Entertainment
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Sound check: Ivy Ford, Toronzo Cannon kick off Blues and Brews FridayJun 09, 2022 6:00 am - Blues and Brews For three nights, The Venue showcases some of what makes Chicago blues so hot with its annual outdoor Blues and Brews festival. Ivy Ford kicks off F...
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Adam Sandler basketball drama 'Hustle' has game
Jun 09, 2022 6:00 am - “Hustle” - ★ ★ ★ By now you'd think you know what you're getting with an Adam Sandler sports movie. “Happy Gilmore” and “The Waterboy” have conditioned us to expect sil...
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Reilly Downes balances a zest for life with introspective honesty on her country-influenced debut 'Spent'Jun 09, 2022 6:00 am - Reilly Downes came to Chicago for the musical theater, but she stayed for the music scene. This week, the solo artist, raised in the heart of Texas Hill Country, dr...
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Feder: Layoffs at iHeartMedia drive out ace traffic reporter Bart ShoreJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - For 25 years he's been the most familiar and authoritative voice of traffic on Chicago radio. But after delivering his last report Wednesday morning on iHeartMedia hip-h...
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Husband-and-wife Joffrey Ballet dancers to retire, take on teaching roles in Highland ParkJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - Just like elite athletes, ballet dancers face a physical time limit with their professional careers. Many dancers end up transitioning to teaching to share the wealth of...
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Spotlight: Chicago premiere of 'Life After' debuts at GoodmanJun 08, 2022 11:00 pm - All-star revival An ensemble made up of Chicago theater all-stars and an all-female creative team partner for Drury Lane Theatre's revival of "Steel Magnolias," Robert ...
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Dining out: Go pink for The Hampton Social's Pink PartyJun 08, 2022 11:00 pm - Pink Party In case if you weren't aware, June is National Rosé Month. So The Hampton Social is throwing a Pink Party from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 12, at the Shore Cl...
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Your mission (from God): See 'Blues Brothers' on Pickwick's big screenJun 08, 2022 11:00 pm - If you've only seen “The Blues Brothers” on TV, DVD, VHS or (gulp) Betamax, you'll have two chances next week to finally see it on the big screen in one of the suburbs' ...
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Thrill-a-minute 'Jurassic World: Dominion' also believes in the basic goodness of the common personJun 08, 2022 2:00 pm - “Jurassic World: Dominion” - ★ ★ ★ This thrill-a-minute, PG-13-rated, summer popcorn action/horror picture had me at “Wait ... you made a promise to a dinosaur?” Profes...
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Timely 'The Janes' doc looks at secret abortions