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This combination of images shows promotional art for “The Girlfriend,” left, and “Only Murders in the Building.” (Prime/Hulu via AP)

What to stream: ‘Only Murders in the Building,’ ‘The Girlfriend,’ Charlie Sheen doc and Borderlands 4

“Only Murders in the Building” returning for its fifth season and Ed Sheeran coming back with the new pop album “Play” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

“High Season” by Katie Bishop.

Book Review: ‘High Season’ is a twisty thriller about the murder of a teenage girl in paradise

Kate Bishop finds heart and poignancy at the center of her artfully crafted thriller, “High Season,” setting it apart from other by-the-numbers beach reads.

Ellen Phelps, left, plays obsessed fan Annie Wilkes and Scott Phelps plays novelist Paul Sheldon in Citadel Theatre’s revival of “Misery.”

Spotlight: Citadel Theatre revives psychological thriller ‘Misery’

In the suburbs, Metropolis revives “Grease” and Citadel stages the thriller “Misery” while Chicago’s Remy Bumppo theatre presents the Chicago premiere of “Wish You Were Here.”

Among this fall's theater highlights is Paramount Theatre’s regional premiere of “Come From Away,” a heartwarming musical about the residents of a small Newfoundland town who welcomed thousands of stranded travelers in the wake of the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

A theater banquet: Fans hungering for new works have a lot to look forward to this fall

If you enjoy new theatrical works, fall 2025 is the season for you as suburban and Chicago theaters premiere new and/or new-to-Chicago plays and musicals.

Fall movies include “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” top left, “All of You,” “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” “Black Phone 2,” “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” “Frankenstein,” “Jay Kelly,” “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” “One Battle After Another, and “Predator: Badlands.”

Fall movie guide: Here are the films coming out from September to Christmas

Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc is back. So are the stars of “Wicked” and the animals of “Zootopia.” Summer may be known as sequel season, but part twos, and threes, will play big roles this fall at the movies.

The citizens of Gander, Newfoundland, prepare to welcome thousands of airline travelers stranded following the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in “Come From Away,” the heartwarming musical inspired by real-life events in its regional premiere at Aurora’s Paramount Theatre.

Paramount’s uplifting ‘Come From Away’ revival a reminder that human decency endures

A tonic for troubled times, the endearing musical “Come From Away” — in an emotionally resonant, 4-star regional premiere at Aurora’s Paramount Theatre — is a reminder that compassion and courtesy still endure.

More than 20 local breweries will be serving samples during the Hoosier Grove Barn & Brew Oktoberfest Sunday, Sept. 28, in Streamwood.

Hop, hop, hooray: It’s time for fall beer fests around the ’burbs

There’s a bevy of beer events brewing around the suburbs as we get closer to Oktoberfest, so make plans now to attend one or more of these upcoming festivals.