Entertainment
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MCC planetarium, shows now open to the publicNov 15, 2019 5:00 am - McHenry County College has officially opened the doors of its planetarium to the public. Each month, community members are invited to dive deep into outer space and exp...
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On stage: 'Pete the Cat' bounds onto the McAninch Arts Center stageNov 15, 2019 5:00 am - • "Pete the Cat," a family-friendly musical adapted from books by James Dean and Eric Litwin, about a groovy cat named Pete who helps young Jimmy "conquer second grade a...
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Widescreen: The biggest difference between 'The Mandalorian' and the rest of the 'Star Wars' universeNov 15, 2019 5:00 am - "The Mandalorian," the live-action "Star Wars" series at the center of the Disney+ sales pitch, leans into your nostalgia for George Lucas' universe. The unnamed bounty-...
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Feder: Radio traffic ace Bart Shore lands air shift at 93.9 Lite FMNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Listeners know Bart Shore as one of Chicago radio's most familiar traffic voices. Now the Wilmette native is going back to his record-spinning roots, Robert Feder write...
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Topgolf in Schaumburg opens to serious golfers and those just looking to have funNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Suzi Sullivan of North Barrington was among those who took advantage of the first official day at the new Topgolf in Schaumburg to practice her game with three friends f...
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Feder: 'Game changer' Jimmy de Castro retiring as Entercom Chicago bossNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Legendary media entrepreneur Jimmy de Castro, who downsized and revitalized the seven Chicago radio stations owned by Entercom Communications, is ready to take a gamble ...
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Crooner Ron Hawking coming to Barrington's White HouseNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Ron Hawking will deliver a special 104th birthday tribute to Frank Sinatra at Barrington's White House at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8. Hawking, a Barrington Hills resid...
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Collage Sisthars' 'Keep Your Edges Glued Down' exhibit on display at Elmhurst galleryNov 14, 2019 10:00 pm - "Keep Your Edges Glued Down, a Collage Sisthars Collaborative Exhibit" is on display through Nov. 30 in the Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery, 150 Cottage Hill Ave. The ex...
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Elmhurst Choral Union & Orchestra to perform 'The Music of Christmas' Dec. 15Nov 14, 2019 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Dec. 15, the Elmhurst Choral Union and Orchestra will present "The Music of Christmas" at 3 p.m. in Hammerschmidt Chapel on the campus of Elmhurst College, 19...
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Writers Theatre's 'The Niceties' wages an intellectual war over historyNov 14, 2019 3:00 pm - “The Niceties” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Playwright Eleanor Burgess certainly knows how to raise the dramatic stakes in “The Niceties.” And it's impossible not to be caught up in her ch...