Entertainment
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Rust-Oleum’s public yard sale to benefit Lake County Veterans and Family ServicesAug 25, 2025 5:17 pm - Rust-Oluem Corp. is hosting a public yard sale featuring many transformed furniture pieces from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27 at the company’s development center parking lot, 102 E. Hawthorn Pkwy, Vernon Hills.
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Book Review: Wife digs into husband’s past and finds unsettling things in ‘I Become Her’
Aug 25, 2025 4:59 pm - Imogene is returning from a restaurant bathroom break when she sees her new husband, Lev, sitting at their table and appearing to flirt with a beautiful waitress. Is he? So begins “I Become Her,” the latest psychological thriller by veteran author Joe Hart.
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Book Review: Icelandic detective stars in ‘The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer’
Aug 25, 2025 4:25 pm - Ragnar Jónasson is a devoted fan of puzzle mysteries and has given an Icelandic police detective the same obsession, so the young detective is thrilled to investigate the sudden disappearance of a best-selling crime novelist in “The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer.”
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Book Review: Elaine Hsieh Chou dazzles in short story collection ‘Where Are You Really From’
Aug 25, 2025 4:16 pm - Author Elaine Hsieh Chou dazzles with rich, highly original and sometimes shocking stories in her collection of fiction, “Where Are You Really From.” Chou wanders in and out of a kind of magic realism, exploring our capability for self-deception and cruelty.
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Lil Nas X pleads not guilty to attacking police officers as he walked naked on LA street
Aug 25, 2025 2:30 pm - Lil Nas X was charged Monday with four felonies after police say he charged at them when they confronted him for walking naked down a Los Angeles street last week.
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Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival features three days of music, a parade, and fireworksAug 25, 2025 12:43 pm - The annual Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival returns Aug. 29-31, featuring live music, carnival rides, a car show, food, a parade, fireworks, and more family fun.
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What to stream: ‘Thunderbolts*,’ Sabrina Carpenter, Eminem’s ‘Stans,’ Meghan bakes and ‘KPopped’
Aug 25, 2025 12:07 pm - Sabrina Carpenter’s seventh studio album, “Man’s Best Friend,” and Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*” starring Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Months after founder’s death, Butcher on the Block celebrates 25 years in Lake in the Hills
Aug 25, 2025 10:59 am - Butcher on the Block in Lake in the Hills recently celebrated its 25th anniversary and it was “exactly” what the late owner would have wanted, his family said.
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Parade, music, carnival highlight Buffalo Grove Days festivalAug 25, 2025 10:27 am - Buffalo Grove Days returns this week with plenty of ways to have fun, featuring live music, carnival rides, a parade, activities and contests.
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Pumpkin patches provide ultimate fall destinationsAug 25, 2025 6:49 am - If you’re in search of the perfect pumpkin (or pumpkins — why stop at just one?), you’re in for a treat at these suburban pumpkin patches, which offer way more than just pumpkin picking.