Entertainment
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A suburban comedy of errors unspools in the darkly excellent ‘Adulthood’
Sep 22, 2025 11:49 am - Early on in “Adulthood,” siblings Meg and Noah Robles suddenly — and unhappily — learn why they never got to have a dog growing up. It’s because there was a body walled up in the basement. “How could our parents act like nothing ever happened?” Noah asks.
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Geneva High theater season begins with comedy on test anxietySep 22, 2025 9:48 am - Students at Geneva High School will perform a humorous 1980s-themed play about taking an exam, surrounded by personifications of worst-case scenarios.
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George Takei to lead Banned Books Week, urging the fight against censorship
Sep 22, 2025 7:28 am - Actor-activist George Takei’s next project is on behalf of a longtime passion — the right to read. The American Library Association announced Monday that the 88-year-old Takei will serve as honorary chair of Banned Books Week, which takes place Oct. 5-11.
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Christopher Nolan to lead Directors Guild of America
Sep 22, 2025 7:23 am - Christopher Nolan has been elected to lead the Directors Guild of America, the organization said late Saturday. The Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” filmmaker said in a statement that it is, “one of the greatest honors of my career.”
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After two big weekends, the North American box office takes a hit
Sep 21, 2025 1:48 pm - Neither a Jordan Peele-produced horror nor a Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell romantic drama were enough to continue the September hot streak at the movies. Overall ticket sales were down nearly 50% from last weekend, with the holdover champion “Demon Slayer” edging out the newcomer “Him” for first place.
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Windy City Bulls announce promotional schedule for 2025-26 season at Now ArenaSep 21, 2025 10:57 am - The Windy City Bulls, the Hoffman Estates-based NBA G League affiliate of the Chicago Bulls, has released its 2025-26 promotional schedule.
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Release party for Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ album is coming to AMC theaters
Sep 21, 2025 6:22 am - Taylor Swift is heading back to the big screen next month, and fans are already lining up for tickets. AMC Theatres announced on Friday that it will host a release party for Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” which is set to debut Oct. 3.
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Arlington Heights celebrates German heritage with food, dances and craftsSep 20, 2025 1:14 pm - Community members celebrated Arlington Heights’ German heritage Saturday with food, traditional Bavarian performances, dance, and live music from Die Kellerknaben during Oktoberfest at the Arlington Heights Historical Museum.
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The Biz Week That Was: A new vision for Hawthorn mall, maternity ward closing, and Bears stadium updatesSep 20, 2025 12:34 pm - ‘A substantially improved plan’: Second phase of Hawthorn mall transformation officially approved in Vernon Hills Changes allowing for what is described as an import...
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Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour resumes Sept. 28 at First CongregationalSep 19, 2025 10:20 pm - The Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour is returning for the 2025-26 season, featuring local organists and church musicians performing on historic pipe organs in the Elgin area.