Entertainment
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Chicago actress follows dad’s footsteps in more ways than oneFeb 14, 2024 2:17 pm - Actress Isabel Quintero is more like her late father, broadcaster Oscar Quintero, than even she realized. Like him, Quintero — currently appearing in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s young adults series “a home what howls (or the house what was ravine)” — initially pursued a career in broadcasting.
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Forging friendships: Franklin from ‘Peanuts’ gets to shine in new animated Apple TV+ special
Feb 14, 2024 10:18 am - The mild-mannered Franklin — the first Black character in the “Peanuts” comic strip — gets to shine in his own animated Apple TV+ special in a story about friendship premiering Friday, Feb. 16.
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Don’t be intimidated by the sommelier, wine is funFeb 14, 2024 10:15 am - “A lot of people think of sommeliers as stuffy, with the white cloth draped over their arm, trying to upsell you a $1,000 bottle of wine,” sommelier Marsha Wright said. “That’s not what it’s about. We like to have conversations, find out what you like. I make it fun.”
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Dining out: National Margarita Day is hereFeb 14, 2024 9:29 am - Today is National Margarita Day. Here are some of the local restaurants touting specials.
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Next stop Hollywood? Travis Kelce gets first producer credit on SXSW movie
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Restaurant featuring 100 draft beers advances for final approval as part of Hawthorn redevelopment in Vernon HillsFeb 14, 2024 6:38 am - Final details are being worked through as Yard House, which features 100 draft beers on tap, as part of the Hawthorn mall redevelopment in Vernon Hills is nearing official approval.
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Movie review: ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ doesn’t stir
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American Wind Band will be bringing the ‘Heat’ to Feb. 25 concertFeb 14, 2024 12:29 am - On Sunday, Feb. 25, the American Wind Band will put on some “Heat” at the 3 p.m. concert at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W. Brush Hill Road in Elmhurst. No tic...
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‘An institution’: Mount Prospect bakery is paczki central on Fat TuesdayFeb 13, 2024 4:38 pm - Eating the Polish pastries known as paczkis — commonly pronounced poonch-keys or ponch-keys — is a Fat Tuesday tradition before the fasting of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.
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After Hours Film Society to show Oscar-nominated short films Feb. 26Feb 13, 2024 3:13 pm - After Hours Film Society will present the 2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, at Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave. in Downers Grove. ShortsTV...