Entertainment
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Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer with an intimate style, dies at 88
Feb 24, 2025 9:54 am - Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recordings artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after, died Monday. She was 88.
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‘Conclave’ triumphs at SAG Awards and Timothée Chalamet wins best actor, upending Oscar predictions
Feb 24, 2025 7:01 am - The papal thriller “Conclave” won best ensemble and Timothée Chalamet took best actor at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, a pair of twists that added a few final wrinkles to an unusually unpredictable awards season.
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List of winners at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards
Feb 24, 2025 6:37 am - LOS ANGELES — Here’s a list of winners at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards, held Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. In addition to the winners below, Jane...
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What to stream: The Oscars, Kate Hudson in 'Running Point' and 'Nickel Boys'
Feb 24, 2025 6:00 am - The Oscars telecast hosted by Conan O’Brien and Kate Hudson playing a pro basketball team president in a new Netflix series called “Running Point” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘Captain America’ dives in second weekend, ‘The Monkey’ adds to Neon’s successes
Feb 23, 2025 12:46 pm - “Captain America: Brave New World” soared on opening weekend, but crash-landed in its second go-around with audiences.d
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‘Mary Poppins’ flying into Metropolis Performing Arts Centre featuring suburban child actorsFeb 22, 2025 8:14 am - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre is reimagining one of Disney’s most beloved children’s characters with “Mary Poppins — A Staged Concert,” a musical showcasing cross-gender castings, developing community and proving how many possibilities can fit in a certain nanny’s famous bag.
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Handmade tortillas and spit-grilled meats at new Arlington Heights taqueriaFeb 21, 2025 6:48 pm - Tijuana-style street tacos are the featured item at Thlaco Taco Tijuanense #2, opening soon in Arlington Heights.
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Jerry 'Ice Man' Butler, soul singer whose hits included 'Only the Strong Survive,' dies at 85
Feb 21, 2025 12:57 pm - Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as "For Your Precious Love," "Only the Strong Survive" and "Make It Easy On Yourself," has died at age 85.
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District 62 art show coming to Des Plaines Public LibraryFeb 21, 2025 12:54 pm - Enjoy the creations of young artists in March at the Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St.
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‘Universal Language’ needs to be seen to be believed
Feb 21, 2025 8:20 am - Matthew Rankin’s “Universal Language” takes place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but the culture is entirely Iranian. Farsi is the spoken tongue. It’s as if we’ve been knocked over the head and woken up in some snowy, Canadian version of an Abbas Kiarostami film.