Entertainment
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Algonquin’s Cucina Bella celebrates 20 years of serving up Italian family recipes
Jul 24, 2025 1:11 pm - For the past two decades, Cucina Bella has been bringing a piece of Italy to downtown Algonquin. On Thursday, the restaurant celebrated its 20th birthday.
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Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71
Jul 24, 2025 11:21 am - Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing, bicep-busting icon of professional wrestling who turned the sport into a massive business and stretched his cultural influence far beyond the ring, died Thursday in Florida at age 71.
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‘We make sure they leave happy’: Garden Berry Cafe starts new tradition at former Billy’s Pancake House in PalatineJul 24, 2025 11:16 am - With an expansive breakfast and lunch menu, Garden Berry Cafe plans to bring new life to the former location of Billy’s Pancake House in Palatine.
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‘Happy Gilmore’ became a cult comedy. 29 years later, Adam Sandler is swinging again
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Marcus Theatres debuts Sneak Peek Theatre at Addison CinemaJul 23, 2025 10:20 pm - Marcus Theatres is introducing a free, come-and-go-as-you-please auditorium called the Sneak Peek Theatre, showcasing a constantly rotating lineup of upcoming movie trailers, viral clips, behind-the-scenes features, and more surprises.
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Historian to portray suffragettes in ‘Women Who Dare’ at the Glen Ellyn History CenterJul 23, 2025 10:05 pm - Historian and actress Jessica Michna will present "Women Who Dare" at the Glen Ellyn History Center on Aug. 2, telling stories of women's suffrage leaders.
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Second annual Water Street Fine Art Fair draws artists and aficionados of all agesJul 23, 2025 9:24 pm - The annual Water Street Fine Art & Craft Fair entertained 1,800 visitors in Naperville with art, music, and chalk creations. Plainfield painter Don Ramey won Best in Show at the event planned again for 2026.
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Heat doesn’t stifle fun at the Lake County FairJul 23, 2025 6:12 pm - Despite the heat, crowds gathered Wednesday to get a taste of Americana with a long lineup of colorful and fun activities for the whole family at the Lake County Fair in Grayslake.
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The best is yet to come: East Dundee enlists community help for third muralJul 23, 2025 6:00 pm - Residents will gather on Saturday in East Dundee to help paint a new collaborative mural in the village's downtown. Six local artists spent the past week painting their contributions to the mural.
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Celebration of a life: Northlight’s emotional ‘Twisted Melodies’ salutes soul legend Donny HathawayJul 23, 2025 2:45 pm - Northlight Theatre presents “Twisted Melodies,” a solo show by actor/writer Kelvin Roston Jr. that celebrates the life of seminal soul singer/composer/arranger Donny Hathaway.