As the headliner on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” pop icon Diana Ross will perform a medley of hits on New Year’s Eve in New York City, anchoring a telecast with 39 artists appearing across New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, Puerto Rico and more.
Isiah Whitlock Jr., an actor who made frequent memorable appearances on the HBO series “The Wire” and “Veep” and in five films with director Spike Lee, died Tuesday. He was 71.
Nine years after opening The Barn Steakhouse in Evanston, restaurateur Amy Morton is expanding north to the town where she was raised with a second location in Highland Park.
At the end of July, area residents and visitors will be able to gather in Algonquin’s Ted Spella Community Park for a new festival.
The bean counters might say otherwise, but 2025 was a good year for movies. Here are The Associated Press’ Film Writers Lindsey Bahr’s and Jake Coyle’s picks for the best movies of 2025.
El Molino Mexican Restaurant in Carpentersville — a staple in the village for 40 years — has been purchased by a family that runs an Elgin taqueria and recently reopened with a new look.
For suburban and Chicago theaters, 2025 included leadership changes, suspended productions, relocations and milestone anniversaries.