Entertainment
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Jack Black ends Tenacious D tour after bandmate’s Trump shooting commentJul 16, 2024 9:11 am - The comedy rock duo Tenacious D — made up of Jack Black and Kyle Gass — has canceled the rest of their tour after Gass’ remarks about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
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Book Review: The Knights of Camelot search for a new king in Lev Grossman’s ‘The Bright Sword’
Jul 16, 2024 7:16 am - A rudderless nation, lost in uncertainty, searches for its next commander in chief. Such is the uneasy world of Arthurian England in “The Bright Sword,” the new novel by Lev Grossman.
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Love singing? Voices Unlimited Chorus welcomes new membersJul 15, 2024 7:50 pm - Voices Unlimited Chorus is accepting new singers as they start up their fall rehearsal schedule in preparation for the Nov. 24 holiday concert.
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Best Bets: Dennis Quaid, ‘I Love the 90s Tour’ at RiverEdge, Voyage en France at CantignyJul 15, 2024 5:40 pm - Actor/songwriter Dennis Quaid performs in Chicago, 1990s hip-hop artists Vanilla Ice, Rob Base, Kid N Play and more headline Aurora’s RiverEdge Park, and Cantigny hosts Voyage en France.
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Festivals July 19-25: County fairs, Vernon Hills Days, Sugar Grove Corn Boil and moreJul 15, 2024 5:39 pm - Mark your calendars for the Kane County and Lake County Fairs, Algonquin Founders Days, the Sugar Grove Corn Boil and more happening this week.
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Annual Carol Stream dog show and festival returns for 7th year Aug. 4.Jul 15, 2024 5:02 pm - Central Bark-Carol Stream is hosting its seventh annual Charity Dog Show & Festival along with VetBros Pet Education Charitable Fund, on Sunday, Aug. 4. It will be 10 a.m...
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A winning time at Batavia’s Windmill City FestivalJul 15, 2024 2:59 pm - A few rainstorms didn’t entirely dampen the fun at Batavia’s annual Windmill City Festival.
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Kane County Fair returns with live music, rodeos and a demolition derby
Jul 15, 2024 12:32 pm - The 155th annual Kane County Fair returns with animals, carnival rides, fair food, demolition derbies, rodeos, music and more.
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Griff has opened for some of pop’s biggest stars. Now she has a debut album of her own to bring to Chicago
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Book Review: East Texas P.I. turns vigilante in funny and savage ‘Sugar on the Bones’Jul 15, 2024 10:21 am - In Joe R. Lansdale’s “Sugar on the Bones,” the quirky characters are well drawn, the prose is tight, the pace is furious, the surprises keep coming and the violent climax is nothing less than savage.