 2021 6:00 am - A cup of hot cocoa in front of a crackling fire in the fall. Peacefully floating on a raft on a small river in Tennessee. Sundown over the mountains of Colorado. As soot...
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A man. A boy. And a chicken. 'Cry Macho' lays an egg
Sep 17, 2021 6:00 am - “Cry Macho” - ★ Last year, Tom Hanks and George Clooney each took on movie parts in which they showed off their fatherly sides by taking care of a child. Apparently, t...
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Feder: Gaynor Hall to co-anchor WGN weekend mornings with Sean LewisSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - Gaynor Hall, a general assignment reporter at WGN-Channel 9 since 2008, has been named co-anchor of the Nexstar Media station's Saturday and Sunday morning newscasts alo...
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Jim O'Donnell: Manning brothers 'man cave' flashes potential in spotty 'Monday Night' premiereSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - THE MEGACAST OF "MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL" by the Manning brothers? Apparently, not for the whole family. Unless you played quarterback at Eastern Illinois or at least the ...
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Theater Wit's 'Mr. Burns, a post-electric play' celebrates art's enduring powerSep 16, 2021 6:00 am - “Mr. Burns, a post electric play” - ★ ★ ★ ½ There's no shortage of provocative ideas in “Mr. Burns, a post-electric play,” Anne Washburn's dark dramedy about our shared ...
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Widescreen: Baby Yoda vs. Queen Elizabeth and two other TV battles to watch at Sunday's EmmysSep 16, 2021 6:00 am - The Emmys should have something for everyone this Sunday (7 p.m., CBS) given the massive number of categories and nominees they now offer. But the three biggest categori...
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Music's in the air at Drury Lane, Goodman and Northlight theatersSep 16, 2021 6:00 am - Back in plaid A revival of the beloved, 1950s doo-wop revue "Forever Plaid" marks Drury Lane Theatre's resumption of in-person performances. Brian Eng, Michael Ferraro, ...
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8th annual Willow Springs Imperial Oak-toberfest returns Sept. 24-25Sep 15, 2021 11:00 pm - The eighth annual Willow Springs Imperial Oak-toberfest on Sept. 24-25 will feature the release of "Das Boot" the traditional Marzen style Oktoberfest bier which will be...
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Dining bites: National Cheeseburger Day, Whiskey'd Off Your Feet & moreSep 15, 2021 10:00 am - National Cheeseburger Day Did you know that National Cheeseburger Day is Saturday, Sept. 18? Wayback Burgers in Oakbrook Terrace is honoring the day with buy one, get on...
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Best Bets: Lyric Opera crowns a new 'Macbeth'Sep 15, 2021 7:30 am - Shakespearean tragedy Former St. Charles resident Sondra Radvanovsky makes her role debut as Lady Macbeth in Verdi's "Macbeth" at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The new pro...