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
Feb 14, 2024 8:00 am - Travis Kelce is already making moves in Hollywood. He has his first executive producer credit on a new film that will have its world premiere in March at the South by Southwest Film Festival.
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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
Feb 14, 2024 6:18 am - “Bob Marley: One Love” is a noble but uninspired attempt to capture some of the essence of Marley. But the power and complexity of the famous singer is still out of reach for the film, which takes a typical biopic framework.
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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...