Entertainment Stories from January 12, 2021
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Aviator and motivational leader Jackie Camacho-Ruiz to jury 'Take Flight' art banner exhibit
Jan 18, 2021 11:43 AM - Members of the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission are hopeful that 2021 will prove to be an inspiring year for the arts in West Chicago. As a springboard for capturing the spirit of optimism for the future, they have issued a call for art for the 2021 art banner exhibit, titled "Take Flight." -
Streaming this week: Regina King's directorial debut 'One Night in Miami' & more
Jan 15, 2021 7:27 AM - Regina King's directorial debut, "One Night in Miami," premieres Friday on Amazon Prime, Sam Pollard's "MLK/FBI" debuts on demand Friday and Doug Liman's "Locked Down" is now streaming on HBO Max.
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Dining events: Portillo's heart-shaped chocolate cakes benefit No Kid Hungry this year
Jan 14, 2021 10:47 AM - This year, Portillo's is donating $5 from every heart-shaped chocolate cake purchased to No Kid Hungry. Plus, it's time for Naperville Restaurant Week, National Bagel Day deals at Einstein's and a Zoom cooking class at Mon Ami Gabi. -
Packers QB Rodgers says he will guest-host on 'Jeopardy!'
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Troubadour Mark Dvorak to perform 'A Tribute to Pete Seeger' Jan. 17
Jan 12, 2021 11:12 AM - Warrenville Public Library will present Chicago troubadour Mark Dvorak in a livestream performance, "A Tribute to Pete Seeger" on Sunday, Jan. 17. "Thousands upon thousands of people over the years have taken up the banjo, the guitar and began opening their ears to the world of music because of Pete," said Chicago folk artist Mark Dvorak who will lead the audience through a program of Seeger's most enduring songs. -
Gothams give virtual start to Oscar season, 'Nomadland' wins best film
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Amid roiling pandemic, '˜The Resident' confronts virus' toll
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Feder: WLS Radio owner Cumulus Media forbids talk of 'stolen elections'
Jan 12, 2021 6:23 AM - Cumulus Media, parent company of conservative news/talk stations nationwide including Chicago's WLS 890-AM, has ordered its talk show hosts to refrain from spreading lies about the presidential election.
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Constable: 97-year-old author surprised by discovery of book she wrote decades ago
Jan 12, 2021 5:48 AM - A lifelong historian and writer, 97-year-old Margery Frisbie of Arlington Heights no longer sees well enough to read the recently unearthed novel she wrote decades ago. But that's not the end of the story.
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Best Bets: MLK celebrations move online
Jan 12, 2021 6:00 AM - The African American Arts Alliance of Chicago and Black Ensemble Theater present a Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration online, and College of Lake County streams "Sinatra Forever" and "The Greatest Piano Men."
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