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Bulgaria wins the 70th Eurovision Song Contest with upbeat party anthem ‘Bangaranga’

By JILL LAWLESS
May 17, 2026 11:51 am - Bulgarian singer Dara won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday with her infectious party anthem “Bangaranga,” giving the southeast European country its first victory in the competition.
A sweet day for Long Grove Chocolate Fest

May 16, 2026 4:56 pm - Long Grove Chocolate Fest opened Friday and continues through Sunday. Highlights include chocolate vendors, live music, carnival rides and games.
Judge declares mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial after jury deadlocks

By JENNIFER PELTZ
May 15, 2026 12:56 pm - Harvey Weinstein ’s rape retrial ended in a mistrial Friday after the jury deadlocked in the closely watched #MeToo-era case that another jury failed to decide last year.
Goodman’s scary good ‘Covenant’ animated by desire, faith and repression

By Barbara Vitello
May 15, 2026 12:16 pm - Goodman Theatre’s Chicago-area premiere of York Walker’s supernatural thriller “Covenant” is a scary good time.
Sandra Oh, Tammy Duckworth, Kumail Nanjiani and Bowen Yang are in a HBO doc on being Asian American, Pacific Islander

By TERRY TANG
May 15, 2026 9:06 am - Director Eugene Yi has always been interested in the term Asian American and Pacific Islander and which ethnicities it includes. So Yi, who is Korean American, was beyond excited when approached to helm the new HBO documentary “The A List: 15 Stories From Asian and Pacific Diasporas,” which dropped Wednesday on HBO Max.
Neil deGrasse Tyson takes on aliens and how we should greet them in ‘Take Me to Your Leader’

By MARK KENNEDY
May 15, 2026 8:39 am - Neil deGrasse Tyson has had a lifelong fantasy of being abducted by aliens. That’s right, he actually wants to be taken. America’s favorite astrophysicist has turned that lifelong fascination into a book, “Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter.”
Shakira and Burna Boy release official 2026 FIFA World Cup Anthem, ‘Dai Dai’

By MARIA SHERMAN
May 15, 2026 8:26 am - As the song demands: “Let’s go!” The Colombian superstar Shakira and Afrobeats icon Burna Boy have teamed up for “Dai Dai,” the official song for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The Eurovision final lineup is confirmed after 5 more countries are sent packing

By JILL LAWLESS
May 14, 2026 5:14 pm - The lineup for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest has been decided, with five more countries sent home after the second semifinal on Thursday.
A true gift: Connie Canaday Howard delivers exceptional performance in BTE’s ‘Birthday Candles’

By Barbara Vitello
May 14, 2026 3:33 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s Connie Canaday Howard delivers a praiseworthy performance in Noah Haidle’s “Birthday Candles.”
Palatine approves new liquors license for Cook Cork & Fork

Daily Herald report
May 14, 2026 11:46 am - The Palatine Village Council this week approved shifting the liquor license for Cook Cork & Fork, 34 W. Palatine Road, to a newer class that allows limited spirits and packaged wine sales.

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