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Experience holiday family fun ‘Only in Oak Brook’ this season

By Susan Rose, Oak Brook Park District
Nov 29, 2024 7:37 pm - Get ready to enjoy warm hospitality at one of Oak Brook’s seven hotels, each offering an unique experience.
Retro rebrand under way at Palatine food, music, drink establishment

Submitted by Cynthia Wolf
Nov 29, 2024 5:16 pm - A rebrand is coming to Durty Nellie’s, and it’s pure retro. “Nellie’s is returning to its roots and bringing back old favorites — events, menu items, bands and more,” said Jim Dolezal, co-owner of the gastropub and concert hub at 180 N. Smith St., Palatine.
Our Saviour’s Lutheran in Naperville to host Christmas cantata Dec. 8

Submitted by Christine LaFave Grace
Nov 29, 2024 4:17 pm - Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Naperville will celebrate the season with a Christmas cantata on Sunday, Dec. 8.
Mickey Finn’s Brewery welcomes new head chef

By Shaw Local News Network
Nov 29, 2024 11:57 am - Mickey Finn’s Brewery has a new head chef. AJ McCloud brings more than 20 years of culinary experience, from top-tier restaurants to event dining on the Hollywood scene, according to a news release.
Yacht rock gets celebrated — smoothly, of course — in new documentary

By MARK KENNEDY
Nov 29, 2024 10:38 am - Time to relax on the couch and enjoy the smooth sounds of a wrongly mocked music genre: yacht rock. The late-’70s songs of Steely Dan, Michael McDonald and Christopher Cross take center stage Friday in the Max doc “Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary.”
Libertyville High grad making good on a sweet dream

By Mick Zawislak
Nov 29, 2024 10:30 am - While many spend a lifetime figuring out what they want to be when they grow up, Shane Wimmer knew from an early age that he wanted to make a career out of creating sweet treats.
To play Maria Callas, Angelina Jolie had to lean how to breathe again

By JAKE COYLE
Nov 29, 2024 9:01 am - Angelina Jolie never expected to hit all the notes. But finding the breath of Maria Callas was enough to bring things out of Jolie that she didn’t even know were in her. “The first few weeks were the hardest because my body had to open and I had to breathe again.”
How ‘Moana 2’ charted a course back to the big screen

By JAKE COYLE
Nov 27, 2024 7:24 pm - When you look at some of the numbers, it’s hard to believe “Moana 2” was ever going to be anything but a movie.
Holiday gift ideas for the movie lover, from bios and books to a status tote

By LINDSEY BAHR
Nov 27, 2024 6:55 pm - Stumped on what to buy for your cinephile friend this year? The Associated Press has gathered up some of the best items out there to keep any movie lover stylish and informed.
‘Dead Air’ tells history of night Orson Welles unleashed fake Martian invasion

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Nov 27, 2024 6:37 pm - Long before Donald Trump used the term “fake news,” Orson Welles mastered the art of actual fake news. Welles’ 1938 radio adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The War of the Worlds” is the focus of William Elliott Hazelgrove’s “Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified America.”

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