Entertainment
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Remembering Route 66 at the Glen Ellyn History Center on May 31Apr 21, 2025 3:55 pm - The Glen Ellyn Historical Society welcomes historian and actress Leslie Goddard as she explores the history of Route 66, the iconic road that linked Chicago to Los Angeles from 1926 until its decommissioning in the mid-1980s.
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Music Review: Willie Nelson is ageless singing Rodney Crowell songs on ‘Oh What A Beautiful World’
Apr 21, 2025 2:10 pm - “Oh What A Beautiful World” is Willie Nelson’s latest album devoted to the songs of a specific songwriter, and in Rodney Crowell, he’s interpreting a kindred spirit.
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Book Review: How would Joan Didion feel about her therapy session notes being published as a book?
Apr 21, 2025 2:08 pm - Reading the newly released “Notes to John,” it’s hard not to wonder how the late author Joan Didion would feel about having her personal notes from a series of painful therapy sessions converted into a book after her death.
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The Oscars mandate voters watch all nominated movies
Apr 21, 2025 1:58 pm - The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Monday announced that members will from now on be required to watch all nominated films in each category to be eligible to vote in the final round of Oscar voting.
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‘Andor’ returns to Disney+ and takes ‘Star Wars’ to new and rebellious places
Apr 21, 2025 1:41 pm - “Andor” returns for its second season on Disney+ with a three-episode premiere Tuesday and the weight of the “Star Wars” galaxy seemingly on its shoulders.
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Kane County specialty courts participants use art to tell their stories
Apr 21, 2025 1:41 pm - The artwork of participants in Kane County’s four specialty courts filled the jury lounge at the Judicial Center in St. Charles last week, many pieces telling their lives’ journeys.
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Birding on the border: South Texas festival delivers special birds, experiencesApr 21, 2025 10:41 am - Jeff Reiter’s trip to the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival offered a chance to finally do some serious birding in Texas. Special birds were calling, some available nowhere else in the United States.
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Maine West’s spring play, ‘A Monster Calls,’ tackles loss, griefApr 21, 2025 10:37 am - Maine West High School’s spring production tackles grief and loss in a coming-of-age play about a boy forced to face his mother's illness.
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‘Sinners’ surges past ‘Minecraft’ to lead the box office
Apr 21, 2025 6:36 am - Brand names, not filmmakers or stars, are said to rule the box office these days. But Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” led by twin Michael B. Jordans, proved an exception to modern movie rules, launching with $45.6 million in ticket sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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What to Stream: ‘Andor,’ ‘Babygirl’ and new Wu Tang Clan and Willie Nelson music
Apr 21, 2025 5:30 am - The second season of the Star Wars series “Andor” and the streaming release of the Wu Tang Clan’s latest album are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.