Entertainment
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Jim O'Donnell: Brickhouse, Caray and Swirsky among new list of America's Top 100 sportscastersDec 24, 2021 12:00 am - SPORTS BROADCAST JOURNAL is an engaging trade newsletter distributed every week. SBJ's publisher is David J. Halberstam - not to be confused with the late Pulitzer Prize...
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Feder: Looking back on the year in Chicago mediaDec 24, 2021 12:00 am - A remark by Mark Giangreco at the end of a sports segment on WLS-Channel 7 (“Cheryl can play the ditzy, combative interior decorator,” were his precise words) sounded di...
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New Philharmonic streaming New Year's Eve concert from College of DuPageDec 24, 2021 12:00 am - The New Philharmonic is offering online streaming options for its popular New Year's Eve Concert. Viewers at home can watch a virtual livestream of the 1:30 p.m. concert...
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Hey Nonny hitting pause on bistro after New Year's, postponing shows through Jan. 27Dec 23, 2021 4:00 pm - It's the most wonderful time of the year. But it's also a time to be safe. Out of an abundance of caution with an eye toward the recent spread of the omicron COVID-19 v...
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'Dishwasher Dreams' at Writers Theatre chronicles one family's pursuit of the American dreamDec 23, 2021 9:00 am - “Dishwasher Dreams” - ★ ★ ½ A celebration is underway at Writers Theatre that has nothing to do with the season. Rooted in perseverance and the pursuit of the American d...
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Holiday counterprogramming as you hunker down for ChristmasDec 23, 2021 5:00 am - If you're stuck at home (again) for the holiday and not particularly feeling the Christmas spirit, here are some counterprogramming choices for you this weekend: Bey...
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'A Journal for Jordan' is a tear-jerker from Denzel
Dec 23, 2021 5:00 am - “A Journal for Jordan” - ★ ★ Be sure to pack tissues before seeing “A Journal for Jordan” - and we don't just mean to keep the Omicron variant at bay. No, this Denzel W...
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Paul Thomas Anderson's sunny, shaggy 'Licorice Pizza' soaks up the '70s
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Now Arena to maintain higher pay through at least AugustDec 23, 2021 4:15 am - Pay increases that enabled the village-owned Now Arena in Hoffman Estates to overcome a scarcity of labor over the past four months have been extended beyond their Dec. ...
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Meteorologist Ginger Zee set for virtual Anderson's Bookshop eventDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - Ginger Zee, ABC-TV's chief meteorologist, will discuss her new book "A Little Closer to Home" in a virtual event copresented locally by Anderson's Bookshop at 7 p.m. Thu...