Entertainment
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Book review: Thomas Mullen’s portrayal of a divided nation in 1943 draws parallels to today
Feb 27, 2024 7:08 am - Thomas Mullen’s “The Rumor Game” is a disturbing yarn about a divided, rumor-riddled nation that offers apt but unstated parallels to present-day America.
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All aboard! The Elgin Master Chorale takes students on a musical train rideFeb 26, 2024 5:01 pm - The Black American experience through music On the morning of Friday, Feb. 9, the Elgin Master Chorale Chamber Singers presented their annual free educational conce...
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FX reaches back over 400 years for its next ambitious series, adapting the hit novel ‘Shogun’
Feb 26, 2024 3:24 pm - When FX sent screenwriter Justin Marks a copy of James Clavell’s hit 1975 novel “Shogun” with the idea of turning it into a series, he initially couldn't put it down. Tha...
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Outback Steakhouse closes Mount Prospect locationFeb 26, 2024 3:19 pm - Outback Steakhouse has served its last meal after an eight-year run at Randhurst Village in Mount Prospect. But despite the restaurant’s closing, the shopping center is ...
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25th annual Princess Dance for dads and daughters coming up on Saturday, March 9Feb 26, 2024 11:39 am - Chicago and suburban-area girls, along with dads, uncles, grandpas and father figures, are invited to attend the 25th annual Princess Dance at Prospect High School, 801 W...
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What to stream this week: Adam Sandler is in space, ‘Elsbeth’ sleuths and Japan shines in ‘Shogun’
Feb 26, 2024 9:49 am - Adam Sandler playing an astronaut on a solo mission to the edge of the solar system in the sci-fi drama “Spaceman” and Disney+'s animated coming-of-age story “Iwaju” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘Oppenheimer’ keeps devouring awards with top prize at Producers Guild, with Oscars up next
Feb 26, 2024 7:47 am - With two weeks to go before the Oscars, “Oppenheimer” looks unstoppable. Director and producer Christopher Nolan’s tale of the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the birt...
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Smokin' good: Chefs open Humo Smokehouse in LombardFeb 26, 2024 5:30 am - With all their culinary cred, you might not expect to find Carolina Diaz and Cedric Harden this far from the world of tasting menus and pasta making. Diaz created works o...
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Writers Read to highlight the ‘Golden Age of Entertainment’ March 14Feb 26, 2024 12:17 am - College of DuPage English Professor Brian Brems and WDCB’s “Those Were the Days” host Steve Darnall will present “Writers Read Visits the Golden Age of Entertainment” on...
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Fine Line hosts Art Book Sale March 2Feb 25, 2024 10:55 pm - The Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles is holding a one-day used book sale on Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All the books in the sale will be art...