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Apple Replay is here. What’s the No. 1 song on Apple Music’s 2025 songs chart?

By MARIA SHERMAN
Dec 02, 2025 9:07 am - It arrived in 2024. And it never left. Rosé and Bruno Mars’ massively popular, Grammy-nominated “APT.” topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2025 as the giant music streamer released year-end lists Tuesday and provided listeners with data on their own most listened-to tunes.
‘One Battle After Another’ and Jafar Panahi win big at Gotham Awards

By JAKE COYLE
Dec 02, 2025 7:02 am - Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” was crowned best feature film and the dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi won three awards Monday at the 35th annual Gotham Awards, a starry kickoff to the film industry’s awards season.
Chili’s and Shake Shack are coming for the Big Mac. Which burger stacks up?

By Emily Heil, Tim Carman
Dec 02, 2025 5:55 am - The McDonald’s Big Mac is more than a fast-food menu item — it’s an enduring symbol of American culture. Which makes it an irresistible target for rival burger-slingers eager to challenge McDonald’s in a very public way. Enter the Chili’s Big Smasher and Shake Shack’s Big Shack.
Get ’em while they’re hot: Half-price tickets available for suburban, Chicago performances

By Barbara Vitello
Dec 01, 2025 8:10 pm - Suburban and Chicago theaters, including Drury Lane, Buffalo, Marriott, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Broadway in Chicago and Teatro ZinZanni, are among the venues participating in the Hot Tix half-price tickets promotion Dec. 4-15.
Wheeling to tax streaming TV, music and games

By Russell Lissau
Dec 01, 2025 7:46 pm - Wheeling residents who enjoy chilling out while watching Netflix, Hulu or other streaming services soon will have to shell out more for the privilege as the village has enacted a 4% tax on video or audio streaming services.
Fire + Wine to open in St. Charles in January

By Joey Weslo
Dec 01, 2025 1:23 pm - With wood-fired gourmet pizzas, sharable Italian-style tapas plates, and plentiful pastas, Fire + Wine looks to bring an upscale-casual atmosphere to St. Charles.
Geneva rings in the holiday season with Christmas Walk and House Tour

By Shaw Local News Network
Dec 01, 2025 10:58 am - Two beloved holiday traditions are returning to Geneva: the Christmas Walk on Dec. 5 and the Holiday House Tour on Dec. 5-6, featuring five beautifully decorated homes.
Along for the ride: Judson in Elgin named Bicycle Friendly University

By Ralph Banasiak, Along for the Ride
Dec 01, 2025 9:49 am - With holidays approaching, my annual book reviews offer suggestions for biking gift lists, your own or others. First, however, positive bicycling news: League of American Bicyclists recently awarded official Bicycle Friendly University status to three Illinois institutions on Nov. 13, including Elgin’s Judson University.
Super Bowl 2026: Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile and Coco Jones to perform during pregame

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Dec 01, 2025 8:35 am - The Super Bowl pregame show will open with a trio of standout performers in Northern California: Charlie Puth will hit the stage to sing the national anthem, Brandi Carlile will take on “America the Beautiful” and Coco Jones will sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
‘Zootopia 2’ roars to record-setting global box office with $556M opening

By ANDREW DALTON
Dec 01, 2025 7:08 am - “Zootopia 2” brought in $96 million in North America over the weekend, earned $156 million over the five-day Thanksgiving frame, and scored a staggering $556 million globally since its Wednesday opening, according to studio estimates Sunday.

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