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Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio, streaming business for $72 billion

Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to buy the legacy Hollywood giant’s studio and streaming business for $72 billion.

Explore all that Christmas at Cantigny has to offer in its third season in Wheaton.

Holiday light shows dazzle across the suburbs

If you haven’t seen one of the many light shows happening across the suburbs this season, now is the time. Here are the shows currently on display or opening soon.

The Joffrey Ballet's annual production of “The Nutcracker,” set in Chicago during the 1893 World's Fair, returns to the Lyric Opera House.

Best Bets: ‘Nutcracker’ ballets, ‘Home for the Holidays’ and Winter WonderFest

The Joffrey and Salt Creek ballet companies remount “The Nutcracker,” Winter WonderFest returns to Chicago’s Navy Pier, and Ruben Studdard, Peabo Bryson and Sheena Easton headline the “Home for the Holidays” concert at the Genesee Theatre.

Hosted by the DuPage Sports Commission, the esports competition Midwest Battleground will return to the Sheraton Lisle Naperville Hotel in March. More than 100 collegiate teams and 300 high school gamers representing 40 schools statewide are expected to attend.

Gamers will make their play in Lisle at Midwest Battleground 2026

Hosted by the DuPage Sports Commission, Midwest Battleground 2026 will bring 100 collegiate esports teams and more than 300 high school gamers to Lisle for an esports competition and exposition.

Chicago is one of four test markets nationally for Jersey Mike’s Subs new “Mike’s Hot Italian.”

Dining out: New spicy sub at Jersey Mike’s, themed dinners, shiitake mushroom tacos and more

Jersey Mike’s Subs has deemed Chicago as a test market for the new “Mike’s Hot Italian.” Plus, there’s a wine dinner at Mockingbird in East Dundee, a 1960s-dinner-party-themed gathering at Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights and more.

The Grinch looks up at the holiday tree during a previous tree lighting ceremony in Des Plaines.

Things to do Dec. 5-11: Tree lightings, Dickens in Dundee, Jingle Bell Jubilee and more

Make plans for Dickens in Dundee, tree lightings, Warrenville Holly Days, Jingle Bell Jubilee, Mundelein Winter Tree Lighting Festival, West Chicago Frosty Fest and more.

The Jonas Brothers — Nick, left, Joe and Kevin — will take the stage Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont.

Concerts Dec. 5-11: The Jonas Brothers, Brett Eldredge, Jingle Ball, The Four C Notes and more

Upcoming concerts include the Jonas Brothers at Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, Brett Eldredge at The Chicago Theatre, The Four C Notes at the Woodstock Opera House, Jingle Ball at Allstate, Twisted 2025 at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom and more.