Star sightings: Robbie Gould, Countess LuAnn, Octavia Spencer

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SEEN ON THE SCENE: The Bears’ popular place kicker Robbie Gould was seen dining Wednesday night at Chicago Cut Steakhouse with a couple of pals — enjoying a small filet and yummy truffle scalloped potatoes. … “The Real Housewives of New York” star LuAnn de Lesseps was spied dining at Siena Tavern, appropriately splitting a bottle of Laurent-Perrier Rose, dontcha know! … Earlier this week, Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau celebrated his team’s win over the Charlotte Hornets with a gourmet Italian feast at Spiaggia. … On the book beat, Oscar winner Octavia Spencer will be in our area — doing a signing event at 7 p.m. April 8 at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville for her “Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective: The Sweetest Heist in History,” the second book in Spencer’s fun female sleuth series of books about the world’s first ninja detective, targeting middle school readers. Other upcoming Anderson’s Bookshop events include veteran political commentator and broadcaster Cokie Roberts with her “Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women in Washington 1848-1868,” taking place at Community Christian Church in Naperville at 7 p.m. April 29. … Mayor Rahm Emanuel was seen schmoozing at a meet ‘n greet at the Tortoise Club the other day, though the crowd of millennials assembled likely were already in his corner. That said, Hizzoner did stop and take a number of selfies with supporters on his way out.

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