Entertainment
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Celebrity chef considering long vacant Fritzl’s restaurant in Lake Zurich for next ventureFeb 13, 2025 1:02 pm - Plans to convert a former favorite eatery on Route 12 in Lake Zurich to a firehouse-themed restaurant are off the table but a familiar name in town is considering a new idea.
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‘One Book, One Community’ finale Sunday in LincolnshireFeb 13, 2025 12:41 pm - Author Parini Shroff will her inspiration behind her novel “The Bandit Queens,” during the final event of this year’s One Book One Community program hosted by the Cook Memorial, Indian Trails, and Vernon Area library districts.
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Lake Villa Township then and now topic of fireside chatFeb 13, 2025 12:41 pm - Lake Villa Township Supervisor Dan Venturi will delve into community history during a fireside chat at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. The event presented by the Lake Villa His...
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‘You’ll be inspired’: Harper College’s Black History Month events aim to educate, spark curiosityFeb 13, 2025 12:33 pm - Black history touches every aspect of American history, culture and society. In celebration of Black History Month, Harper College in Palatine will present a wide range of events this February.
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A deftly choreographed nightmare unspools in Norwegian film ‘Armand’
Feb 13, 2025 11:52 am - A mother is called to her child’s school for an urgent meeting with his teachers in the Norwegian film “Armand,” a riff on a claustrophobic courtroom thriller set in a primary school classroom. While unsettling, it’s never not compelling.
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‘Paddington in Peru’ is buoyant and bright, and that’s enough
Feb 13, 2025 5:30 am - A through line in “Paddington in Peru” is the difference between the ties of family and of tribe, as Paddington, after learning that his Aunt Lucy has gone missing, goes on a jungle adventure with the Browns to search for her in his childhood stomping grounds.
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Marvel treads water with ‘Captain America: Brave New World’
Feb 13, 2025 5:15 am - One way to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year is with “Captain America: Brave New World,” a highly processed, empty calorie, regret-later candy of a movie.
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Learn about pioneering cryptanalyst’s life and local ties at Batavia’s Books Between BitesFeb 12, 2025 9:33 pm - On Thursday, Feb. 20, the next Batavia Books Between Bites tells of codebreaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman, who broke Nazi codes in World War II.
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Federal appeals court upholds singer R. Kelly’s convictions and 30-year prison term
Feb 12, 2025 9:18 pm - R. Kelly’s racketeering and sex trafficking convictions, along with a 30-year prison sentence, were upheld Wednesday by a federal appeals court that concluded the singer exploited his fame for over a quarter century to sexually abuse girls and young women.
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Worth the wait: Lookingglass returns with delightful ‘Circus Quixote’Feb 12, 2025 6:49 pm - A hearty welcome back to Lookingglass Theatre Company, which returns after a 19-month hiatus with “Circus Quixote,” a thoroughly entertaining adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes’ adventure tale “Don Quixote.”