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Maddie & Tae, Runaway June embrace all-female country tour with Carrie Underwood
Oct 13, 2019 7:15 AM - Carrie Underwood invited duo Maddie & Tae and trio Runaway June to join her for a medley at the CMT Artists of the Year Special. She's also got them opening on her tour, sending the clear message that it's really not that difficult to showcase women in country music. -
Best bets: Pinball Expo bounces into in Wheeling, Ben Folds plays Waukegan
Oct 13, 2019 7:51 AM - George Takei and Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke appear at "The Galaxy's Greatest Hits!" concert at Chicago's Symphony Center, Elvira appears at the 35th annual Pinball Expo in Wheeling, and Ben Folds and a Piano takes the stage at Waukegan's Genesee Theatre. -
Chicago 'Hamilton' star's 3-year-old daughter dies
Oct 13, 2019 9:47 PM - Chicago "Hamilton" star Miguel Cervantes' wife says their 3-year-old daughter died in her arms on Saturday. -
Andrew Ridgeley looks back with fondness at George Michael
Oct 12, 2019 7:28 AM - A loving portrait of a young, striving George Michael is offered in a new book by his closest friend and former bandmate, Andrew Ridgeley. His "Wham! George Michael & Me" is part memoir and part monument to one of the biggest pop stars of the 1980s. -
Constable: McHenry artist finds his medium in TV's 'Halloween Wars'
Oct 12, 2019 4:33 PM - An artist looking for an outlet, Chris Larsen found inspiration in 2010 when he watched a new Food Network show called "Halloween Wars." Now, the 36-year-old McHenry man is a pumpkin-carver on a three-person team creating horrifying scenes for a chance to win the $50,000 grand prize on the popular TV show.
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Sue Monk Kidd's next novel imagines a married Jesus
Oct 12, 2019 7:27 AM - Sue Monk Kidd's next novel is very much a work of fiction. "The Book of Longings" is told from the point of view of a restless young woman from the Galilee region named Ana, who meets Jesus when he's 18 and eventually marries him. Kidd draws upon historical research, but Ana is entirely invented. -
Weekend picks: Ace Comic Con continues in Rosemont; Boo! at the Zoo begins
Oct 12, 2019 7:32 AM - Ace Comic Con continues through Sunday with appearances by Kit Harrington, Norman Reedus, Tessa Thompson and other stars in Rosemont and Boo! at the Zoo at Brookfield Zoo opens this weekend. -
5 things to do this weekend in the suburbs
Oct 11, 2019 6:00 AM - Chris Hemsworth, Brie Larson, Tom Holland and more appear at Ace Comic Con in Rosemont, while jazz composer and musician Branford Marsalis performs in Glen Ellyn this weekend. -
Concerts: BrauerHouse hosts Punk Rock Bazaar; Wayne Messmer takes the Skokie Theatre stage
Oct 11, 2019 6:00 AM - Shop to the beat of Take the Reins, Authority Zero, The Mizzerables and more at BrauerHouse; Wayne Messmer plays "Life Is a Ballgame" at the Skokie Theatre; and much more. -
On stage: Hollis Resnik stars in Porchlight's 'Sunset Boulevard'
Oct 11, 2019 6:00 AM - This week on Chicago area stages, Hollis Resnik plays a faded film diva; Donterrio Johnson plays 12 unhappy men; Strawdog ensemble members Daniella Pereira and Sam Hubbard play clinical drug trial subjects who may be falling in love.
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