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‘Sinners,’ ‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ advance in Oscars shortlists

By LINDSEY BAHR
Dec 16, 2025 2:38 pm - Ryan Coogler’s bluesy vampire thriller “Sinners,” the big screen musical “Wicked: For Good” and the Netflix phenomenon “KPop Demon Hunters” are all a step closer to an Oscar nomination.
Texas songwriter Joe Ely dies at age 78

By JIM VERTUNO
Dec 16, 2025 2:19 pm - Joe Ely, the influential Texas-born singer-songwriter whose blend of honky-tonk, rock and roadhouse blues made him a favorite among other musicians and led to collaborations with Bruce Springsteen and the Clash, has died. He was 78.
Doctor who helped sell ketamine to Matthew Perry gets 8 months of home confinement

By JAIMIE DING
Dec 16, 2025 2:13 pm - A doctor who pleaded guilty in a scheme to supply ketamine to actor Matthew Perry was sentenced Tuesday to 8 months of home confinement.
Naughty and nice: Paul Feig’s ‘The Housemaid’ is a twisty horror-thriller

By MARK KENNEDY
Dec 16, 2025 1:19 pm - Santa left us a present this holiday season and it is exactly what we didn’t know we needed: “The Housemaid,” a twisty, psychological horror-thriller that’s all wrapped up in an empowerment message.
‘I’m a comedian’: Naperville native Vik Pandya finds joy in stand-up after corporate job

By Barbara Vitello
Dec 16, 2025 1:17 pm - Stand-up comedian and Naperville native Vik Pandya comes home for the holidays to headline a show at Batavia’s Comedy Vault.
MCC’s VOICES magazine shines with regional, national literary honors

By Katie Van Dyne, McHenry County College
Dec 16, 2025 12:47 pm - McHenry County College's literary arts magazine VOICES 2025 won first place for Best Magazine – Central Division and second place for Best Magazine nationally from the Community College Humanities Association.
Donna Summer posthumously inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame

By MARIA SHERMAN
Dec 16, 2025 12:22 pm - Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco, known for such timeless tunes as “Love to Love You Baby,” “I Feel Love,” “Bad Girls,” “Dim All the Lights,” “On the Radio” and “She Works Hard for the Money,” has been posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
New restaurant headed to Wheeling space with checkered past

By Russell Lissau
Dec 16, 2025 10:40 am - A new restaurant is coming to commercial space in Wheeling where a fatal shooting occurred a little more than a year ago.
Wonder and war: New chapter opens on Pandora in ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’

By JAKE COYLE
Dec 16, 2025 10:39 am - “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” at well more than three hours, is our longest stay yet on Pandora, and the one most likely to make you ponder why you came here in the first place. You can feel James Cameron’s deep devotion to the dynamics of his central characters, even when his interest outstrips our own.
Concerts Dec. 19-25: Lindsey Stirling, Warrant, Shaq, the Spinners and more

By Luke Zurawski
Dec 16, 2025 10:17 am - Upcoming concerts include Lindsey Stirling’s “The Snow Waltz Tour” at the Genesee Theatre, Warrant at the Arcada Theatre, DJ Diesel (aka Shaquille O’Neal) at the Salt Shed, Sara Evans at the Arcada Theatre, the Spinners at the Des Plaines Theatre and more.

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