Entertainment
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Song-and-dance man Matt Crowle takes on crooked innkeeper Thénardier in 'Les Miserables'Feb 18, 2023 5:00 am - As a child, Chicago-area theater artist Matt Crowle wanted to be Mikhail Baryshnikov. One of his instructors had something else in mind. She thought he might enjoy tap....
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Wauconda horse makes big screen debut at short film festFeb 17, 2023 10:00 pm - Kodak Moment, a horse trained by Wendy Lani at Resolute Farm in Wauconda, will star in a romantic parody short film, "A Stable Holiday," which will screen at the Bensenv...
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Emmett's Brewing Co. hosts annual Adult Big Wheel Race on March 11Feb 17, 2023 10:00 pm - The sound of hollow plastic on pavement has become a rite of passage each spring in Dundee as more than 100 adults race for glory on children's plastic riding toys. 202...
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Ron Onesti: This Eagle soars as a soloFeb 17, 2023 5:00 am - All Eagles' music, including the solo projects of most band members, is some of the best-loved music in history. The band has sold more than 150 million albums and its G...
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'Marlowe,' with Liam Neeson, resurrects a vintage gumshoe
Feb 17, 2023 5:00 am - The richly hard-boiled terrain of detective Philip Marlowe has always been, to quote Raymond Chandler, "a nice neighborhood to have bad habits in." Chandler's Los Angele...
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Spotlight: Writers Theatre brings sweet love story 'Once' back to the stageFeb 17, 2023 5:00 am - Tuneful tale Writers Theatre revives "Once," the Tony Award-winning tuner adapted from the Oscar-winning film. It's about an Irish musician who gives up his career becau...
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Northern Illinois Food Bank announces 8th annual A Cup of Hope Fundraiser hosted by Executive Women's CouncilFeb 16, 2023 10:00 pm - Northern Illinois Food Bank and its Executive Women's Council announce that the eighth annual "A Cup of Hope" afternoon tea is back in person after two years of being vi...
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Clever, engaging documentary a cinematic Bond marketFeb 16, 2023 5:00 am - “The Other Fellow” - ★ ★ ★ This title, as most ardent James Bond fans know, comes from a historical moment in 1969's “On Her Majesty's Secret Service” when one-time 007...
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Friday Pilots Club returns to Chicago with two new singles, Lincoln Hall showFeb 16, 2023 5:00 am - In the chorus of Friday Pilots Club's newest single, "Life Support," lead vocalist Caleb Hiltunen emphatically declares: "I don't need your life support. No, not anymore...
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A Marvel villain comes into focus in 'Ant-Man 3'