Entertainment
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Latin Grammy winner brings traditional Mexican flavors to Aurora with new restaurantFeb 27, 2025 2:20 pm - Latin Grammy Award-winner Memo Ibarra, lead singer of the music group Alacranes Musical, has opened a new business venture in his hometown Aurora.
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Mount Prospect will renew Prospect Avenue alfresco experienceFeb 27, 2025 1:50 pm - Last year, Mount Prospect launched an alfresco dining pilot on Prospect Avenue. This summer, the village, pleased with the results, will restart it.
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Roselle’s Kemmerling Park to get splash pad, major upgradesFeb 27, 2025 12:02 pm - Roselle Park District is detailing plans for a Kemmerling pool and park project that will include a new, “destination” splash pad.
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Three Embers Restaurant brings flavors of the theater with themed dining pop-upsFeb 27, 2025 7:38 am - Three Embers Restaurant is hosting a series of pop-up dining experiences themed after Marriott Theatre productions, starting with Joseph’s Dream Grill for "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.“
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Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, wife Betsy Arakawa were dead for some time, warrant shows
Feb 27, 2025 6:51 am - Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog were found dead in different rooms of their Santa Fe home and had apparently been dead for some time, according to investigators.
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‘My Dead Friend Zoe’ is a dark comedy about PTSD
Feb 27, 2025 5:30 am - Even for a film titled “My Dead Friend Zoe,” the opening scenes of Kyle Hausmann-Stokes’ movie have a startling rhythm.
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Mindy Kaling and Kate Hudson take on pro basketball in ‘Running Point’
Feb 26, 2025 10:45 pm - In Mindy Kaling’s new Netflix series, “Running Point,” Kate Hudson stars as Isla Gordon, the new president of a pro basketball team that’s been run by her family for years. Hudson’s character has to prove herself as a woman in a man’s world not only to her passed-over brothers, but also to players whose egos need checking.
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Barbie exhibit at Gail Borden library showcases evolution of iconic dollFeb 26, 2025 10:11 pm - Barbie exhibit at Gail Borden Public Library in March features hundreds of iconic dolls from 1979-1980s capturing cultural shifts. The month-long exhibit includes Barbie programs, dress-up, and more for all ages.
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‘Last Breath’ a gripping deep-sea rescue mission with Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu
Feb 26, 2025 8:51 pm - A routine deep-sea diving mission in the North Sea goes terribly wrong when a young diver is stranded some 300 feet below the surface in the new film “Last Breath.” It’s 40ish minutes of pure suspense and anxiety. But you’ll want to keep watching anyway.
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A Brutalistic battle: ‘Anora’ and ‘The Brutalist’ vie for top honors in tight, intense Oscars raceFeb 26, 2025 5:54 pm - Let’s start with the easiest category to predict when the 97th Academy Awards are announced starting at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 2. Zoe Saldaña in “Emilia Pérez” will easily smoke her competition for the Supporting Actress Oscar.