Entertainment
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Tired of 'Frozen'? Stream these less-obvious kids moviesApr 17, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Weeks of quarantine with kids have a way of burning through a movie collection. Even with the libraries of streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, Disney Plu...
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Earth Day at 50 - TV, streaming specials mark the milestoneApr 17, 2020 6:00 am - It was amid a growing awareness of man's pollution of the planet that Earth Day was born on April 22, 1970. Fifty years later, that awareness is arguably at an all-time ...
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Ron Onesti: Yes, I even have a Muhammad Ali storyApr 17, 2020 6:00 am - Although the boxing icon Cassius Clay, aka Muhammad Ali, lost his final bout with Parkinson's disease just about four years ago at the age of 74, his legacy still lives ...
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O'Donnell: 'Last Dance' not likely to disappoint Jordan's legion of fansApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - AND NOW, FROM NORTH CAROLINA ... and ESPN, Netflix, Jump 23, NBA Entertainment and Mandalay Sports Media: Michael Jordan and the 10-part docuseries on the historically d...
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Feder: WGN Radio to bring back Paul Harvey's 'The Rest of the Story'Apr 17, 2020 1:00 am - For more than five decades the most listened-to voice in America belonged to Paul Harvey. Now it will be heard again on WGN 720-AM - longtime Chicago flagship of his vas...
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How you can watch 'Dirty Dancing' and support furloughed movie theater workersApr 16, 2020 6:00 am - No one can say for sure when we'll be going back to a movie theater, or how many of them will survive this pause in the global economy. The largest movie theater chain i...
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Feder: Homebound listeners flock to WBBM NewsradioApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - The first Chicago radio ratings to reflect the coronavirus shutdown showed substantial increases for three of Chicago's news and news/talk radio stations, Robert Feder w...
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Need a laugh? Chicago and suburban improv troupes create comedy onlineApr 15, 2020 11:00 pm - Improvisational performers follow the playful mantra of “Yes, and ...” to create comedy on the spot. But the coronavirus pandemic has thrown up a temporary barrier of “N...
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Chamber Music on the Fox continues online mini concertsApr 15, 2020 11:00 pm - With social distancing and shelter-in-place orders in place, Chamber Music on the Fox is offering a new series of digital mini-concerts: a series of very short 5- to-15-...
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10 great baseball movies to stream when you can't enjoy the real thingApr 15, 2020 11:00 pm - Nobody will be taking anyone out to the ballgame any time soon, so when the seasonal urge for America's favorite pastime hits, you can break out the beer and brats at ho...