Entertainment
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O'Donnell: Broadcast giant Dennis Swanson once again helping to boost Illini athleticsSep 13, 2019 1:00 am - AS A BROADCAST EXECUTIVE, Dennis Swanson has moved Olympics. Literally. He was also the critical accelerant in the rise of Oprah Winfrey. In Chicago, his masterwork was ...
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Felicity Huffman gets 14 days behind bars in college admissions scam
Sep 13, 2019 1:00 am - BOSTON - "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying $15,000 to rig her daughter's SAT scores in the college admiss...
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Over 15,000 people expected at ninth annual Day of the Immigrant in BolingbrookSep 12, 2019 11:00 pm - The Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project will hold its ninth annual "Day of the Immigrant" on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Bolingbrook Performing Arts Center. Growing in ...
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Barrington Hills Hosts its 7th Annual The Hills Are Alive Fall Festival Sept. 29thSep 12, 2019 11:00 pm - The Village of Barrington Hills is hosting its 7th Annual The Hills Are Alive Fall Festival on Sunday, September 29th - rain or shine - at the Barrington Hills Park Dist...
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International Champ Teaches Free Singing Lessons October 1 to November 5Sep 12, 2019 11:00 pm - Dan Wessler is a music teacher at heart, but he is also the bass of an international Gold Medalist Quartet in the Barbershop Harmony Society. In addition, he directs th...
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's 'Holmes and Watson' is a thoroughly entertaining thrillerSep 12, 2019 9:00 am - “Holmes and Watson” - ★ ★ ★ If Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's “Holmes and Watson” leaves you dizzy, you're not alone. Exiting the McAninch Arts Center on opening night, an ...
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Lyric Opera names Enrique Mazzola as new music directorSep 12, 2019 1:00 am - Italian conductor Enrique Mazzola will be the next music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago starting with the 2021-22 season. The Lyric announced Thursday that Mazzo...
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Feder: Ryan Baker shifts to morning news anchor at CBS 2Sep 12, 2019 1:00 am - The train wreck known as WBBM-Channel 2's morning newscast is about to add a familiar face, Robert Feder writes. Ryan Baker, longtime sports anchor at the CBS-owned sta...
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'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' comes to ECC Arts Center this fallSep 11, 2019 11:00 pm - For 31 years, Children's Theatre of Elgin/Fox Valley Theatre Company has presented dynamic and affordable family-oriented entertainment. The two troupes' productions ar...
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Three Brothers Theatre ,Waukegan, IL - 'A Night for the Stars' Fundraiser for SKiNFolKSep 11, 2019 11:00 pm - In conjunction with Jillian Walker and The Bushwick Starr "A Night for the Arts" will be held Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 4:30pm to raise awareness and funds for the w...