Entertainment
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Hop to it: It’s not too late to make reservations for Easter brunchApr 15, 2025 11:12 am - The clock is ticking if you want to make reservations for brunch on Easter Sunday. Here are some options that still might have availability.
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Citadel Theatre to produce ‘A Jukebox for the Algonquin’ April 18 to May 18Apr 15, 2025 10:41 am - A summer job in a senior care center that he held back in his student days inspired Skokie-based playwright and actor Paul Stroili to write the comedy “A Jukebox for The Algonquin.”
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Theater spotlight: Citadel premieres ‘A Jukebox for the Algonquin’Apr 15, 2025 9:17 am - Seniors rally to get their senior center a jukebox in Citadel Theatre’s “A Jukebox for the Algonquin,” Shattered Globe presents a modern take on Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities,” and Goodman premieres the new comedy “Bust.”
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Lisle Heritage Society to host May 4 program on ‘Our Lady of the World’s Fair’Apr 14, 2025 9:53 pm - Lisle Heritage Society is hosting a talk on efforts by Robert Moses and Cardinal Spellman to display Michelangelo's Pietà at the 1964 World's Fair despite skepticism and challenges.
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Animatronic mayor to tell Rosemont’s story in new history museumApr 14, 2025 7:14 pm - Rosemont's history museum, set to open in 2026, will likely feature an animatronic likeness of late Mayor Donald E. Stephens, chronicling the town’s transformation from swamps to a business and entertainment hub.
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Things to do April 18-24: Cirque Italia, Easter events, Riverdance 30 and moreApr 14, 2025 4:57 pm - Mark your calendar for Cirque Italia, Easter events, “Alton Brown Live: Last Bite,” “The Addams Family,” Riverdance 30 “The New Generation” and more happening this week.
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Book Review: Mark Synnott heads ‘Into the Ice’ to chase the maritime mystery of Sir John Franklin
Apr 14, 2025 3:58 pm - Mark Synnott admits in the introduction to his new book that “it is out in the high and wild places in this world that I’ve always felt the closest to whoever it is that ...
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Book Review: ‘Golden Girls’ inspired ‘cozy mystery’ is no comedy, but still a nostalgic nugget
Apr 14, 2025 3:43 pm - After 40 years, people of all ages are still thanking the Golden Girls for being their friend. So, a whodunit read — “Murder By Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery” — doesn’t seem like a far-fetched tie-in.
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Italian beef for breakfast? Portillo’s offering morning menu at select locations through summerApr 14, 2025 2:07 pm - Starting Tuesday, April 15, five Portillo’s locations will offer a limited-time breakfast menu for the summer with a lineup that includes breakfast sandwiches, a chocolate cake doughnut collaboration with Stan’s Donuts and, of course, Italian beef.
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Leslie Odom Jr. to reprise his Tony-winning role in ‘Hamilton’ this fall
Apr 14, 2025 1:30 pm - Leslie Odom Jr., one of the original cast members of the mega-hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” is coming back for another shot, a role he says “gave me life.”