Entertainment
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Boogie down as Naper Nights kicks off summer concert series June 14-15Jun 11, 2024 3:18 pm - Naper Settlement kicks off annual Naper Nights Community Concert Series on June 14-15.
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New art exhibit at Des Plaines libraryJun 11, 2024 2:31 pm - The Des Plaines Public Library has launched an exhibition of pieces by Rhonda Popko, president of the Des Plaines Art Guild. The artwork is on display on the third floor ...
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Andrew McCarthy hunts the ‘Brat Pack’ blowback in the documentary ‘Brats’
Jun 11, 2024 2:26 pm - During the Reagan administration, rising star Andrew McCarthy was lumped into a group of young actors called the “Brat Pack.” Now, almost 40 years later, McCarthy hit the road to star in and direct his new Hulu documentary, “Brats,” trying to get a handle on the label.
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‘Tuesday’ flips the bird to Death in boldly visual work of magical surrealismJun 11, 2024 2:24 pm - This insanely quirky, deliciously dark venture into magical surrealism doesn’t exactly celebrate death, but testifies to its necessary and purposeful existence. “Tuesday” accomplishes this by focusing on a terminally ill teenager named Tuesday (Lola Petticrew) and the extreme measures her mother Zora (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) takes to clip Death’s wings.
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Country rock band Ginger Road at Izaak Walton Reserve on June 20Jun 11, 2024 2:24 pm - Hanover Township’s free Summer Concert Series will kick off on Thursday, June 20, at the Izaak Walton Reserve outdoor amphitheater, 899 Jay St., Elgin with a performance by Ginger Road at 7 p.m.
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New Tradition Chorus takes a staycationJun 11, 2024 2:07 pm - This summer, the New Tradition Chorus is hitting all the right notes as it gears up for a series of six performances across the local area.
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Real-life brothers-in-law Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard play adversaries in ‘Presumed Innocent’
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Oprah Winfrey picks David Wroblewski’s ‘Familiaris’ for her book club
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Concerts this week: Lita Ford, Wilco, Janet Jackson, Pixies and moreJun 11, 2024 11:07 am - Lita Ford, Tommy James and The Shondells, Janet Jackson, the Pixies, Modest Mouse and more play shows in the suburbs and Chicago this week.
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Beach Bash set for Saturday at Diamond Lake Beach in MundeleinJun 11, 2024 10:56 am - The Mundelein Park & Recreation District’s Beach Bash returns from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Diamond Lake Beach, 1016 Diamond Lake Road. The event includes...