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Things to do Dec. 27 to Jan. 2: Blue Man Group, New Year’s Eve, holiday light shows and more

By Luke Zurawski
Dec 23, 2024 1:30 pm - Mark your calendar for the final Blue Man Group shows in Chicago, the Harlem Globetrotters at Allstate Arena, New Year’s Eve events, holiday light shows and more happening this week.
Bob Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’ is electric in more ways than one

By MARK KENNEDY
Dec 23, 2024 12:08 pm - “A Complete Unknown” certainly lives up to its title. You are hardly closer to understanding the soul of Bob Dylan after watching more than two hours of this moody look at America’s most enigmatic troubadour.
Sinfonietta Bel Canto celebrates Holst's 150th anniversary at New Year’s concert

Submitted by Stephen Thurlow
Dec 23, 2024 12:05 pm - Sinfonietta Bel Canto is hosting a New Year's benefit concert featuring Strauss waltzes, vocal and instrumental solos, and other classics to celebrate the new year and raise funds.
Former Aurora hospital building reopens as café

Daily Herald report
Dec 23, 2024 11:41 am - The 136-year-old original Copley Hospital building in Aurora has reopened as a neighborhood eatery.
Book Review: Pip Drysdale’s new Hollywood thriller ‘The Close-Up’ weighs legacy against love

By DONNA EDWARDS
Dec 23, 2024 11:30 am - “The Close-Up” is Australian author Pip Drysdale’s fifth book. In this fictional world, it’s written as author Zoe’s overdue sophomore book, inspired by the things she sees and experiences now that she has access to celebrity life via an old flame who’s now an action star.
Best Bets: Kathy Griffin, Steve Cochran, Brent Morin among the comedians ringing in 2025

By Barbara Vitello
Dec 23, 2024 9:39 am - Comedians bid farewell to 2024 at suburban and Chicago venues while party-goers will converge at Navy Pier for a swanky New Year’s Eve bash at the Aon Grand Ballroom.
‘Squid Game’ returns looking for a win with season 2

By ALICIA RANCILIO
Dec 23, 2024 8:28 am - Stepping onto the set of “Squid Game” again, Lee Jong-jae felt like he had never left. Season two of the Netflix series debuting Thursday has already been nominated in the best drama series at the upcoming Golden Globe Awards.
Gravitea Boba expands to Batavia

By Hannah Soukup
Dec 23, 2024 7:18 am - Gravitea Boba’s new Batavia location at 2004 W. Wilson St. opened Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Batavia Chamber of Commerce.
Family bringing Hacienda Real restaurant to former Chili’s site in Vernon Hills

By Mick Zawislak
Dec 23, 2024 7:15 am - Hacienda Real, a family-owned Mexican-themed restaurant with locations in Geneva and Yorkville, plans to open this spring in the former Chili’s Grill and Bar in Vernon Hills.
‘Sonic 3’ bests ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ at the box office

By JAKE COYLE
Dec 23, 2024 6:50 am - In the holiday season battle of big-budget family movies, Paramount Pictures’ “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” sped past the Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” to take the top spot at the box office ahead of the lucrative Christmas corridor in theaters.

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