Entertainment
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‘Kinda Pregnant’ is kinda good
Feb 05, 2025 11:15 am - It’s still a special kind of feat when Amy Schumer, playing a baby-mad single woman who fakes a baby bump in “Kinda Pregnant” on Netflix, is so desperate to maintain the fiction that she shoves a roast turkey up her dress.
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‘We’re the heart sellers’: Effervescent performances animate Northlight’s poignant revivalFeb 05, 2025 9:46 am - Silence speaks volumes in Northlight’s charming revival of “The Heart Sellers,” featuring the ideally cast Aja Alcazar and Seoyoung Park as the endlessly likable strangers turned friends who give each other the support to thrive in their adopted homeland.
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2025 promises to be better year for restaurants and dinersFeb 05, 2025 9:36 am - The restaurant world was thrown into turmoil during COVID and then things got worse! Rapidly rising prices, food shortages, supply chain issues, severe lack of staff, lower sales, increased payroll — and all of that is just the tip of the COVID iceberg. However, after all this time the sun is beginning to shine.
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Lazy Dog restaurant set to open in Buffalo Grove in MarchFeb 05, 2025 9:28 am - Lazy Dog is looking to open in March at the corner of Lake-Cook and McHenry roads in the old IHOP location.
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Naperville’s Meson Sabika makes list of top romantic restaurants in AmericaFeb 04, 2025 5:16 pm - If you’re looking for a romantic dining destination, Mesón Sabika in Naperville was recently named one of the top 100 romantic restaurants in America by OpenTable.
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FireAid benefit concert raised more than $100 million so far
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Concerts Feb. 7-13: The Buckinghams, 2 Chainz and Jeezy, 10,000 Maniacs and moreFeb 04, 2025 9:54 am - Upcoming concerts this week include American Pop featuring The Grass Roots, The Buckinghams and The Box Tops; Benjamin Ingrosso; 2 Chainz and Jeezy; 10,000 Maniacs; Ivy Ford Band and more.
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She has arrived: Swedish indie folk singer Sarah Klang’s ‘Beautiful Woman’ is stunning
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7 Brew to open drive-through coffee stand near Rand and Dundee in PalatineFeb 04, 2025 8:52 am - 7 Brew Drive Thru Coffee, a national chain of coffee stands, will open a new one near Rand and Dundee roads in Palatine.
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Best Bets: Cocoa in Long Grove, wine in Wheaton and orchids at Chicago Botanic GardenFeb 04, 2025 8:38 am - Long Grove turns into a cocoa town, Wheaton welcomes wine and cheese enthusiasts, and the Chicago Botanic Garden debuts its annual orchid show this weekend.