Entertainment
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Been there, done that: A new TV version of 'The Stand' pits good against evil after a deadly pandemic
Dec 19, 2020 6:27 am - The deadly pandemic that opens CBS All Access's stylish if stilted new take on Stephen King's 1978 novel "The Stand" (which premiered Thursday) couldn't be timelier for ...
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Schaumburg Library offers 'Tech Bytes' to middle school studentsDec 18, 2020 10:00 pm - Middle school students will learn to solve problems with the coding language Python during the Schaumburg Library's "Tech Bytes" programs in January and February taught ...
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Schaumburg Library invites teens to hackathonDec 18, 2020 10:00 pm - Teens ages 12-19 are welcome to "Hack the Library" in a hackathon taking place from 11 a.m., Monday, Jan. 4, through 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, online with the Schaumburg ...
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Batavia High School to put on 'The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon' Dec. 23Dec 18, 2020 10:00 pm - The Batavia High School Drama Program will put on “The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon.” The play was written by Don Zolidis and is directed by Joshua Casburn...
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2020 was a big year in birdingDec 18, 2020 5:00 am - You probably heard about "Rocky," the saw-whet owl discovered last month inside the huge Christmas tree on Rockefeller Plaza in New York. The adorable stowaway became an...
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Ron Onesti: 'Simple Pleasures' during complex timesDec 18, 2020 5:00 am - Nine months … 36 weeks … 252 days … 6,048 hours … and counting! That's how long we have been on this crazy lockdown thing! Yet I still maintain a positive outlook, knowi...
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Morton Arboretum 'Illumination' extends to Jan. 10Dec 18, 2020 12:00 am - There's more time for tiny tots to have "their eyes all aglow." The Morton Arboretum in Lisle is extending "Illumination: Tree Lights" through Sunday, Jan. 10. Tickets t...
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Netflix's Shea McGee on creating the house of your dreams
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Widescreen: Another holiday tradition taken away by 2020Dec 17, 2020 5:00 am - Ten years ago this weekend, I spent Friday morning seeing "TRON: Legacy" twice - once just after midnight, once just before noon - both times sitting in the front row of...
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Live Christmas tree sales booming as homeowners look for holiday cheerDec 17, 2020 4:30 am - Not many industries seem positioned to rank 2020 among their best years ever, but early indications are that it could be in contention for sellers of live Christmas tree...