Entertainment
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Best bets: Mariah Carey brings her 'Caution World Tour' to Chicago TheatreMar 10, 2019 7:31 am - Classical roots See classical musicians on the rise when the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra performs a concert titled "See the Wheat Fields?" at Elgin Community College'...
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The best audiobooks to get you to winter's endMar 10, 2019 7:24 am - Are you tired of this endless winter? Then try one of these audiobooks to help you get through the doldrums. Lauren Wilkinson's debut, "American Spy," is a moving family...
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Fate of Kate's pregnancy is center stage on 'This Is Us'Mar 10, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - “This Is Us” routinely brings viewers to tears. Next week, it's taking them to the theater. The hit NBC series will air an episode modeled on a one-act pla...
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'Game of Thrones' trailer has fans asking questions — and seeking answersMar 09, 2019 6:30 am - It's been a minute since we visited Westeros, but we'll all be riding our dragons back to the Seven Kingdoms on April 14, when the HBO show “Game of Thrones” returns for...
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With Luke Perry's death, the wayward 'Riverdale' loses its moral compassMar 09, 2019 6:29 am - After news broke of actor Luke Perry's untimely death on Monday, a common refrain rose among Gen Xers: "Can you believe there's an entire generation who won't remember h...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsMar 08, 2019 9:00 am - Don't let the cold get you down. Get out of the house this weekend and watch a St. Patrick's Day parade in East Dundee, Elmhurst or St. Charles, explore specialty cars a...
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Theater events: '2 Unfortunate 2 Travel' premieres at Prop Thtr; 'Sweat' previews at GoodmanMar 08, 2019 5:00 am - • Prop Thtr stages the world premiere of "2 Unfortunate 2 Travel," adapted and directed by Zach Weinberg from Thomas Nashe's 16th-century novel "The Unfortunate Travelle...
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Woah! 'The Matrix' is 20 years old, and it's on Elk Grove's big screenMar 08, 2019 5:00 am - The movie described rather crudely by 20-year-old Sean Stangland in the pages of the Daily Eastern News as "'T2' on crack" is about to turn 20 itself, which means I'm pr...
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Former suburban actor stars in Chicago debut of 'A Bronx Tale'Mar 08, 2019 5:00 am - Italian-American actor Robert Pieranunzi scoffed when he heard years ago that Chazz Palminteri's “A Bronx Tale” was going to be adapted into a musical. But now the form...
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Ron Onesti: 'American Bandstand,' a sock hop in the skyMar 08, 2019 5:00 am - As the seventh anniversary of the passing of rock 'n' roll icon Dick Clark comes upon us, a couple of questions come to mind: How many lives has this American legend tou...