Entertainment
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Hang out with Water Street Writers for a night of literature and communityJan 16, 2024 6:01 pm - On Sunday, Feb. 4, Water Street Writers will be featuring the talents of Heather Zenaty, Chris Gerrib, Vince Vieceli, and John Grenier in a night of literature and commun...
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Accomplished pianists to perform Jan. 21 at the St. Charles Public LibraryJan 16, 2024 4:41 pm - The St. Charles Public Library’s Sunday Concert Series continues on Sunday, Jan. 21, with a special performance by the EStrella Piano Duo. The duo, Elena Doubovitskaya a...
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How Mexico City influenced the icy Alaska mystery of HBO’s ‘True Detective: Night Country’Jan 16, 2024 4:32 pm - For filmmaker Issa López, the first question was where? “The moment I understood it was the Arctic, everything started falling into place,” the director of “True Detectiv...
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Music Review: Tour through Dire Straits’ live output with new box set spanning 1978-1992Jan 16, 2024 3:33 pm - Dire Straits may be best known for their No. 1 song “Money for Nothing” (think Sting singing “I want my MTV!”) that came from their chart-topping 1985 album “Brothers in ...
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Are divorce albums breaking new ground? Miley Cyrus, Kelly Clarkson, Kelsea Ballerini make the caseJan 16, 2024 3:29 pm - When the 2024 Grammy nominations were announced, one thing was immediately apparent: Women outpaced men in the major categories. The leading artists — superstars like SZA...
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Things to do Jan. 19-25: Disney on Ice, Winterfests, Branford Marsalis and moreJan 16, 2024 3:26 pm - Disney on Ice Presents “Magic in the Stars” brings beloved Disney characters to Rosemont’s Allstate Arena before moving to the United Center next week. This is just one o...
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At 40, the Sundance Film Festival celebrates its past and looks to the futureJan 16, 2024 12:08 pm - Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck remember the feeling of being the new kids at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2004, they’d come to Park City, Utah, armed with a short film “Gowa...
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Elton John achieves rare EGOT status with Emmy win for Dodger Stadium farewell concert specialJan 16, 2024 7:26 am - LOS ANGELES — Elton John has achieved EGOT status. The famed British singer-pianist won an Emmy Award on Monday night for best variety special (live) for “Elton John Live...
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Raising Cane’s opens in Algonquin, among several new businesses in town
Jan 16, 2024 7:13 am - Fast-food restaurant is one of many in new commercial development along Randall Road
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Quinta Brunson, Ayo Edebiri and Rhea Seehorn light up the Emmy Awards silver carpetJan 16, 2024 7:09 am - NEW YORK — Television's finest brought the silver carpet alive in color, vying with a sea of black, on Monday at the strike-delayed 75th Emmy Awards, including a 3D-molde...