Entertainment
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Ron Onesti: Yes, I even have a Muhammad Ali storyJun 24, 2022 6:00 am - Although the boxing icon Cassius Clay, aka Muhammad Ali, lost his final bout with Parkinson's disease just about six years ago at the age of 74, his legacy still lives o...
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Spotlight: Felicia P. Fields celebrates the blues in Writers Theatre's premiereJun 24, 2022 6:00 am - Writers premiere Felicia P. Fields and director Ron OJ Parson, who last collaborated on Writers Theatre's revival of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," reunite for the world pr...
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Feder: CBS 2 to restore jumbotron, street-front studio overlooking Daley PlazaJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - It's been years since WBBM-Channel 2 dismantled the giant video screen outside its Loop studios overlooking Daley Plaza. But soon it will be back - bigger and better tha...
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Lisle Community Band hosts free summer concerts on ThursdaysJun 23, 2022 11:00 pm - The Lisle Community Band invites everyone to bring a lawn chair and enjoy an evening of music at the Lisle Park District Band Shell. A variety of marches, classical musi...
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Tuesdays in the Park are Back at Village GreenJun 23, 2022 11:00 pm - Grab your picnic blanket and get ready to head over to Village Green for Tuesdays in the Park! The popular outdoor event is back through July 26. Family entertainment s...
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Goodman's 'Life After' a beautifully composed, brilliantly sung examination of love, lossJun 23, 2022 11:45 am - “Life After” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Early in “Life After,” the eloquent chamber musical about a teenage girl confronting the sudden death of her father, 16-year-old Alice, her older ...
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Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann deliver a grand 'Elvis'
Jun 23, 2022 6:00 am - “Elvis” - ★ ★ ★ The brief life of Elvis Presley is not something that fits neatly into a conventional biopic formula, though many have tried. It was, perhaps, alwa...
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Supernatural 'Black Phone' dials up jump-scares in derivative child serial killer thrillerJun 23, 2022 6:00 am - “The Black Phone” - ★ ★ ½ Two young actors, Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw, deliver performances so immersive and realistically polished that they pick up a lot of t...
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Concerts in the park: Here's where you can see summer music in Northbrook, Glenview and DeerfieldJun 23, 2022 6:00 am - The temps hovered around 100 early Tuesday night, but that didn't keep the crowd from coming out to see The Student Body and interactive children's performer Rick Kelley...
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Chicago, West suburban artist Da$Htone drops weighty new album for release show FridayJun 23, 2022 6:00 am - Darien Pasulka's passion for writing started at a young age. Raised bouncing between separated parents in Chicago and River Forest, he said he found solace alone in the ...