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Risé Jones remembered as Elgin’s ‘renaissance woman’

By Jim Davis, Special to the Daily Herald
Dec 17, 2024 9:14 am - Renaissance woman Risé Dawn Jones, 58, dies suddenly, a leaving a legacy of community leadership and youth arts programs in Elgin.
‘Dirty Dancing,’ ‘Beverly Hills Cop,’ ‘Up in Smoke’ among movies entering the National Film Registry

By ANDREW DALTON
Dec 17, 2024 7:10 am - Nobody puts baby in a corner, but they’re putting her in the National Film Registry. “Dirty Dancing,” along with another 1980s culture-changer, “Beverly Hills Cop,” are entering the Library of Congress’ registry.
Book Review: ‘The Rivals’ is Jane Pek’s fine new mystery novel of online dating, love and death

By KENDAL WEAVER
Dec 16, 2024 4:13 pm - Claudia Lin, an online dating detective in the age of AI, is hunting once again through a dark cybersphere of tech systems in “The Rivals,” the second novel in a new mystery series by Jane Pek.
Rock pioneer Brenda Lee shines in new documentary: ‘I just wanted to sing’

By MARK KENNEDY
Dec 16, 2024 2:53 pm - NEW YORK — Come and take a trip to the giddy birth of rock ‘n’ roll through the eyes of one of its pioneers — Brenda Lee. The “I'm Sorry” and “Rockin’ Around the Christm...
Kristen Bell set to return as host of Screen Actors Guild Awards next year

Dec 16, 2024 2:27 pm - Kristen Bell will return as host of next year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, streaming live on Netflix for a second consecutive year.
Fine Line opens exhibit reflecting on life’s impermanence

Submitted by Fine Line
Dec 16, 2024 12:24 pm - The Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles hosts new exhibition, "(r)evolutions", reflecting on mortality and the cyclical nature of time through digital artwork.
Join Fox Valley Orchestra’s 13th annual ‘Sing-Along Messiah’ Dec. 22

By Steve Burrichter, Fox Valley Orchestra
Dec 16, 2024 10:48 am - The Fox Valley Orchestra and Chorus is hosting its 13th annual community sing-along tradition of Handel’s “Messiah.”
Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians, dies at 73

By SHEIKH SAALIQ
Dec 16, 2024 7:10 am - Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, died on Sunday. He was 73.
What to stream: MrBeast jumps to TV, Little Big Town’s holiday special and Squid Game: Unleashed

Dec 16, 2024 6:00 am - The gripping Vatican-based thriller “Conclave” and Dwayne Johnson starring as Santa’s bodyguard in the movie “Red One” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Santa, friends coming to town courtesy of Rankin/Bass historian

Submitted by Kurt Begalka
Dec 16, 2024 1:02 am - Learn about the history of your favorite Rankin/Bass holiday specials, such as “The Year Without a Santa Claus,” when historian and author Rick Goldschmidt appears Thursday, Dec. 19, at the Des Plaines Public Library.

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