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Best bets: Local live music to warm up cold winter nights

By Barbara Vitello
Dec 29, 2025 11:39 am - Guitarist Scott Tipping celebrates the release of his second album at The Venue in Aurora, the annual Women’s Jazz Festival returns to Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights, and Brookfield Zoo offers free admission through Feb. 28.
Things to do Jan. 2-8: Light shows, Women’s Jazz Festival and more

By Luke Zurawski
Dec 29, 2025 11:27 am - Make plans for the final days of suburban and Chicago holiday light shows, the last stagings of Marriott Theatre’s “Million Dollar Quartet Christmas,“ the Illinois Bridal and Wedding Expo in Rosemont and more.
Artists, writers living in Dist. 214 invited to enter Arts Unlimited contest

Submitted by District 214
Dec 29, 2025 11:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 has announced its call for submissions to the annual Daily Herald and District 214 Arts Unlimited Art and Writing Contest. Submissions will be accepted through Feb. 13, 2026.
El Molino restaurant in Carpentersville reopens with new look, new owners who also run Elgin taqueria

By Janelle Walker
Dec 29, 2025 8:58 am - El Molino Mexican Restaurant in Carpentersville — a staple in the village for 40 years — has been purchased by a family that runs an Elgin taqueria and recently reopened with a new look.
Spotlight: Ring in the New Year at Batavia’s Comedy Vault

By Barbara Vitello
Dec 29, 2025 8:52 am - Comedy Central veteran and Indiana native Michael Palascak headlines Batavia’s Comedy Vault this weekend.
‘Avatar’ and ‘Marty Supreme’ propel strong ticket sales to wrap a turbulent 2025 for Hollywood

By JAKE COYLE
Dec 28, 2025 2:58 pm - Hollywood wrapped up a turbulent year with big ticket sales for “Avatar: Fire and Ash” and a box-office hit for Timothée Chalamet with “Marty Supreme” over a busy holiday weekend in movie theaters.
‘Heated Rivalry’ series mixes hockey and queer romance and is scoring big audiences

By CONNIE PANZARIELLO
Dec 28, 2025 10:34 am - “Heated Rivalry” is scoring big with hockey romance fans. Since its Thanksgiving weekend debut, the steamy television adaptation of Rachel Reid’s 2019 novel has dominated social media feeds and inspired a growing fanbase devoted to the queer romance at its center.
Tyler Perry sued for sexual assault by ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween’ actor seeking $77 million

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Dec 28, 2025 10:16 am - Tyler Perry has been sued for sexual assault by an actor who appeared in “Boo! A Madea Halloween,” marking the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances.
Brigitte Bardot, 1960s French sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91

By THOMAS ADAMSON and ELAINE GANLEY
Dec 28, 2025 10:04 am - Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. She was 91.
Jarosch Bakery moving to new storefront in new year

By Katlyn Smith
Dec 27, 2025 12:09 pm - One of the few old-school bakeries around will make a long-planned move in the new year. And for Jarosch Bakery fans, finding the new spot should be as easy as pie.

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