Entertainment
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Dry January is moist for some at the rocky start of 2021Jan 24, 2021 6:28 am - NEW YORK - A raging pandemic, tumultuous presidential election and deadly Capitol insurrection have combined to make the annual tradition of Dry January more moist than ...
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6 suburban and nearby spots to hit the ski slopes this winterJan 23, 2021 6:00 am - Skiing is always a popular winter pastime in the Chicago suburbs, but the chance to have some safe, outdoor fun is especially valuable if the COVID-19 pandemic has left ...
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Condoleezza Rice keynotes Barrington 'Town-Warming'Jan 23, 2021 12:00 am - Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was the star attraction at the Barrington's Cultural Commission's 4th annual "Town-Warming," conducted for more than 200 peopl...
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College of DuPage's Virtual Global Flicks Film Festival kicks off Feb. 3Jan 22, 2021 10:00 pm - College of DuPage will host its first virtual Global Flicks series featuring online discussions of six award-winning films. Due to continued protocols brought about by C...
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Ron Onesti: Backstage (and behind the bar)Jan 22, 2021 6:00 am - This past week marked the 102nd anniversary of the ratification of the 18th Amendment, thus creating Prohibition in America. Along with that came the first "speak-easies...
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A showdown at the border ends in tragedy in film 'No Man's Land'
Jan 22, 2021 5:00 am - “No Man's Land” - ★ ★ Border tensions are boiled down to two families in “No Man's Land,” an uneven independent thriller with some redeeming qualities. Its heart, and ho...
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Irving Ave's new indie-pop single 'Clearly' an exploration of society, beliefsJan 22, 2021 5:00 am - The first thing one might notice about Irving Ave's music is a lightness. Not that it's frothy or lacks heft in its subject matter. Quite the opposite. With songs explo...
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Washington, Malek and Leto face off in crime drama 'The Little Things'
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Elgin blues and gospel singer who died of COVID-19 remembered as a pillar of faithJan 22, 2021 4:30 am - Elgin singer Annie Young, a woman of faith whose voice evoked comparisons to blues diva Koko Taylor and gospel great Mahalia Jackson, died Jan. 9 of COVID-19. A faithful...
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Some suburban movie theaters reopen, while others hold offJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Several suburban movie theaters reopened Friday with a mix of new and classic films after the Illinois Department of Public Health relaxed some COVID-19 health and safet...