Entertainment
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The to-do list of Oscar nominee Delroy Lindo includes Othello and a memoir
Mar 05, 2026 1:08 pm - Delroy Lindo is feeling the love and planning for the future. The actor says that his Oscar nomination for “Sinners” has shown him how many people are thrilled for him. “That’s been truly monumental,” says the supporting actor nominee.
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Lou Malnati’s joins lineup of restaurants slated for Fox Haven Square in St. CharlesMar 05, 2026 12:34 pm - Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria will open its 61st Chicago-area restaurant in the new Fox Haven Square development in St. Charles this fall.
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Rachael Ray is harder to find but hardly slowing down
Mar 05, 2026 11:54 am - Rachael Ray isn’t sick. Her marriage is healthy, too. And yes, she’s still on TV. Welcome to Ray’s third act, the recipe for which is equal parts serendipity and returning to her hands-in-pans roots.
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Will cricket-focused eatery join Wheeling’s Restaurant Row?Mar 05, 2026 11:33 am - Plans for a proposed restaurant that would feature cricket simulators will be presented for a public hearing Wednesday in Wheeling.
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Pixar delivers with sweet, action-packed ‘Hoppers’
Mar 05, 2026 5:15 am - “Hoppers” might be built with familiar parts, but Pixar’s latest isn’t trying to hide its various influences. Instead, this buoyant, freewheeling adventure about a spirited 19-year-old environmental activist who infiltrates the animal world in the body of a robotic beaver wears its references for all to see.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride!’ is a Frankenstein riff with a pulse
Mar 05, 2026 5:15 am - Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” is a big, brash swing at a new “The Bride of Frankenstein” that struggles to cohere its many parts. But I’ll say this: It’s alive.
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Andretti Indoor Karting & Games in Schaumburg awaiting green flag to open TuesdayMar 04, 2026 6:35 pm - Anticipated for four years, only five days remain for Andretti Indoor Karting and Games to open its northernmost U.S. location in Schaumburg and anchor the first phase of a new entertainment district there.
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Steppenwolf announces season 51Mar 04, 2026 3:50 pm - Steppenwolf Theatre announced its 51st season consisting of four world or local premieres and the revival of a 21st-century American classic.
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Goodman Theatre’s ‘Oscar Wao’ just shy of wondrousMar 04, 2026 3:45 pm - Chicago native Lenin Izquierdo’s performance as the titular dreamer in Goodman Theatre’s “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” is one of the best things about the play adapted from Junot Díaz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a nerdy young man who loves unreservedly and inspires others to do the same.
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The Purple Pig brings ‘a taste of city dining to the suburbs’ with opening of Oak Brook locationMar 04, 2026 2:43 pm - The celebrated Chicago restaurant The Purple Pig, with Michelin and James Beard pedigrees, will make its much-anticipated suburban debut when it opens Friday in Oakbrook Center. “We are bringing a taste of city dining to the suburbs,” co-owner Marianna Bannos said.