Entertainment
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Perry’s Steakhouse to open third Chicago-area location as part of Hawthorn mall redevelopment in Vernon HillsFeb 29, 2024 9:41 am - Texas-based Perry’s Steakhouse plans to open its third Chicago-area location April 15 as part of the ongoing Hawthorn mall redevelopment in Vernon Hills.
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Movie review: It’s lonely out in space for Adam Sandler in pensive sci-fi psychodrama ‘Spaceman’
Feb 29, 2024 6:59 am - When Adam Sandler, as moody Czech astronaut Jakub in Johan Renck's “Spaceman,” is asked during a broadcast to Earth if he's lonely, he answers in platitudes, but his eyes betray the truth. Yes, he is lonely. Very lonely.
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Spotlight: Lifeline Theatre adapts children’s fave ‘Skunk and Badger’Feb 29, 2024 6:24 am - The unlikely friendship between a skunk and a badger inspired Lifeline Theatre’s family-friendly premiere “Skunk and Badger,” beginning performances this week along with Goodman Theatre’s Chicago premiere of Margaret Atwood’s “The Penelopiad.”
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Ron Onesti: Our salute to African American Heritage Month ... Arcada style!Feb 28, 2024 7:23 pm - As the celebrated African American Heritage Month of February comes to a close, I thought I would touch on some of the legends from that community I have been blessed to work with over the years.
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Parking woes could doom planned Durty Nellie’s redevelopmentFeb 28, 2024 6:48 pm - The clock is ticking on a proposed mixed-use development in downtown Palatine anchored by a re-imagined Durty Nellie’s pub, and time soon could run out because of unresol...
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New comedy series ‘The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin’ stands and delivers
Feb 28, 2024 5:58 pm - Noel Fielding trades pastry for pistols in the new Apple TV+ series “The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin,” a swashbuckling romp that’s miles from the genteel tent of “The Great British Bake Off.”
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Ryan Gosling, Billie Eilish, Jon Batiste set to perform at the Oscars
Feb 28, 2024 4:57 pm - The Oscars just got an infusion of Kenergy. Ryan Gosling will sing the pop power ballad “I’m Just Ken” at the show Sunday, March 10.
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Humorously morose comedian Richard Lewis, who recently starred on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' dies at 76
Feb 28, 2024 3:15 pm - Richard Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, leading to his nickname “The Prince of Pain,” has died. He was 76.
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Adventure of a lifetime: ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ tour brings 8-year-old Naperville actress homeFeb 28, 2024 3:14 pm - “An adventure,” that’s how 8-year-old Naperville actress Emerson Mae Chan describes being on the national tour of the musical “Mrs. Doubtfire.” The only downside? She can’t take along her Squishmallow collection.
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Talented teens take center stage in U-46 TalentFest at The Hemmens in ElginFeb 28, 2024 1:13 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46's talented high schoolers will get to showcase their skills at the 13th annual TalentFest at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, on the main stage at The Hemmens, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin.