Entertainment
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Spotlight: ‘Disney’s Frozen’ commences 12-week run at Aurora’s Paramount TheatreOct 21, 2024 5:33 pm - Aurora’s Paramount Theatre presents the Midwest regional premiere of “Frozen,” the musical adapted from the hit animated film from 2013.
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After decades in comedy, Tim Heidecker is ready to get serious about music
Oct 21, 2024 3:42 pm - Best known for his absurdist comedy and creative partnership with Eric Wareheim, Tim Heidecker has leaned more into songwriting in recent years. Tim Heidecker & The Very Good Band’s “Slipping Away Tour 2025” is coming to Chicago’s Thalia Hall Jan. 31.
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Facing 7 more lawsuits, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs protests a ‘fresh wave of publicity’Oct 21, 2024 2:59 pm - Seven new lawsuits have been filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs, including one alleging the rape of a 13-year-old girl. They come as his lawyers tried again Monday to get him freed on bail, and complained that a “fresh wave of publicity” is endangering his right to a fair criminal trial.
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Cate Blanchett wants you to laugh at politics in ‘Rumours’Oct 21, 2024 2:52 pm - You’d be hard pressed to find a film weirder than “Rumours.” The biting commentary on the emptiness of political statements and the performances politicians put on starts off as a straight political satire focusing on the G7 world leaders, but then slips into a world of slow-yet-terrifying zombies and more.
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Downtown Arlington Heights celebrates Halloween Oct. 26Oct 21, 2024 2:24 pm - Downtown Arlington Heights will host all the ghouls and goblins from the Northwest suburbs on Saturday, Oct. 26, when The Downtown Arlington Heights Business Association hosts a full-day Halloween spectacular.
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Mount Prospect Community Band Fall Concert Nov. 10Oct 21, 2024 2:18 pm - The Mount Prospect Park District proudly presents the Mount Prospect Community Band in its fall concert,“ In the Presence of Heroes: A Military Tribute” at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10.
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‘It just felt right’: The Graceful Ordinary owners look to build on success with new restaurant in AuroraOct 21, 2024 1:14 pm - The owners of The Graceful Ordinary are planning a spring opening for Vicolo, their new Italian-themed eatery, in downtown Aurora.
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Book review: 70-year-old psychiatrist takes to the road in Anna Montague’s beguiling new novel
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Best Bets: Rosemont welcomes ‘Battlestar Galactica’ fansOct 21, 2024 12:39 pm - The Salute to Battlestar Galactica event fetes 20 years of the TV show in Rosemont, the Cleve Carney Museum of Art debuts a new exhibition devoted to classic arcade games, and Rosemont’s Parkway Bank Park hosts a Crawl-o-ween Bar Crawl.
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Book Review: Richard Chizmar tells a creepy occult tale in ‘Memorials’