Entertainment
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Morton Arboretum 'Illumination' extends to Jan. 10Dec 18, 2020 12:00 am - There's more time for tiny tots to have "their eyes all aglow." The Morton Arboretum in Lisle is extending "Illumination: Tree Lights" through Sunday, Jan. 10. Tickets t...
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Netflix's Shea McGee on creating the house of your dreams
Dec 17, 2020 10:00 pm - Shea McGee is co-founder of Studio McGee and star of Netflix's “Dream Home Makeover.” She and husband Syd transformed Shea's small room of fabric samples and design smar...
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Widescreen: Another holiday tradition taken away by 2020Dec 17, 2020 5:00 am - Ten years ago this weekend, I spent Friday morning seeing "TRON: Legacy" twice - once just after midnight, once just before noon - both times sitting in the front row of...
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Live Christmas tree sales booming as homeowners look for holiday cheerDec 17, 2020 4:30 am - Not many industries seem positioned to rank 2020 among their best years ever, but early indications are that it could be in contention for sellers of live Christmas tree...
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Feder: WGN Radio names Steve Alexander to succeed Orion SamuelsonDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - When the legendary Orion Samuelson retires at the end of the month after 60 years at WGN 720-AM, he'll turn over the agribusiness beat to Steve Alexander, who's been a n...
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Christmas 2020: Suburban restaurants offer to-go packages this holidayDec 16, 2020 1:15 pm - Staying home for the holidays this year because of the pandemic but don't feel like cooking? Restaurants across the suburbs have Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinners ...
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Alvin Ailey's 'Revelations' has a place of honor in company's first virtual season
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Streaming theater this week: Chicago Shakes' 'Peter Pan,' Congo Square's comedy seriesDec 16, 2020 5:00 am - Family favorite Chicago Shakespeare Theater streams its 2018 production "Peter Pan - A Musical Adventure," directed and choreographed by Amber Mak, new works development...
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Jim O'Donnell: The secret of Jeannie Morris was no grand secret at allDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - THE ABSOLUTE ESSENCE of Jeannie Morris as a journalist was markedly ingenious: Charm and disarm. Whether it was Mike Ditka or Michael Jordan or one of the state of Illin...
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Feder: The Mix bids farewell to morning co-star Melissa McGurrenDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - Melissa McGurren, who rose from traffic reporter to full-fledged co-host of Eric Ferguson's top-rated morning show, is out after more than two decades at WTMX 101.9-FM, ...