Entertainment
-
Larkin dancers to bring ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillars’ to life on stageFeb 10, 2025 12:35 pm - Larkin High School’s VPAA Dance Academy will present a dancing adaptation of “The Very Hungry Caterpillars” in its annual “Bring a Book to Life” performance.
-
‘Anora’ wins at Producers and Directors Guild Awards
Feb 10, 2025 7:40 am - Did a wide-open Oscar race just get a frontrunner? Sean Baker’s Brooklyn comedy “Anora” took top honors at both the Producers Guild Awards and the Directors Guild Awards on Saturday night, catapulting it to Oscar favorite status.
-
Review: Kendrick Lamar brings America and ‘Not Like Us’ into history-making Super Bowl halftime show
Feb 10, 2025 6:54 am - “Salutations!,” the actor Samuel L. Jackson, dressed as Uncle Sam introduced Kendrick Lamar at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome for the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show — a powerful, commanding creative choice by the first solo hip-hop artist to ever headline the coveted slot.
-
What to stream: Bridget Jones returns, ‘Yellowjackets’ reappears and Alessia Cara sings about love
Feb 10, 2025 5:30 am - Renée Zellweger returning to one of her most indelible roles in “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” and Questlove offering a documentary on Sly Stone are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
-
‘Dog Man’ bests ‘Heart Eyes,’ ‘Love Hurts’ at box office
Feb 09, 2025 2:05 pm - On a quiet winter weekend at the box office, DreamWorks Animation’s “Dog Man” chased its own tail, repeating as the top movie in theaters.
-
Wheaton’s Ice-A-Palooza back on after weather delayFeb 08, 2025 3:58 pm - A week after Ice-A-Palooza was postponed due to poor ice and field conditions, the winter festival in Wheaton was back.
-
‘More than a feeling’ for a great show. Entertainment set for Vernon Hills DaysFeb 07, 2025 7:45 pm - The lineup for Vernon Hills Days summer bash includes cover bands, local favorites and a headliner who since 2007 has been the vocalist for the touring lineup of the band Boston.
-
Book Review: Chris Hayes’ ‘Sirens’ Call’ is a thorough look at the fight for attention in modern age
Feb 07, 2025 5:23 pm - With “The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource,” MSNBC host Chris Hayes is exploring how we got to this point, and the result is a fascinating history of what he calls the attention age.
-
Meet Chicago Steel players at three Lou Malnati’s locations for food bank fundraiserFeb 07, 2025 3:46 pm - Chicago Steel hockey players will be at three Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria locations on Tuesday, Feb. 11, to help promote a monthlong fundraiser for the Northern Illinois Food Bank and Greater Chicago Food Depository.
-
Super Bowl parties are out. ‘Taylor Bowl’ parties are in.
Feb 07, 2025 2:33 pm - Taylor Swift fans are embracing football and hosting Super Bowl parties themed around the pop star and her Chiefs player boyfriend Travis Kelce.