Entertainment
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Aurora considers loan for new grocery store on west sideJul 18, 2024 4:41 pm - Aurora may loan a local grocer $325,000 to open a store in a former Aldi on the west side.
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Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94
Jul 18, 2024 3:02 pm - LOS ANGELES — Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album,...
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North Aurora brewery set to release beer that won gold medal at World Beer CupJul 18, 2024 3:01 pm - North Aurora’s Brother Chimp Brewing will commemorate its recent gold medal in the 2024 World Beer Cup with a weekend celebration starting Friday, July 19.
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Lodi Tap House now taking orders for beer advent calendars
Jul 18, 2024 12:06 pm - Lodi Tap House in Maple Park is celebrating “Christmas in July” with the launch of its fifth annual Craft Beer Advent Calendar presale, available now until July 31.
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Special comedy brunch comes to the Prairie Center July 28Jul 18, 2024 9:09 am - Arguing that “you can’t laugh on an empty stomach,” the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts combines comedy with brunch at Sunday Stand-Up on Sunday, July 28.
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American who made social media threats against Taylor Swift detained ahead of German concert
Jul 18, 2024 8:36 am - BERLIN — An American man who made threats against Taylor Swift on social media was detained ahead of her first concert in the German city of Gelsenkirchen and will be kep...
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Finding love and followers atop urban heights in ‘Skywalkers: A Love Story’
Jul 18, 2024 5:30 am - The force is not strong in Netflix’s “Skywalkers: A Love Story,” a shallow “Man on Wire” for social media influencers about a pair of Russian daredevils who stealthily scale urban heights to attain the precious treasure of a much-liked Instagram post.
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‘National Anthem’ a coming-of-age exploration of what it means to find community
Jul 18, 2024 5:30 am - One way to make a love story interesting is by making it subversive or forbidden. Luke Gilford’s “National Anthem” sits within that tradition of films. But it also doesn’t.
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Wheaton Municipal Band explores ‘All the Earth and Air’ at July 18 concertJul 17, 2024 10:59 pm - On Thursday, July 18, the Wheaton Municipal Band will perform Tyler S. Grant’s “All the Earth and Air,” commissioned for Bruce Moss by the Bowling Green State University Band Alumni Society in recognition of his 30 years of dedicated leadership as director of bands.
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Bourbon Aristocracy will perform at Music on Maple July 26Jul 17, 2024 6:00 pm - The Lombard Historical Society welcomes the Bourbon Aristocracy to perform at the Music on Maple Concert series on Friday, July 26.