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Alex Warren’s year has been anything but ‘Ordinary.’ Now, the Grammys are calling.

By MARIA SHERMAN
Dec 19, 2025 1:19 pm - It jolted the winter, came alive in the spring, dominated the summer and went three-times platinum in the fall. Alex Warren’s bombastic ballad “Ordinary” is a defining song of 2025. The song has fast-tracked the 25-year-old singer/songwriter into mainstream musical fame, coming to a head in November when he earned his first Grammy nomination.
Please don’t call fangirls silly. They have more power than you think.

By Sibbie O'Sullivan
Dec 19, 2025 12:24 pm - Superfans, in particular fangirls, are nothing new. Think of the photographs of young women screaming and fainting at the sight of the Beatles or Elvis. In her exuberant historical romp, “Swoon,” Bea Martinez-Gatell goes back even further, to the overheated admirers of the attractively unavailable Lord Byron.
Last-minute shopping? Visit Lake County’s largest vendor fair

Daily Herald report
Dec 18, 2025 3:57 pm - Santa’s Winter Wonderland Market, Lake County’s largest holiday vendor fair, will be held from 12 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 at The Ten Hotel, 6161 W. Grand Ave., Gurnee.
Wheeling library seeking next maker-in-residence

By Russell Lissau
Dec 18, 2025 2:53 pm - Suburban painters, crafters and other artists who want to show off their skills can apply for the 2026 maker-in-residence program at Wheeling’s Indian Trails Public Library.
Harrison Ford to receive SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award for his career and humanitarian work

Dec 18, 2025 12:47 pm - Harrison Ford will receive a lifetime achievement award in March from the actors union SAG-AFTRA.
Trump's handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Dec 18, 2025 12:45 pm - President Donald Trump’s handpicked board voted Thursday to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House said, in a move that was quickly denounced as a “disgrace” by the Democratic leader of the House, who is on the board.
How a hit show vaulted chef Edward Lee into a ‘new life’ as a Korean star

By Warren Rojas
Dec 18, 2025 12:07 pm - Edward Lee has had some pinch-me moments over the years. The Korean American chef opened successful restaurants in New York, Louisville and Washington, D.C. Plus, he’s been a frequent judge and competitor on American cooking shows, including winning a variety meats showdown on “Iron Chef America.”
Discount tickets for Chicago Theatre Week on sale Jan. 6

By Barbara Vitello
Dec 18, 2025 9:57 am - Tickets for Chicago Theatre Week 2026, running Feb. 5-15 at suburban and Chicago theaters, go on sale Jan. 6.
Wagner Moura is on the run in 1977 Brazil in ‘The Secret Agent’

By LINDSEY BAHR
Dec 18, 2025 7:19 am - You can almost smell the sweat in “The Secret Agent,” a stylish, slow burn thriller about radicals and mercenaries in 1977 Brazil. Filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho begins his film with the note that it was “a time of mischief.”
Winter Break Wonderland brings flurry of fun to DuPage Children’s Museum

By Jaime Johnson, DuPage Children’s Museum
Dec 17, 2025 10:13 pm - Families can glide and twirl on the indoor sock skating rink at DuPage Children's Museum's Winter Break Wonderland event. Kids can explore math and measurement concepts while mixing pretend drinks at the Cocoa Counter, experiment with buoyancy at the water table, and engage in sensory play at the Snow Box.

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