Entertainment
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Feder: 'Excited, nostalgic,' Carol Marin preps for final election nightNov 02, 2020 12:00 am - As she has done before every election, Carol Marin spent the weekend at her kitchen table poring over pertinent facts and figures as if she were cramming for a final exa...
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What TV viewers should know about following election night returns
Nov 01, 2020 10:00 pm - Whether it was CNN beaming holograms of its far-flung correspondents onto the set, or Dan Rather's folksy play-by-play ("This race is shakier than cafeteria Jello"), ele...
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Eighth Blackbird series continues with Rebecca Rego's 'Songs for Cleaning Women' Nov. 11Oct 31, 2020 11:00 pm - The new "Eighth Blackbird Presents: The Chicago Artists Workshop" livestream concert series continues with Rebecca Rego in a concert inspired by Lucia Berlin's book, "So...
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Hugh Laurie goes for bumpy political ride in PBS' 'Roadkill'
Oct 31, 2020 5:00 am - On screen, Hugh Laurie has been by turns irascible (“House”), villainous (“The Night Manager”) and a comedic delight (“Jeeves & Wooster”). In a conversation about his la...
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Invictus' livestreamed ''night, Mother' speaks to distressing timesOct 30, 2020 6:00 am - “'night, Mother” - ★ ★ ★ While far from ideal, a global pandemic that has limited public gatherings, restricted business operations, shuttered entertainment venues and i...
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Ron Onesti: A sock hop in the skyOct 30, 2020 6:00 am - It's hard to believe rock 'n' roll icon Dick Clark would have been 91 next month. Although he passed away eight years ago last April, his memory resonates with so many o...
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Spotlight: Matthew-Lee Erlbach helping to organize Be An #ArtsHeroOct 30, 2020 6:00 am - #ArtsHero Playwright/actor/filmmaker and Morton Grove native Matthew-Lee Erlbach (Steppenwolf Theatre's "The Doppelgänger," Showtime's "Masters of Sex") is among the or...
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Jim O'Donnell: A life of triumph - the improbable dream of Vaughn McClureOct 30, 2020 1:00 am - WHEN A YOUNG LAD from Conant High School in Hoffman Estates decided to pursue a longshot dream to become an acclaimed sports writer, there were no national headlines. Tw...
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Feder: Reporter Marie Saavedra comes home to CBS 2Oct 30, 2020 1:00 am - Marie Saavedra, who grew up in Evanston and began as an intern at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7, has returned home to join CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2 as a reporter, Robert Feder...
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St. Mark's Episcopal Church host Halloween organ concert Oct. 31Oct 29, 2020 11:00 pm - Glen Ellyn's St. Mark's Episcopal Church is hosting its third annual Halloween Organ Concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, online. It will feature some serious (and some ...