Entertainment
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Where to watch the Final Four in the suburbs
Mar 25, 2026 10:25 am - The Final Four of the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments is almost here. With the Fighting Illini men’s team in the Final Four for the first time since 2005, Saturday’s game is huge. When it comes to watching the games, you need the perfect atmosphere: big screens, cold drinks and the electric energy of fellow fans cheering ILL.
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Back in sync: Everything you need to know about the new Netflix doc ‘BTS: The Return’
Mar 25, 2026 10:22 am - The mostly Korean language film “BTS: The Return,” debuting Friday, March 27, on Netflix, offers an intimate look at BTS’ journey to their latest album, “ARIRANG.” It also follows the seven member group — RM, Jin, Jimin, V, Suga, Jung Kook and j-hope — as they learned to reacclimate to their life in the fast lane, together again.
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Celine Dion set to perform in Paris two years after triumphant Olympics appearance
Mar 25, 2026 10:16 am - Near, far, wherever she is … Celine Dion is heading back to Paris.
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Dining out: Get a hot dog for $1 at Portillo’sMar 25, 2026 10:11 am - Portillo’s is celebrating baseball’s opening weekend with hot dogs for a buck for Perks members through Sunday. Also, Fry the Coop is honoring National Hot Chicken Day Monday and suburban restaurants are ready with Passover and Easter specials.
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Stephen Colbert and son will co-write a ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie
Mar 25, 2026 9:04 am - Stephen Colbert, famous devotee to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, is co-writing a “Lord of the Rings” movie with his son.
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Concerts March 27 to April 2: Buddy Mondlock, Romeo Santos and Prince Royce and moreMar 25, 2026 8:42 am - Upcoming concerts include Buddy Mondlock at Hey Nonny, “One Night of Queen” at the McAninch Arts Center’s Belushi Performance Hall, Romeo Santos and Prince Royce at Allstate Arena and more.
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Savannah Guthrie in NBC News interview appeals for help finding her missing mother
Mar 25, 2026 7:54 am - A tearful Savannah Guthrie, in her first interview since her 84-year-old mother was apparently abducted from her Arizona home, said that “someone needs to do the right thing” and come forward with information to help the investigation.
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Lenten Concert Series concludes with KAIA String Quartet March 29Mar 24, 2026 10:38 pm - The third and final concert in First Congregational Church’s 2026 Lenten Series will present the KAIA String Quartet on Sunday, March 29.
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Broadway star in concert: Evanston’s Jessie Mueller shares songs, stories at Schaumburg’s Prairie CenterMar 24, 2026 4:53 pm - Tony Award winner and Evanston native Jessie Mueller returns to the Northwest suburbs to perform Saturday, April 18, at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg.
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Spotlight: Goodman revives August Wilson’s ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’Mar 24, 2026 2:54 pm - Goodman Theatre stages a revival of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and TheatreWorksUSA brings the family-friendly “The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System” to the McAninch Arts Center.