Entertainment
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‘Nothing else like it in the area’: How local film buff got involved with, now leads AfterImage Film Festival in St. CharlesApr 12, 2024 4:30 am - Andrew Carlin of St. Charles shares how he got involved with – and now leads -- the AfterImage Film Festival in St. Charles, which opened Thursday and runs through Sunday, April 14.
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Max’s Mission, KidsMatter to show ‘My Sister Liv’ April 23Apr 11, 2024 9:22 pm - Max's Mission and KidsMatter invite the community to a special showing of the 2022 documentary “My Sister Liv” on Tuesday, April 23, at Metea Valley High School in Aurora...
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Alice Rohrwacher’s tombaroli tale ‘La Chimera’ is pure magic
Apr 11, 2024 12:53 pm - When we talk about “movie magic,” the first thing that comes to mind is often something like the bikes achieving liftoff in “E.T.” But it applies no less to Alice Rohrwacher’s wondrous “La Chimera,” a grubbily transcendent folk tale of a film that finds its enchantment buried in the ground.
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‘Food, Inc. 2’ revisits food system, sees reason for frustration and a little hope
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Wheaton French Market to spring up for the seasonApr 11, 2024 12:01 pm - Wheaton’s French Market will kick off its 33-week run this Saturday. The fresh-air market will set up shop under a downtown pavilion near Main Street and Liberty Drive. T...
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After years cooking in his backyard, man opens Legends Pizza in Carol StreamApr 11, 2024 12:00 pm - Once a service representative for Chicago Brick Oven, Chris Marston brought his work home with him. “At one point in time, we had five or six pizza ovens in our backyard,...
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OJ Simpson, fallen football star acquitted of murder in 'trial of the century,' dies at 76
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Hanover Township’s ninth annual 5K steps off on May 4Apr 11, 2024 10:04 am - Hanover Township’s ninth annual “Sprint 2 Spring” 5K run/walk will be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, at the Hanover Township Izaak Walton Youth Center, 899 Jay St., i...
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Marquee Entertainment & Hospitality Conference celebrates 40 years of House MusicApr 11, 2024 9:38 am - The week of June 24-27, 2024, the Marquee Show will be hosting its sixth annual conference at the Crowne Plaza Chicago Rosemont Hotel and Convention Center for professional DJs and wedding/special event professionals.
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Schwabe Group sponsors Sounds of Summer in downtown Arlington HeightsApr 11, 2024 9:23 am - The Schwabe Group Compass, based in downtown Arlington Heights, has renewed its commitment to serve as the primary sponsor for Sounds of Summer concert series for the 2024 season.