Entertainment
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Restaurants honor service members with special offers for Veterans DayNov 04, 2025 3:46 pm - Restaurants around the suburbs have special offers for veterans and active-duty military as they honor Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
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Concerts Nov. 7-13: Ben Folds, Halsey, Maroon 5 and moreNov 04, 2025 2:48 pm - Upcoming concerts include Ben Folds at the Genesee Theatre, Halsey at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, Maroon 5 at the United Center and more.
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Celebrate National STEM Day at DuPage Children’s MuseumNov 04, 2025 12:39 pm - On Saturday, Nov. 8, DuPage Children’s Museum in Naperville is hosting STEM Day with hands-on experiments, building, and playful invention making STEM — and STEAM — fun for the whole family.
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Best bets: Classical instrumentalists, cabaret crooners, performance artists headline Elgin venuesNov 04, 2025 12:37 pm - In store in Elgin this weekend: classical music, cabaret entertainers and a festival showcasing female and nonbinary artists. Also, the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry opens its annual holiday tree display and the Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir headlines the McAninch Arts Center.
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Elle Fanning’s disjointed android steals the show in ‘Predator: Badlands’
Nov 04, 2025 12:26 pm - Elle Fanning delivers one of the most disjointed performances of the year in “Predator: Badlands.” It's not her fault — she's a great actor. It's just that she spends the majority of the movie in two pieces.
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Anthony Hopkins’ memoir is a page-turnerNov 04, 2025 10:44 am - On one level, “We Did OK, Kid” by Anthony Hopkins charts a conventional path, from obscurity in regional theater to the heights of Hollywood celebrity. Yet this story is more concerned with the inner journey than the outer one.
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A$AP Rocky, Rihanna now have matching CFDA fashion icon awards
Nov 04, 2025 8:08 am - Fashion powerhouse couple A$AP Rocky and Rihanna have another fashion icon award to take home after Rocky was awarded the Council of Fashion Designers of America prize.
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Jonathan Bailey named People magazine’s 2025 Sexiest Man Alive
Nov 04, 2025 7:51 am - Something has changed for “Wicked” star Jonathan Bailey, something is not the same — he is People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2025.
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Lombard Historical Society delves into the rich heritage of American piesNov 03, 2025 10:40 pm - The Lombard Historical Society is hosting a free lecture on the history of American pies, focusing on Illinois' contributions, on Nov. 15.
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Diane Ladd, 3-time Oscar nominee, dies at 89
Nov 03, 2025 3:44 pm - Diane Ladd, the three-time Academy Award nominee whose roles ranged from the brash waitress in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” to the protective mother in “Wild at Heart,” has died at 89.