Entertainment
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Taco restaurant to open in Wheaton, from the family behind a toda madreApr 23, 2024 1:22 pm - The Bien Trucha restaurant group is developing an entirely new concept in downtown Wheaton. “This is going to be our first fast-casual restaurant,” Julio Cano said. “We've been planning this since before COVID.”
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Still rocking: After 4 decades in music and major vocal surgery, Jon Bon Jovi remains optimistic
Apr 23, 2024 12:21 pm - This year has been a turning point for Jon Bon Jovi. In February, he performed for an audience for the first time since his major vocal surgery. The band's next album, “Forever,” hits stores June 7, and the four-part “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story" debuts Friday, April 26, on Hulu.
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Best Bets: Meet and greet fan favorites at C2E2 this weekendApr 23, 2024 12:13 pm - The pop culture convention C2E2, featuring film, TV and wrestling celebrities, comic artists, anime and video game creators takes over McCormick Place, and Chaka Khan and El DeBarge join Frankie Beverley for his farewell tour at the United Center.
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Theater spotlight: Buffalo Theatre Ensemble stages first world premiereApr 23, 2024 11:51 am - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble stages its first world premiere and “Death Becomes Her” begins its pre-Broadway run this week in Chicago-area theater.
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'Lady Churchill,' Winston's mother, to visit Mount Prospect Historical SocietyApr 23, 2024 11:44 am - Lynn Rymarz, a well-known and talented portrayer of historic women, will visit the Mount Prospect Historical Society’s historic Central Schoolhouse, 103 S. Maple St., at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, for a first-person presentation on the life of Lady Churchill.
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Book review: Emily Henry is still the modern-day rom-com queen with ‘Funny Story’
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New interactive sculpture commissioned for Mundelein parkApr 23, 2024 9:31 am - A large, interactive sculpture of an upturned, oversized hand is coming to Mundelein’s Courtland Commons park. The village board on Monday voted to hire Kentucky artist M...
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Drury Lane’s sparkling revival reminds us why we love ‘Guys and Dolls’Apr 23, 2024 7:59 am - Frank Loesser’s marvelous score, Abe Burrows’ witty book and director/choreographer Dan Knechtges’ first-rate cast make for a stellar “Guys and Dolls” revival at Drury Lane Theatre.
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‘They’re putting us out of business’: Elk Grove pizzeria’s days are numbered amid lease dispute with villageApr 23, 2024 6:00 am - Munchies Pizza in Elk Grove Village is in a lease dispute with village officials who plan to demolish the building by fall.
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Drummer Carl Allen joins DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble May 2Apr 22, 2024 10:36 pm - The DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble will perform its spring concert, “The Heart of the Groove,” with renowned jazz drummer Carl Allen Allen, an accomplished musician, ha...