Entertainment
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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.”
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Historical society offers tour of train museum, Wright farmhouseApr 14, 2025 1:17 pm - Join the Mount Prospect Historical Society on Saturday, May 3, for a day-long bus trip including the Illinois Railway Museum in Union and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Muirhead Farmhouse in Hampshire.
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What to stream: Jude Law as a fed, a ‘Law & Order’ reunion and David Oyelowo in an oddball comedy
Apr 14, 2025 5:30 am - Jude Law playing an FBI agent in the movie “The Order” and Mariska Hargitay reuniting with her old partner, Detective Elliot Stabler, on “Law and Order: Organized Crime” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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From mayor to musician? Hayes made honorary member of Arlington Heights bandApr 13, 2025 5:58 pm - Over his nearly 12 years as mayor, Tom Hayes has been an ardent supporter of the Arlington Heights Community Concert Band — attending nearly all its concerts, addressing ...
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‘A Minecraft Movie’ stomps to $80.6 million in second weekend
Apr 13, 2025 4:02 pm - After just two weeks in theaters, “A Minecraft Movie” is already the highest grossing Hollywood release of 2025.