Entertainment
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McHenry County Fair adds new racing, art and livestock events this year
Jul 28, 2025 10:43 am - The McHenry County Fair returns July 29 to Aug. 3 with new pavilions for food and Quad Racing as a new grandstand event.
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What to stream: Reneé Rapp, ‘The Phoenician Scheme,’ Elvis rarities, Anthony Mackie and Jason Momoa
Jul 28, 2025 6:00 am - Benicio Del Toro starring in Wes Anderson’s “The Phoenician Scheme” and Reneé Rapp's second studio album are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘A game changer for Camp Duncan’: Harry Potter experience to make Chicago-area debut in fallJul 27, 2025 9:00 pm - Anticipation is building but fans aren’t the only ones excited for the pending Midwest debut of “Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience” at YMCA Camp Duncan in Ingleside.
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Pop culture on display at Arlington Heights library’s FanConJul 27, 2025 8:08 pm - The Arlington Heights Memorial Library took a break from the usual quiet reading and study Sunday for a little raucous celebration of pop culture during its annual FanCon event.
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‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ scores Marvel’s first $100 million box office opening of 2025
Jul 27, 2025 6:35 pm - Marvel’s first family has finally found box office gold. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” the first film about the superheroes made under the guidance of Kevin Feige and the Walt Disney Co., earned $118 million in its first weekend in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97
Jul 27, 2025 6:23 pm - Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, has died. He was 97.
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Tractor rides, petting zoo, lumberjack show entertain visitors Saturday at the Lake County FairJul 26, 2025 5:38 pm - On an overcast Saturday with light rain, the Lake County Fairgrounds and Event Center was filled with families that still came out to the Lake County Fair to enjoy activities, vendors and performances.
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DuPage County Fair continues with Axe Women Loggers, farm animals and competitive eatingJul 25, 2025 8:34 pm - The DuPage County Fair is back in action and transporting suburbanites to summertime in farm country.
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Meet your local first responders at National Night Out eventsJul 25, 2025 3:17 pm - Towns across the suburbs are hosting National Night Out celebrations with family activities, food and emergency vehicle displays.
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Brothers at odds: Paramount Theatre delivers superbly acted revival of Sam Shepard’s classic ‘True West’Jul 25, 2025 11:48 am - Paramount Theatre’s “True West” feels less overtly menacing than other productions of the Sam Shepard classic, but director Jim Corti’s superb revival is every bit as engrossing.