Entertainment
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Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are razor-sharp in art comedy ‘The Christophers’
Apr 10, 2026 9:49 am - “The Christophers” looks like an art heist movie at first. A couple of wannabe heirs (James Corden and Jessica Gunning) hire a restoration specialist (Michaela Coel) to finish a series of paintings by their famous father (Ian McKellen), who wants nothing to do with them or the uncompleted works that would surely command an astronomical price tag.
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Hawthorn Woods’ Bark in the Park offers fun for dogs and their ownersApr 10, 2026 8:59 am - The annual Bark in the Park will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 10, at Hawthorn Wood’s Community Park.
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Q&A: Activists, ‘sister-friends’ Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee channel their bond into a new book
Apr 10, 2026 8:34 am - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian peace activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, says she doesn’t pay much attention to celebrities. With one key exception: that time she first met Gloria Steinem. Together they recently wrote “Rise, Girl, Rise: Our Sister-Friend Journey. Together For All,” a picture book for kids.
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Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at 68
Apr 10, 2026 8:21 am - Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer. He was 68.
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Glen Ellyn Historical Society hosts Vintage and Antique MarketApr 09, 2026 10:08 pm - The annual Vintage Market Fundraiser for the Glen Ellyn Historical Society is scheduled for Thursday, April 30, through Saturday, May 2.
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‘Brewing soon’: Elk Grove Village lands one of first Dutch Bros Coffee shops in the suburbsApr 09, 2026 5:37 pm - Dutch Bros Coffee, a West Coast drive-through chain popular with young people, will open this fall at the corner of Biesterfield and Meacham roads in Elk Grove Village.
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Kara Swisher examines the science, tech and business of living longer in new CNN docuseries
Apr 09, 2026 3:59 pm - Journalist Kara Swisher begins her new, six-part CNN series about longevity and health in an interesting location — a cemetery. Swisher wades into the intersection of how health and tech can lengthen life for the series “Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever.”
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Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert and Ella Langley lead 2026 ACM Awards nominations dominated by womenApr 09, 2026 3:16 pm - Megan Moroney leads the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards with nine nominations. That includes a first-time nomination for the top prize of the night, entertainer of the year, as well as director and artist-songwriter of the year.
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Halle Bailey seeks romance in the hills in frothy ‘You, Me & Tuscany’
Apr 09, 2026 2:21 pm - Weightless luggage is a perfect metaphor for “You, Me & Tuscany,” directed by Kat Coiro, a movie as frothy and insubstantial as the foam on a nice cappuccino. It’s also about as believable as some of the woefully stereotypical Italian characters here.
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Candy Hall of Fame coming to Chicago next yearApr 09, 2026 12:57 pm - Candy Hall of Fame expected to open in summer 2027 on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile.