Entertainment
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Palatine grandfather publishes children’s bookDec 17, 2025 11:48 am - Longtime Palatine resident Bill Pohlman has completed his new children’s book, “The Fox in the Yard,” inspired by the stories he used to tell his daughter at bedtime.
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Schaumburg to celebrate village’s 70th anniversary throughout 2026Dec 17, 2025 11:35 am - Though the village of Schaumburg’s 70th birthday will be on March 7, celebrations of this milestone are planned throughout the entirety of 2026.
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Book by Daily Herald’s Jim Slusher wins Chicago Writers Association awardDec 17, 2025 11:03 am - The Chicago Writers Association Wednesday named Jim Slusher’s collection of Daily Herald columns, “To Nudge the World,” as the Indie Nonfiction Book of the Year for 2025.
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‘Buck Rogers’ star Gil Gerard dies at 82
Dec 17, 2025 10:50 am - Gil Gerard, who played television’s hunky sci-fi hero William “Buck” Rogers soon after the Star Wars franchise took hold in the late 1970s, has died. He was 82.
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Howard Stern’s new SiriusXM deal: How he plans to ‘have it all’
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Warner Bros asks investors to reject takeover bid from Paramount Skydance
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Three Aurora churches to partner in Steeple Walk to benefit food pantryDec 16, 2025 11:37 pm - Three Aurora churches - Wesley United Methodist, Our Savior Lutheran, and New England Congregational - will host their first Steeple Walk on Dec. 21.
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Huntley’s Shepherd of the Prairie hosts Christmas cantataDec 16, 2025 9:02 pm - Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley is hosting a "Sing to the Child a Christmas" cantata on Dec. 21, featuring combined choirs from Immanuel Lutheran Church and Shepherd of the Prairie.
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‘Sinners,’ ‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ advance in Oscars shortlists
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Texas songwriter Joe Ely dies at age 78