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‘One Battle After Another’ leads Golden Globe nominations

By JAKE COYLE
Dec 08, 2025 9:37 am - Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” scored a leading nine nominations for the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Monday, adding to the Oscar favorite’s momentum and handing Warner Bros. a victory amid its deal to be acquired by Netflix.
What to stream: Brad Pitt, ‘Spinal Tap II,’ Percy Jackson and lots and lots of Taylor Swift

Dec 08, 2025 5:15 am - A six-episode behind-the-scenes Disney+ docuseries about Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour and Rian Johnson’s third “Knives Out” movie, “Wake Up Dead Man,” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
New Philharmonic welcomes 2026 with three New Year’s Eve concerts at the MAC

Submitted by Natalia Dagenhart
Dec 08, 2025 12:50 am - New Philharmonic, under the direction of Maestro Kirk Muspratt, is celebrating New Year's Eve with three concerts featuring acclaimed soprano Alisa Jordheim and a program of classical, opera, and popular music.
McHenry’s snowy owl gets a musical coda: Where you can hear a song inspired by the bird

By Janelle Walker
Dec 07, 2025 9:57 pm - The snowy owl seen in McHenry County last year prompted singer-songwriter and Crystal Lake native Cass Cwik to write a song in its honor.
Bad reviews didn’t scare off the ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ audience. It even broke a record.

By LINDSEY BAHR
Dec 07, 2025 1:34 pm - “Five Nights at Freddy’s” has powered up the box office once again. The sequel opened in 3,412 theaters in the U.S. and Canada this weekend and far surpassed expectations with $63 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Proud to be an American: St. Charles author publishes book celebrating 250 years of America

By Ryan Cole
Dec 06, 2025 5:00 pm - Jay Payleitner of St. Charles recently published a book celebrating 250 things that make America worth celebrating.
The PlayStation turns 30: Looking back at the console that gave us Lara Croft and ‘The Last of Us’

By MARK KENNEDY
Dec 06, 2025 4:53 pm - NEW YORK — When Kendrick Lamar began his Super Bowl halftime show earlier this year, he picked a stage design likely familiar to anyone tuning in: a square, triangle, cro...
Santa arrives to holiday tree lighting in grand style

By Joe Lewnard
Dec 06, 2025 9:13 am - Santa arrived in grand style atop a fire department ladder truck to the delight of children and their parents during the Des Plaines holiday tree lighting event Friday at Metropolitan Square in downtown.
Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96

By JOHN ROGERS
Dec 05, 2025 3:48 pm - Frank Gehry, who designed some of the most imaginative buildings ever constructed and achieved a level of worldwide acclaim seldom afforded any architect, has died. He was 96.
A string of awards makes it clear: ‘One Battle After Another’ is the Oscar front-runner

By JAKE COYLE
Dec 05, 2025 1:58 pm - If there were any doubt, the first few days of Hollywood’s year-end awards has already made it abundantly clear: Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” is the Oscar front-runner.

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