Entertainment
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Lang Lang International Music Foundation and MYAC to host three concerts, from Naperville to Lake GenevaJul 24, 2024 3:04 pm - Midwest Young Artists Conservatory in Highwood recently announced the revival of its collaboration with the renowned Lang Lang International Music Foundation in 2024, following the COVID years.
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Meet Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss at next ‘Date With History’ on Aug. 1Jul 24, 2024 2:22 pm - “Date with History” series on Aug. 1 features two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Maraniss on his book, “They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967.”
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Veterans, service members invited to march in Gurnee Days ParadeJul 24, 2024 12:38 pm - Veterans, Gold and Blue Star Families and active duty service members are invited to march in the Gurnee Days Parade on Sunday, Aug. 11.
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is here to shake up the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Jul 24, 2024 12:31 pm - Shawn Levy is no novice when it comes to rumors around his projects. Years on "Stranger Things" taught him how to tune out the noise. Yet even he’s found himself astonished by the sheer volume of speculation around "Deadpool & Wolverine."
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Best Bets: Classic crooner Barry Manilow, classic rocker John Fogerty headline suburban showsJul 24, 2024 9:26 am - Barry Manilow brings his farewell tour to the Allstate Arena, rocker John Fogerty headlines RiverEdge Park, and classic car lovers can celebrate Christmas in July at the Volo Auto Museum.
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Dining out: Three new suburban restaurants, ‘Bachelorette’ viewing party and moreJul 24, 2024 9:22 am - Several new restaurants are opening soon in the suburbs, while others are offering promotions like viewing parties for “The Bachelorette,” Olympics promotions and discounted drinks.
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Dan Aykroyd revisits the Blues Brothers’ remarkable legacy in new Audible Original
Jul 24, 2024 8:50 am - The shades are on, the skinny tie is knotted and the fedora is perched just so — Dan Aykroyd is ready to look back, which he does in the Audible Original “Blues Brothers: The Arc of Gratitude.”
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In ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ the superhero movie finally accepts itself for what it is
Jul 24, 2024 8:49 am - It's no surprise that the long-anticipated "Deadpool and Wolverine" embraces its fourth wall-breaking self-awareness — even as it looks increasingly and more earnestly like the superhero movie blueprint it loves to exploit.
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The cost of a ‘free’ basket of chips at your favorite Mexican restaurantJul 24, 2024 8:43 am - I’m starting to lose patience with guests whose constant whining is that “prices are going up” and “I don’t get anything for free anymore.” These are guests I would like to talk to directly and find out where they are getting their free gas and where they are shopping at stores that still have 2019 prices.
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Algonquin Founders’ Days adds beer festival to lineup this yearJul 24, 2024 5:00 am - The 64th annual Algonquin Founders’ Days, which runs July 25-28, will be kicking off with the new Founders’ Beer Fest Thursday.