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Beach and facilities to be transformed to year-round use as The Landing on Diamond Lake

By Mick Zawislak
May 05, 2026 4:58 pm - The Mundelein Park & Recreation District is pursuing a new vision for its beach and facilities along the southeast shore of Diamond Lake.
Obama museum tickets on sale Wednesday, May 6

By Barbara Vitello
May 05, 2026 2:00 pm - Timed, dated tickets for the museum at the Obama Presidential Center go on sale at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 6. The museum and the presidential center is expected to open June 19.
‘It’s iconic’: Des Plaines officials celebrate plan to repurpose former YMCA facility

By Russell Lissau
May 05, 2026 1:53 pm - A multimillion-dollar plan to renovate an old YMCA building in Des Plaines that’s become an eyesore since its closure six years ago is being celebrated by city officials and their soon-to-be partners in the project. The city council on Monday unanimously voted to purchase the former Lattof YMCA, 300 E. Northwest Highway, from the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago for $1.85 million.
Best Bets: The Oh Yeahs at Studio5, and Stand-Up Momedy and Bad Momz of Comedy honor motherhood

By Barbara Vitello
May 05, 2026 1:21 pm - Evanston’s Studio5 welcomes acoustic trio The Oh Yeahs, and Stand-Up Momedy and Bad Momz of Comedy celebrate motherhood through comedy this weekend.
Inside the Rolling Stones’ new album: What we know about ‘Foreign Tongues’ so far

By MARIA SHERMAN
May 05, 2026 11:40 am - Sometimes, you can always get what you want: On Tuesday, The Rolling Stones confirmed that they will release a new album, titled “Foreign Tongues,” on July 10.
Dining out: New limited-time offerings at Portillo’s and Lou Malnati’s

By Rick West
May 05, 2026 10:51 am - Portillo’s is now serving the new Hot and Saucy Italian beef sandwich while Lou Malnati’s is debuting the Italian Combo Beef-Za, both for a limited time. Plus, Geneva Wine Cellar and Tasting Room is reopening under new ownership.
Netflix’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ is a harrowing descent into horror. The cast had a ball.

By MARK KENNEDY
May 05, 2026 9:56 am - Put 40 boys alone on an island and what do you get? Harmony or chaos? British author William Golding predicted not good things in his harrowing 1954 classic novel “Lord of the Flies,” and a new powerful, kinetic TV adaptation on Netflix makes an inspired case that he was probably right.
Oprah Winfrey selects Scottish author Douglas Stuart’s ‘John of John’ for her book club

By HILLEL ITALIE
May 05, 2026 8:56 am - After growing up in a Glasgow household without books, Douglas Stuart didn’t know much about the literary world as a young man beyond the recommendations given by a favorite of daytime television watchers — Oprah Winfrey. On Tuesday, Winfrey announced the selection of Stuart’s “John of John” as her book club pick.
‘The Lost Boys’ and ‘Schmigadoon!’ earn 12 Tony nominations each to lead the field

By MARK KENNEDY
May 05, 2026 8:43 am - “The Lost Boys” and “Schmigadoon!” each earned a leading 12 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, as nominators also made June Squibb the oldest Tony-nominated actor in history at 96. Danny Burstein is now the most-nominated male actor in Tony history.
Met Gala guests take artistic liberties with dress code

By BEATRICE DUPUY
May 04, 2026 10:50 pm - Met Gala guests from Beyoncé to Naomi Osaka to Emma Chamberlain did not play it safe this year for the Met Gala, delivering custom works of art in honor of the dress code “Fashion is art.”

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