Entertainment
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St. Charles church singer leaves legacy of heavenly voiceJun 06, 2025 5:00 am - She had the voice of an angel. Marilyn Weinlader, music director at St. Patrick Church in St. Charles, touched thousands through her Heaven-sent gift of music.
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Free summer concerts to feature Elgin Symphony Orchestra musiciansJun 06, 2025 12:07 am - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra is offering free outdoor summer concerts in Elgin, Barrington, and Hoffman Estates featuring ESO musicians. Concerts include brass and percussion performances for Juneteenth, July 2, and more.
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Cream of the crop: Cream of Wheaton kicks off summer funJun 05, 2025 8:44 pm - The Cream of Wheaton is in full swing in Memorial Park and downtown.
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Shaq, Iverson team up to revive Reebok from obscurity in the Netflix docuseries ‘Power Moves’
Jun 05, 2025 4:39 pm - Shaquille O’Neal and Allen Iverson once clashed on the court in the 2001 NBA Finals, but now the basketball legends are joining forces to revive the Reebok brand they helped make iconic, which is documented in the Netflix series “Power Moves.”
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‘Stick’ is one more Apple TV+ comedy about sad dudes
Jun 05, 2025 3:13 pm - If you crossed “Ted Lasso” with Woody Harrelson’s 1996 movie “Kingpin,” swapped in Owen Wilson and made the sport golf, you would probably get something like “Stick,” the 10-episode Apple TV+ comedy about a washed-up pro golfer trying to heal his psychic wounds by helping a teen prodigy live up to his potential.
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New performing arts venue in downtown Elgin aims to be ‘cornerstone’ of regional arts sceneJun 05, 2025 3:12 pm - The newly opened Lodge Performing Arts Center in downtown Elgin will serve as a home for two Schaumburg-based theater groups and be available for other groups to rent for performances throughout the year.
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What to watch for at the Tony Awards, Broadway’s biggest night
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Arrest made in theft of instruments stolen from the rock band Heart
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Wes Anderson’s ‘Phoenician Scheme’ is as Wes Anderson as a Wes Anderson film can be
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Jaws dropping: Aussie shark thriller hooks us with scary bites, eye-rolling theatricsJun 05, 2025 10:35 am - The unapologetically lurid B-movie “Dangerous Animals” thrills and chills with sharply cut scenes of immersive suspense and wincing violence, accompanied by scarifying sound effects, a bludgeoning score, plus radiant visuals and classy camera compositions.