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A new Ira Sachs film resurrects Peter Hujar, and something far greater

By Philip Kennicott
Nov 14, 2025 9:19 am - The quiet and compelling film “Peter Hujar’s Day” uses Hujar’s own words, discovered on a transcript at the Morgan Library in New York, to recount the minutiae of a single day in the life of the photographer who died of AIDS complications in 1987.
Bad Bunny wins album of the year at the 2025 Latin Grammys, capping an electric night

By MARIA SHERMAN
Nov 14, 2025 7:06 am - It should come as a shock to no one: The 2026 Latin Grammy Awards were all about Bad Bunny. The Puerto Rican superstar won album of the year for his landmark release “Debí Tirar Más Fotos.”
Country House in Geneva closes

By Rick West
Nov 13, 2025 6:55 pm - After more than 30 years in Geneva, Country House restaurant has closed.
Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band’s 25th annual fall concert to be ‘As American as Apple Pie’

Submitted by Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band
Nov 13, 2025 4:59 pm - The Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band will present its 25th annual Fall Concert on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. at Vernon Hills High School, 145 Lakeview Parkway in Vernon Hi...
Evoking a Pacific Northwest past, ‘Train Dreams’ stirs a plaintive elegy

By JAKE COYLE
Nov 13, 2025 4:29 pm - In scouting for “Train Dreams,” director Clint Bentley found it harder than ever to find the old growth forests of the book. If “Train Dreams” is about unearthing a forever-lost American past, locating it for the film was fittingly elusive.
Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys are deadly frenemies in ‘The Beast in Me’

By Lili Loofbourow
Nov 13, 2025 3:38 pm - Matthew Rhys’ smile is a fantastic weapon, and in Netflix’s new thriller “The Beast in Me,” he uses it to maximal effect — particularly when his character is negging Claire Danes’ character, a famous writer named Agatha Wiggs.
Harry Potter Shop Chicago rings in holiday season with hot Butterbeer, sock drive and other treats for Wizarding World fans

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Nov 13, 2025 3:35 pm - Hot Butterbeer, limited-edition confectionery treats and merch, a snow globe photo wall, and a holiday tree scavenger hunt are among the magical treats in store for young witches, wizards and muggles at the Harry Potter Shop Chicago.
This show ‘is on fire’: Alicia Keys-inspired ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ is a moving daughter-mother drama

By Scott C. Morgan
Nov 13, 2025 3:04 pm - “Hell’s Kitchen,” a semi-autobiographical Broadway musical inspired by the life of Grammy Award-winner Alicia Keys, is now making a stirring Chicago touring debut at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, with exemplary performances all around.
Yard House to open Naperville location Nov. 23

Daily Herald report
Nov 13, 2025 2:12 pm - Yard House restaurant, at 412 S. Route 59 near the Fox Valley Mall, opens Nov. 23, marking the chain’s fourth location in the greater Chicago area.
From gowns to pantsuits, Michelle Obama explains her iconic fashion picks in ‘The Look’

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Nov 13, 2025 11:52 am - On any day during her eight years as first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama said she could go from giving a speech to meeting with a counterpart from another country to digging in her vegetable garden with groups of schoolchildren. And her clothes had to be ready for that, which she details in her new book, “The Look.”

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