Entertainment Stories from June 12, 2020
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Til Morning's Parker brothers join our livestream series Thursday
Jun 17, 2020 7:34 PM - Brothers Devin and Pat Parker will join our Chicago Sound Check Presents concert/interview series from their shared quarantine quarters at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 18, on Instagram Live. -
Glen Ellyn author Janet Sutherland Madden advocates for brain aneurysm awareness
Jun 15, 2020 5:46 PM - One afternoon Glen Ellyn native Janet Sutherland left work to walk her dog. Without warning, she was struck with the worst headache of her life. She was experiencing a ruptured brain aneurysm. -
Arlington Heights boy wins 4th on 'American Ninja Warrior Junior,' will donate prize to Black Lives Matter
Jun 12, 2020 8:00 PM - Owen Pham proved himself to be a warrior for social justice. The 11-year-old from Arlington Heights finished fourth in the finale of "American Ninja Warrior Junior," which aired Friday night on the Universal Kids network. -
ABC names Matt James as its first black 'Bachelor'
Jun 12, 2020 7:04 PM - ABC has named Matt James as its first black 'Bachelor' to lead the network's long-running dating competition show
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No state fairs this year in Illinois
Jun 12, 2020 3:21 PM - State fairs in Springfield and Du Quoin will be canceled this year by executive order of the governor due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The state made the announcement Friday afternoon in a news release, noting the decision "has prompted the Department of Agriculture to offer a safe, creative way to ensure youth exhibitors still get a chance to showcase their hard work." -
2 new Libertyville restaurants get ready to open, with Phase 4 hopes
Jun 12, 2020 10:37 AM - Despite the long shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, two new Libertyville restaurants are planning to open soon. -
Feder: Oprah to bring pomp and circumstance to Chicago's virtual graduation Sunday
Jun 12, 2020 6:35 AM - Eight Chicago television stations are onboard to broadcast a star-studded virtual graduation ceremony for the city's 35,000 high school seniors. Airing at 1 p.m. Sunday, it's billed as "Graduation 2020: For Chicago. By Chicago."
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Concerts from your couch: Blues & Roots Weekend, Back to the Basement virtual '80s fest
Jun 12, 2020 6:00 AM - Wang Chung, Cutting Crew, The Escape Club, A Flock of Seagulls, Information Society and more play the Back to the Basement virtual festival this weekend. -
A song to make you smile: 'Don't Stop' by Fleetwood Mac
Jun 12, 2020 6:00 AM - Here's a song chosen to lift you out of your coronavirus funk. -
Ron Onesti: Tumultuous time repeats itself
Jun 12, 2020 6:00 AM - Have you by chance been watching the television special about "Laurel Canyon" lately? It is a wonderful "rock-u-mentary" about a small neighborhood just outside of Los Angeles. For only a few short years, this area was the home to some of the biggest names of the rock/pop/folk culture of the 1960s and '70s.
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