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Vince Vaughn films TV pilot in Chicago suburb

By Admin on March 11, 2010

‘American Idol’ Season 9: Top 8 men perform

By Admin on March 11, 2010

‘American Idol’ top 8 men perform

By Admin on March 11, 2010

Rod’s Top 10: Blago blathers on ‘Letterman’

By Admin on March 11, 2010

Conan O’Brien coming to Chicago Theatre, tickets sell out immediately

By Admin on March 11, 2010

NBC can keep Conan O’Brien off TV but they can’t stop him from appearing on Chicago Theatre’s stage. O’Brien is going on tour to perform live across the U.S. and Canada. “The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour” includes stops at the iconic theater, where he brought his “Late Night” show in May 2006, on May 19 and 20. (The show on the 20th was added just hours after tickets went on sale due to high demand.) Tickets went on sale at Ticketmaster.com Thursday morning and sold out within hours for the Chicago appearances.

‘Damnation of Faust’ is devilishly cool

By Admin on March 11, 2010

Digital projections, giant LED bars and a rising stage make Lyric Opera of Chicago’s ‘Damnation of Faust’ like few other operas the company has ever staged.

At intermission of the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s production of “The Damnation of Faust” on Monday night, a woman two rows ahead commented on what she just watched: “It’s sooo cool.”

Corey Haim battled addiction for much of his life

By Admin on March 11, 2010

— Corey Haim was in full teen-idol mode in 1988, swamped with letters from adoring young female fans and his face on the covers of teen magazines.

Ravinia announces its 2010 summer season

By Admin on March 11, 2010

Sting performing with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Ramsey Lewis celebrating his 75th birthday and Crosby, Stills & Nash making a Ravinia Festival debut will be among highlights at Highland Park’s annual arts soiree.

Skokie man gets a big surprise on Oscar night

By Admin on March 11, 2010

His ‘Sixteen Candles’ clip shown during Hughes tribute

David Thompson was watching the Oscars on Sunday night with his family in Skokie when he saw something that made his, and perhaps no one else’s, heart jump.

Skokie man gets big surprise on Oscar night

By Admin on March 11, 2010

His ‘Sixteen Candles’ clip shown during Hughes tribute

David Thompson was watching the Oscars on Sunday night with his family in Skokie when he saw something that made his, and perhaps no one else’s, heart jump.