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Best cat? Funniest prop? Ahead of the Oscars, the AP hands out its own awards

By LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE
Mar 13, 2026 8:03 am - Awards season has a way of diminishing the movie year into a handful of films that are talked about ad nauseam for months. But as good as some of this year’s Oscar nominees are, you have to go outside the consensus — and the same old categories — to remember the best of 2025.
Live Nation employee mocks customers as ‘so stupid’ in internal messages released in court case

By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Mar 12, 2026 9:06 pm - Incendiary internal messages in which a Live Nation employee mocks customers as “so stupid” and says the company is “robbing them blind, baby” have been made public as over two dozen states weigh whether to continue their antitrust trial against the entertainment giant and its subsidiary Ticketmaster.
Tired of loud ads while streaming? So are some state lawmakers

By Nikoel Hytrek
Mar 12, 2026 6:43 pm - A bill that would prevent streaming services from running commercials at a higher volume than the shows and movies people are watching passed through the Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee on Thursday.
Chance the Rapper, Brandi Carlile, CSO set to perform this summer at Ravinia

By Barbara Vitello
Mar 12, 2026 5:00 pm - Brandi Carlile, Chance the Rapper, Bonnie Raitt, Paul Simon, Kurt Elling, Hugh Jackman, Kool & the Gang and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra are among the artists scheduled to perform this summer during the Ravinia Festival’s 90th season.
Minimalist horror ‘Undertone’ uses audio and soundscapes to scare you

By LINDSEY BAHR
Mar 12, 2026 12:45 pm - “My favorite thing about this whole process is just watching it with audiences. I think that’s probably why I wanted to make a horror film … just to kind of witness the reactions,” “Understone” director Ian Tuason said.
Celebrity chef René Redzepi resigns from iconic Danish restaurant Noma after abuse allegations

By JAMES BROOKS and STEFANIE DAZIO
Mar 12, 2026 11:39 am - René Redzepi, founder and celebrity chef at the iconic Danish restaurant Noma that won three Michelin stars and other international accolades for its innovative “New Nordic” cuisine, has stepped down from his post following allegations of abuse and assault at the Copenhagen landmark.
McDonald’s new Big Arch burger puts the Big Mac on notice

By Tim Carman
Mar 12, 2026 9:27 am - The Big Arch is a burger for its times, which is not to say it’s THE burger for its times. This burger is here to deliver a message, and it’s not subtle: Meat and cheese are back, baby, and McDonald’s is not afraid to serve up two steaming quarter-pound patties encased in three gooey layers of white cheddar.
How Helen Gale’s legacy lives on in St. Charles Library’s children’s programs

By Dave Heun
Mar 12, 2026 8:36 am - Helen Wiltsie Gale spent 30 years sharing her love of books with thousands of St. Charles children as the library's head of children's services. The library honored her memory by creating the Helen Gale Story Room in 1995, which continues to host youth programs today.
‘Reminders of Him’ is a sad-happy Colleen Hoover adaptation, mixing grief and romance

By MARK KENNEDY
Mar 12, 2026 5:15 am - The hunky, sweet hero in the new romantic drama “Reminders of Him” at one point turns to the movie’s heroine and tells her: “I’m starting to wonder if you’re the saddest girl I’ve ever met.” It’s hard to argue.
A paranormal podcast turns perilous in ‘Undertone’

By JAKE COYLE
Mar 12, 2026 5:15 am - Writer-director Ian Tuason’s feature debut, the sonic-driven horror “Undertone,” has, at least at the outset, an appealingly stripped-down quality.

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