If you thought Tom Skilling would stay retired for a rare solar eclipse, think again. He may have his feet up and be in casual attire, but Skilling is out of retirement just for the moment and on the scene in Southern Illinois to be a part of WGN-TV's coverage of Monday's solar eclipse event. Skilling joined the WGN Weekend Morning News on Sunday to talk about the eclipse, including reports from a small Illinois town at the nexus of it all.
Former Dick Cavett Show bandleader and drummer Bobby Rosengarden is one of four 2024 Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame inductees who will be honored at the April 19 Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame banquet.
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Chicago is usually the perfect place for sightseeing — but to observe April 8’s total solar eclipse many astronomy fans are heading south. The moon will completely block the sun for more than four minutes in southern Illinois for the second time in seven years. About 90% of the sun will disappear in Chicago during the same event. When was the last time Chicago experienced a total solar .
Tenors Franco Martorana and Simon K. Lee will provide entertainment at the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame gala banquet and awards ceremony on Friday, April 19, at Villa Olivia in Bartlett.
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Jerry Rose, executive producer, producer, and television host who has won over 30 Emmy Awards in 61 years of broadcasting, is one of four 2024 Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame inductees who will be honore.