Entertainment
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Tivoli Theatre hosts 12 days of special movie screeningsDec 07, 2018 5:00 am - Ah yes, the age-old question: Is “Die Hard” a Christmas movie? The programmers at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove, are firmly in the “yes” camp. Th...
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Theater events: Cirque Dreams Holidaze dazzles, 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' perseveresDec 07, 2018 5:00 am - The Artistic Home presents “Miracle on 34th Street: A Radio Play” in a limited run beginning Saturday, Dec. 8, at 1376 W. Grand Ave., Chicago. The play is based on the ...
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Ron Onesti: The 'Dawn' of Tony OrlandoDec 07, 2018 5:00 am - Growing up in the "dawn" of the variety show era, one of my favorites had to be the "Sonny & Cher Show." Each week, watching the little Italian guy get picked on by the ...
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Feder: Sun-Times cuts Sneed column to Sundays onlyDec 07, 2018 12:00 am - Michael Sneed, whose gossip column has been a staple of the Sun-Times for 32 years, is reducing her workload, Robert Feder writes. Starting this weekend, her Page 4 col...
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Riverwalk Day Services celebrates 35 years and thanks the Naperville communityDec 06, 2018 10:00 pm - "Young at Heart!" What a fantastic gala theme to celebrate 35 years of serving adults who cannot be left alone. Their heartfelt memorial to Mayor Emeritus George Pradel,...
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'The Play That Goes Wrong' gets comic timing just right in Chicago debutDec 06, 2018 9:00 am - “The Play That Goes Wrong” - ★ ★ ★ Logic flies out the window when it comes to “The Play That Goes Wrong,” the international hit comedy making an uproarious touring deb...
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Movie review: Alfonso Cuaron crafts hypnotic film masterpiece with 'Roma'Dec 06, 2018 5:00 am - “Roma” - ★ ★ ★ ★ The phrase “world creation” gets thrown around casually and frequently in cinema, but few modern directors are better at fashioning a totally tran...
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Feder: WBBM radiothon keeps 'Good Neighbor' spirit aliveDec 06, 2018 12:00 am - Here's to you, Eddie: "Chicago Ed" Schwartz, the legendary overnight radio host who died in 2009, was known for the annual "Good Neighbor Food Drive" he started in 1982,...
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Palatine Children's Chorus presents 'Winter Dreams'Dec 05, 2018 10:00 pm - Palatine Children's Chorus presents "Winter Dreams" at 1 and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, 150 E. Wood St., in Palatine. The 1 p.m...
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Arlington Heights Community Concert Band presents holiday concertDec 05, 2018 10:00 pm - The Arlington Heights Community Concert Band will perform its holiday concert, "Candy Canes." Audiences who attend should know there is nothing traditional about this co...