Entertainment Stories from August 1, 2024 (Change date)
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Geneva Shakespeare in the Park’s ‘Twelfth Night’ moves to Sunset ParkAug 01, 2024 5:57 pm - Geneva’s beloved free, family-friendly Shakespeare in the Park performance returns on Saturday, Aug. 3, at a new venue. Due to flooding in Island Park, the event will be held at Geneva’s Sunset Park, just south of Sunset Community Center.
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Bartlett firefighters’ Smoke & Irons Music Fest for charity returns Aug. 9-10Aug 01, 2024 2:38 pm - Bartlett firefighters will again hold their annual Smoke & Irons Music Fest for charity Friday, Aug. 9 and Saturday, Aug. 10 at Apple Orchard Park, 620 W. Stearns Road in Bartlett.
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Meet Charlie the Bacon Guy: Woodridge man’s side hustle doing a crisp businessAug 01, 2024 2:15 pm - Restaurant veteran Charlie Zieserl could have been the Tapas Guy, the Braunschweiger Guy or the Egg White Omelet Guy. Nope. He’s actually Charlie The Bacon Guy. “I think bacon chose me,” Zieserl said.
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Cardi B files for divorce from Offset, posts she’s pregnant with their third child on InstagramAug 01, 2024 1:43 pm - NEW YORK — Cardi B has filed for divorce from her husband, Migos’ rapper Offset. A representative for Cardi B confirmed the news to The Associated Press, writing, “This i...
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In ‘COUP!’ find a sharp ‘comedy of menace,’ with Peter Sarsgaard and Billy MagnussenAug 01, 2024 11:02 am - “COUP!,” in theaters Friday, Aug. 2, is the kind of original script that doesn’t often see the light of day. Its tonal and aesthetic inspirations range from the works of playwright Harold Pinter to Luis Buñuel’s “The Exterminating Angel” and the genre-bending work of the Coen brothers.
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Carrie Underwood will return to ‘American Idol’ as its newest judgeAug 01, 2024 10:26 am - LOS ANGELES — Carrie Underwood will be the next singer to sit behind the judges' table on “American Idol,” filling Katy Perry's spot after her departure from the show in ...
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National Night Out is Aug. 6. Here’s what’s going on across the suburbsAug 01, 2024 9:42 am - National Night Out is Tuesday, Aug. 6. The event is intended to help build bonds between communities and their local law enforcement. Here are some of the events planned in local communities.
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At the Paris Olympics, Snoop Dogg is NBC’s ‘ambassador of happiness’Aug 01, 2024 9:16 am - There has been no better hype man for U.S. Olympians this week than Snoop, who has been everywhere in Paris for NBC — and, as a result, everywhere across the internet.
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