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Loretta Swit, Emmy-winner who played Houlihan on pioneering TV series ‘M.A.S.H.,’ has died at 87

By MARK KENNEDY
May 30, 2025 3:55 pm - Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV series “M.A.S.H.,” has died. She was 87.
St. Charles Public Library to host ‘Freedom Songs: The Music of Black History’

By Denise Blaszynski, St. Charles Public Library
May 30, 2025 3:17 pm - The St. Charles Public Library is welcoming the Bright Star Touring Theatre performing "Freedom Songs," which traces Black history through influential musicians and musical styles.
Book Review: ‘April 1861’ captures drama that occurred before Civil War’s first shots

By ANDREW DeMILLO
May 30, 2025 1:50 pm - In “1861: The Lost Peace,” Jay Winik covers the lead-up to the first shots being fired at Fort Sumter. The political intrigue leading up to 1861 rivals the battlefield action readers come to expect from many Civil War histories.
Local wineries showcased at Batavia Uncorked on June 7

By Gail Gaboda, Batavia Park District
May 30, 2025 1:39 pm - Batavia Uncorked wine festival returns for a second year on June 7 with local wines, food, and live music along the Riverwalk.
Homegrown artist’s work dedicated as ‘West Chicago Art Trail’

By Dave Oberhelman
May 30, 2025 12:22 pm - West Chicago artist Giovanni “Gio” Arellano had his Prairie Path-inspired mural series dedicated on Thursday as the “West Chicago Art Trail."
Bono’s memoir gets a third iteration, this time on the small screen

By Chris Klimek
May 30, 2025 11:58 am - “Writing a memoir is a whole other level of navel-gazing,” the eponymous navel gazer tells us at the top of the new Apple TV+ release “Bono: Stories of Surrender.” What, then, is a concert film of a stage show adapted from a memoir?
Taylor Swift has regained control of her music, buys back first 6 albums

By MARIA SHERMAN
May 30, 2025 11:29 am - Taylor Swift has regained control over her entire body of work. In a lengthy note posted to her official website on Friday, Swift announced: “All of the music I’ve ever made now belongs to me.”
‘And Just Like That …’ finds its voice as season 3 embraces queerness, maturity — and messy truth

By THOMAS ADAMSON
May 30, 2025 9:15 am - “And Just Like That...,” HBO’s “Sex and the City” revival, has come into its own in season three: less preoccupied with pleasing everyone, and more interested in telling the truth.
Ron Onesti: Martin Short .. Tall on St. Charles

By Ron Onesti
May 30, 2025 6:00 am - A while back, one of comedy’s most iconic superstars made his way to our historic stage at The Arcada. It was an incredible experience with probably one of the most down to Earth individuals I have ever worked with.
415 Amateur Radio Club of Crystal Lake to hold Field Day June 28

Submitted by Kevin Potter
May 30, 2025 12:02 am - The 415 Amateur Radio Club of Crystal Lake will celebrate its eighth anniversary by participating in the American Radio Relay League 2025 Field Day exercise. The commu...

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