Exciting weekend events unfold across the Chicago area

Happy Friday, everyone! The weekend is here, and with it comes a wealth of enjoyable events and activities throughout the Chicago area.

Black Harvest Film Festival this weekend in Chicago
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Everyone loves a good story. And this weekend you can find plenty at the annual Black Harvest Film Festival.

Mariah Carey facing $20M lawsuit over 'All I Want for Christmas is You'

Musician Andy Stone sued Mariah Carey for $20 million in a California court Monday, alleging her popular holiday song "All I Want for Christmas is You" infringed on his copyright.

Jake's Takes best football film bracket reaches Final Four
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Nine weeks ago, we started with a simple mission - let you at home decide what the greatest football movie of all time is. We started with 32 different choices and over the weeks, we put them against each other, let you eliminate some and now we're down to just eight. FOX 32's Jake Hamilton and Leon Rogers reveal the films advancing to next week's Final Four.

WeishFest charity concert returns for 10th year
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Weishfest is a one-night music event that uplifts and helps families battling cancer. This year's headliners include Natasha Bedingfield, Plain White T's and Locash. The 10th annual event will be at The Salt Shed this Saturday.

Six Flags, Cedar Fair join forces in $2 billion stock deal

The merger will encompass a broad array of properties, including the popular Six Flags Great America located in north suburban Gurnee.

Meg Ryan directs and stars in new rom-com 'What Happens Later'

The “queen of rom-coms” Meg Ryan is not only starring in a new romantic comedy hitting theaters this weekend – she wrote and directed it as well.

Meg Ryan directs and stars in new rom-com 'What Happens Later'
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The "queen of rom-coms" Meg Ryan is not only starring in a new romantic comedy hitting theaters this weekend ? she wrote and directed it as well.

Steve Dahl Podcast comes to Zanies Comedy Club in Rosemont
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Steve Dahl, the king of Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park, now hosts daily podcasts with Dag Juhlin and Brendan Greeley. The trio is headed to Zanies in Rosemont for a live recording.

USAF Band hosting special Veterans Day performances
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November 11th is a day to honor our veterans and as part of celebrating them, the USAF Band of Mid-America is holding special Chicago-area Veterans Day concerts.

True crime podcast investigates 40 year-old murder of Darlene Hulse
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Darlene Hulse was brutally killed in her Indiana home in 1984. The Deck Investigates podcast with Ashley Flowers spotlights this cold case and draws attention to the lack of resources available to look into the murder.

Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla' highlights relationship with Elvis, hits theaters this week

The relationship between Elvis and Priscilla Presley is being given the big-screen treatment with the buzzed-about – and controversial – new drama from Oscar-winning writer/director Sofia Coppola, “Priscilla."