Entertainment
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Celine Dion set to perform in Paris two years after triumphant Olympics appearance
Mar 25, 2026 10:16 am - Near, far, wherever she is … Celine Dion is heading back to Paris.
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Dining out: Get a hot dog for $1 at Portillo’sMar 25, 2026 10:11 am - Portillo’s is celebrating baseball’s opening weekend with hot dogs for a buck for Perks members through Sunday. Also, Fry the Coop is honoring National Hot Chicken Day Monday and suburban restaurants are ready with Passover and Easter specials.
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Stephen Colbert and son will co-write a ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie
Mar 25, 2026 9:04 am - Stephen Colbert, famous devotee to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, is co-writing a “Lord of the Rings” movie with his son.
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Concerts March 27 to April 2: Buddy Mondlock, Romeo Santos and Prince Royce and moreMar 25, 2026 8:42 am - Upcoming concerts include Buddy Mondlock at Hey Nonny, “One Night of Queen” at the McAninch Arts Center’s Belushi Performance Hall, Romeo Santos and Prince Royce at Allstate Arena and more.
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Savannah Guthrie in NBC News interview appeals for help finding her missing mother
Mar 25, 2026 7:54 am - A tearful Savannah Guthrie, in her first interview since her 84-year-old mother was apparently abducted from her Arizona home, said that “someone needs to do the right thing” and come forward with information to help the investigation.
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Lenten Concert Series concludes with KAIA String Quartet March 29Mar 24, 2026 10:38 pm - The third and final concert in First Congregational Church’s 2026 Lenten Series will present the KAIA String Quartet on Sunday, March 29.
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Broadway star in concert: Evanston’s Jessie Mueller shares songs, stories at Schaumburg’s Prairie CenterMar 24, 2026 4:53 pm - Tony Award winner and Evanston native Jessie Mueller returns to the Northwest suburbs to perform Saturday, April 18, at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg.
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Spotlight: Goodman revives August Wilson’s ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’Mar 24, 2026 2:54 pm - Goodman Theatre stages a revival of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and TheatreWorksUSA brings the family-friendly “The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System” to the McAninch Arts Center.
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Now a true pop star, Miley Cyrus returns to her ‘Hannah Montana’ roots to fete anniversary special
Mar 24, 2026 2:48 pm - Sporting that “Hannah Montana” blond hair and bangs, Miley Cyrus went back to her roots — celebrating 20 years of the TV show that launched the career of a real-life pop star.
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Jury finds that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted woman in 1972 and awards her nearly $60 million
Mar 24, 2026 8:01 am - A civil jury in California found Monday that Bill Cosby was liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972 and awarded her $59.25 million.