Entertainment
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Weekend picks: Comedian Chris Kattan plays Zanies at Pheasant RunApr 13, 2019 7:23 am - 'Mango' man Longtime fans of "Saturday Night Live" won't want to miss seeing Chris Kattan & Friends performing standup sets this weekend at Zanies at Pheasant Run Resort...
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Constable: Girl with autism shares art — and joy — with patientsApr 13, 2019 2:00 am - As a toddler, Mackenzie Collins not only devoured children's books, but she loved to add a bit of herself to the stories with a crayon. “A lot of parents are like, 'No! ...
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Star Wars Celebration: Naperville fan's home-built droid, plus Disney magicApr 13, 2019 1:00 am - "Excuse me, may I plug in my Artoo?" That's the kind of question that doesn't feel out of place at Star Wars Celebration, a five-day convention that will entertain thous...
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The Festival Chorus 'Gives their regards to Broadway' on May 5, 3:00pmApr 12, 2019 11:00 pm - Some people count the time with watches or calendars. Others catalog the passage of events or holidays. Perhaps for some it is the school years melting from one grade to...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsApr 12, 2019 10:00 am - From Chris Kattan & Friends performing standup sets at Zanies to the Fox River Arts Ramble to "The Underwater Bubble Show," there are a lot of fun options for the weeken...
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Ron Onesti: A BIG show with Little AnthonyApr 12, 2019 6:00 am - What a fabulous performance by Little Anthony and the Imperials at The Arcada last Sunday! And just as spectacular was the onstage interview Little Anthony did with me a...
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Theater spotlight: Improv Playhouse gathers the faithful, Steppenwolf stages 'The Children'Apr 12, 2019 6:00 am - 'Gathering' returns For the 11th year, Improv Playhouse remounts its production of “The Gathering,” Josephine Raciti and Rolf Forsberg's contemporary take on the last ho...
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Was 'Game of Thrones' supposed to mean anything? Only if you wanted it toApr 12, 2019 1:00 am - It's too big now to just be a TV show, a diversion. Every couple of decades a great story comes along and grips us more tightly than all the rest, as HBO's "Game of Thro...
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Feder: WLS Radio celebrates 95 years on the airApr 12, 2019 1:00 am - On April 12, 1924, Sears, Roebuck and Company officially began broadcasting its new radio station from the Sherman House Hotel in Chicago, naming it WLS (for "World's La...
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Feder: 'Crazy' Howard McGee is back, this time on V103Apr 12, 2019 1:00 am - It's the biggest radio comeback of the year: "Crazy" Howard McGee, who was one of Chicago's most popular morning stars before he lost his job to Steve Harvey, is about j...