Entertainment Stories from April 18, 2024 (Change date)
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Elgin’s Fourth of July celebration to include a pet parade this yearApr 18, 2024 11:43 pm - Plans are underway for Elgin's Fourth of July Parade. The parade will be held Thursday, July 4, near downtown Elgin. The route runs on Douglas Avenue from Slade Avenue to...
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Ron Onesti: Raindrops always make me think of B.J. ThomasApr 18, 2024 6:49 pm - It’s been almost three years already since we lost our good friend, B.J. Thomas — a huge blow to all who loved him and the gift of his music.
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‘Civil War’ and the elusiveness of the of-the-moment movieApr 18, 2024 3:58 pm - The movies are good at resurrecting the past and imagining the future, but pinning down the present can be tricky.
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Iconic restaurant Port Edward sails into new era 60 years after openingApr 18, 2024 1:33 pm - The seafood restaurant got a makeover, but strong legacy of late founder remains Some impactful changes have been made to the longstanding downtown Algonquin restaur...
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Cantigny and Chicago Botanic Garden launch summer internship program for military veteransApr 18, 2024 12:49 pm - The Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe and Cantigny in Wheaton are partnering to support military veterans and ease their transition to the civilian workforce. This summer...
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Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80Apr 18, 2024 12:11 pm - Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” has died. He was 80. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer died a...
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A heist movie gleefully collides with a monster movie in ‘Abigail’Apr 18, 2024 11:56 am - If you always thought your garden-variety heist movies could do with a bit more blood-sucking vampire, have we got a flick for you. “Abigail,” featuring a 12-year-old tutu-wearing member of the undead, is a gleeful genre-smashing romp through puddles of gore.
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‘We Grown Now’ a lyrical portrait of childhood growing up in Cabrini-GreenApr 18, 2024 11:45 am - Two 11-year-old boys navigate school, friendship, family and change in Minhal Baig’s lyrical drama “We Grown Now.” It’s an evocative memory piece, wistful and honest, and a different kind of portrait of a very infamous place: Chicago’s Cabrini-Green public housing development.
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Join actor, author and activist Kal Penn for an exclusive online eventApr 18, 2024 11:25 am - Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration between public libraries offering premier events, is joined by actor, author and activist Kal Penn for an online event on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
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‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ amps up a true-tale WWII heistApr 18, 2024 7:57 am - The latest Guy Ritchie flick, “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,” has a spine of true story to it, even if it does all it can to amplify a long-declassified World War II tale with enough dead Nazis to make “Inglourious Basterds” blush.
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