Entertainment
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Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92
May 14, 2024 12:15 pm - Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history’s most honored short story wri...
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Red Lobster abruptly closes in BloomingdaleMay 14, 2024 12:06 pm - The Red Lobster in Bloomingdale has abruptly shut its doors. The seafood restaurant closed Monday without notice, Village President Franco Coladipietro wrote in a Facebook post.
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Jason Aldean will honor Toby Keith with a performance at the 2024 ACM Awards
May 14, 2024 9:53 am - The time has come to raise a red solo cup. Jason Aldean will pay tribute to the late Toby Keith at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday.
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Rolling Meadows launching ‘Bites & Beats’ series May 22May 14, 2024 6:19 am - Rolling Meadows’ new Bites & Beats on Kirchoff event series kicks off May 22, combining tasty food truck fare and live musical entertainment in the city’s downtown. The e...
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Things to do May 17-23: Long Grove Chocolate Fest, Aurora Greek Fest, Wanda Sykes and moreMay 13, 2024 11:14 pm - Mark your calendars for the Long Grove Chocolate Fest and Aurora Greek Fest and performances by Wanda Sykes, WAR’s 50th Anniversary Tour, the Decemberists and more happening this week.
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Batavia’s Books Between Bites welcomes author Karl Bruhn on May 16May 13, 2024 8:55 pm - Batavia's popular monthly lunchtime book program, Books Between Bites, concludes for the season on Thursday, May 16, with Batavian Karl Bruhn sharing a presentation about...
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Schaumburg Choral Artists to perform hometown concert before tour of Ireland, ScotlandMay 13, 2024 5:20 pm - Schaumburg Choral Artists, one of the newer enterprises of the village of Schaumburg’s Cultural Services Department, will perform a concert in their hometown Sunday, May 19, before embarking on a three-stop tour of Ireland and Scotland next month.
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Metropolis announces 25th anniversary seasonMay 13, 2024 4:18 pm - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre announced its 25th anniversary season commences Sept. 26 with a revival of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s beloved “Cinderella.”
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Childish Gambino to headline United Center Oct. 3
May 13, 2024 3:20 pm - NEW YORK — Donald Glover's musical project Childish Gambino has returned with a re-imagined album and a new tour that will bring him to Chicago’s United Center at 8 p.m. ...
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‘Judge Judy’ Sheindlin sues for defamation over National Enquirer, InTouch Weekly stories
May 13, 2024 2:33 pm - “Judge Judy” Sheindlin sued the parent company of the National Enquirer and InTouch Weekly on Monday for a story that she said falsely claimed that she was trying to help the Menendez brothers get a retrial after they were convicted of murdering their parents.