Entertainment
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Top-tier cast powers Drury Lane’s ‘Nunsense’Jun 23, 2026 7:21 pm - Drury Lane Theatre assembled a first-class ensemble of sisters for its revival of “Nunsense,” the delightfully goofy, second-tier tuner about nuns from the Little Sisters of Hoboken putting on a variety show fundraiser in the aftermath of a tragedy.
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Spotlight: Hot, hot, hot Kokandy Productions revives tribal love-rock tuner ‘Hair’Jun 23, 2026 4:47 pm - Kokandy Productions stages a revival of “Hair,” Midsommer Flight delivers Shakespeare’s “As You Like it” for free in Chicago parks, and Kevin Webb stars as a theater critic mixed up with vampires in Black Button Eyes’ revival of “St. Nicholas.”
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Hanover Township to hold Freedom Car Show June 28 in downtown BartlettJun 23, 2026 1:40 pm - Hanover Township will host its annual Freedom Car Show from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 28 at 120 Live, 120 W. Bartlett Ave. in downtown Bartlett.
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Schaumburg to open 70th anniversary exhibit and host concert July 6Jun 23, 2026 1:39 pm - Schaumburg is holding a special commemorative exhibition celebrating its own 70th anniversary and America’s 250th Monday, July 6, at the Schaumburg Township District Library at 130 S. Roselle Road.
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Best Bets: Long Grove’s strawberry fest and Rosemont’s Rockin’ the USA music festJun 23, 2026 1:32 pm - Long Grove hosts its annual Strawberry Fest, Rosemont hosts the village’s first Independence Day music fest, and Skokie welcomes opera lovers to the Opera Festival of Chicago.
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Truly nostalgic: McDonald’s new fried apple pie can’t live up to its lore
Jun 23, 2026 1:23 pm - You can understand why McDonald’s reintroduced the fried apple pie for America’s birthday. The symbolism is too tantalizing to resist. But can the modern iteration of the handheld pastry compete with the treat of childhood memory?
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‘This is huge’: Major League Baseball to hold America250 event at suburban drive-inJun 23, 2026 12:39 pm - McHenry Outdoor Theater in Lakemoor will host a Major League Baseball America250 event on July 4 that will include screening of the movie “The Sandlot” and the Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals game.
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Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club to hold Field Day June 27Jun 23, 2026 11:55 am - See amateur radio in action and learn about some of Schaumburg’s history when the Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club holds its annual field day from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, June 27, on the grounds of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 202 E. Schaumburg Road.
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Savannah Guthrie says family remains ‘in agony’ over missing mom, begs the public for tips
Jun 23, 2026 11:14 am - “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie made an emotional appeal to viewers Tuesday to come forward with any information about her missing mother, a day after news organizations said a ransom note received months ago had indicated that she was dead.
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10 songs to memorialize Clive Davis, the larger-than-life music executive