Entertainment
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'Firestarter' remake fails to ignite
May 13, 2022 9:00 am - “Firestarter” - ★ For a movie about a girl with pyrokinetic powers, “Firestarter” is lacking a certain spark. This new adaptation of Stephen King's 1980 novel is not sc...
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Ron Onesti: Still the 'Top' look in rock 'n' rollMay 13, 2022 6:00 am - Legends and icons. How lucky am I to be able to host these megastars at the Arcada Theatre and now the Des Plaines Theatre, which both have helped shape popular culture,...
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Spotlight: Broken Nose stages sci-fi drama 'After the Blast'May 13, 2022 6:00 am - Immigration tale For his new musical, Brian Quijada looked to his mother, whose real-life story about crossing from El Salvador to the U.S. inspired his show "Somewhere ...
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A Victorian widow searches for 'The Essex Serpent' in dark Apple TV+ dramaMay 13, 2022 6:00 am - Cora Seaborne is a woman who escaped one monster and is pursuing another. As played by Claire Danes in the six-episode drama “The Essex Serpent,” premiering Friday, May ...
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Ales, IPAs and more on tap as Beer Garden at Independence Grove returns for second seasonMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - Forest preserve spot returns for a 2nd year
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Feder: Dual debates keep GOP candidates for governor apartMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - In a conflict that should have been avoided, two Chicago TV stations have scheduled live in-studio debates among Republican candidates for Illinois governor on the same ...
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The Anti-Cruelty Society's BARK event returns to the lakefront. BARK is dedicated to the memory of Officer Ella Grace French, for service to her community, and her love of homeless animals.May 12, 2022 11:00 pm - After a pandemic hiatus for two years, BARK is back, live, in the park. Dogs are leading their humans to The Anti-Cruelty Society's BARK event on Saturday, May 21, 2022 ...
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Concerts: Joe Piscopo in Woodstock, The Mild West at Martyrs' and much moreMay 12, 2022 11:00 pm - The McCartney Years: 7 p.m. Friday, May 13, at the Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St., Des Plaines. $19. (630) 962-7000 or desplainestheatre.com. Gerald McClendon: 7 p...
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Acting chemistry boosts (very) dark 'Count of Three'
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Metropolis cast works hard to invigorate 1960s-inspired jukebox tuner 'Shout!'May 12, 2022 6:00 am - “Shout! The Mod Musical” - ★ ★ “Shout! The Mod Musical,” the jukebox tuner currently running at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, is an innocuo...