Entertainment
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Music review: Green Day are once again political pop-punk ‘Saviors’ on new albumJan 23, 2024 4:04 pm - Twenty years ago, the Grammy Award-winning pop-punk trio Green Day released “American Idiot” — their ambitious rock opera, a treatise on a world power in decline written ...
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Chipotle with drive-through lane opens Friday in Rolling MeadowsJan 23, 2024 3:11 pm - Burrito lovers in Rolling Meadows can roll in to a new Chipotle Mexican Grill location Friday. The new restaurant at 1458 Golf Road is the concept’s first in Rolling Mea...
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Spotlight: Chicago Shakespeare Theater makes some ‘Illinoise’Jan 23, 2024 2:17 pm - Portrait of our state Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents “Illinoise,” a new musical based on a concept album by singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Ste...
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Dining out: Rogue’s Corner closing, plus charity dinners, Madonna cocktails and moreJan 23, 2024 1:52 pm - Stop by Rogue’s Corner in downtown Elgin one last time before the steampunk-themed pizza and sandwich restaurant closes Sunday, Jan. 28. Plus, SixtyFour - Wine Bar & Kitc...
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Mike & Joe to headline SALUTE, INC., annual Fundraising PartyJan 23, 2024 12:34 pm - Funds raised will benefit military veterans and families As they kick off their 21st year of meeting the temporary financial needs of military veterans and their families...
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Oakton College and Niles North High School Jazz Up the Night in a Musical Collaboration, Feb. 2Jan 23, 2024 11:08 am - Oakton College faculty and the Niles North High School Jazz Band perform together for the community Get ready for an unforgettable night of jazz as Oakton College's ...
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson gets rights to one of the most famous nicknames in entertainment, his ownJan 23, 2024 11:05 am - It is a name that has become almost synonymous with professional wrestling, but its bearer, Dwayne Johnson, has never legally owned “The Rock.” That will change under a n...
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Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestras to explore ‘Terra nostra’ at the March concertJan 23, 2024 11:00 am - For millennia, the complex and rich relationships between the natural world and humankind have captivated scholars, scientists, philosophers, and artists. Fruitful and fr...
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Things to do Jan. 26-Feb. 1: Charlie Berens, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party, Alpine Fest and moreJan 23, 2024 10:47 am - Make plans now for the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party at Now Arena, the Chicagoland Fishing, Travel and Outdoor Expo at the Schaumburg Convention Center, Charl...
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Greta Gerwig snubbed for best director and other Oscar nominations surprisesJan 23, 2024 10:43 am - Cue all the “did ‘Barbie’ direct itself” snark. But Greta Gerwig not being among the five best director nominees for this year’s Oscars is one of the biggest shocks in re...