Entertainment
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Feder: Palatine's Cassie Carlson comes home to join Fox 32 sports teamApr 13, 2022 1:00 am - At Palatine High School, she was famous as girls volleyball standout and team captain Cassie Jane Chaplinsky. Now, after scoring a broadcast journalism degree from the U...
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Naperville native Odenkirk will join Hollywood Walk of Fame hours before 'Better Call Saul' premiere MondayApr 12, 2022 11:00 pm - Hours before the season premiere of "Better Call Saul" begins on AMC, star Bob Odenkirk will be honored with a different kind of star. The Naperville North High School g...
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Fox Valley Garden Walk to feature six gardens on Elgin's eastside June 25Apr 12, 2022 11:00 pm - The Elgin Area Branch of the American Association of University Women will host its ninth Fox Valley Garden Walk on Saturday, June 25. It was postponed from 2020. The si...
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'Navalny' a taut portrait of a Russian opposition leader
Apr 12, 2022 3:00 pm - “Navalny” — ★ ★ ★ ½ “Navalny” is so taut and suspenseful you'd think John le Carré had left behind a secret manuscript that's only just coming to light now. This sp...
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Fitz and The Tantrums, Andy Grammer bring high energy to RiverEdge ParkApr 12, 2022 3:00 pm - Multiplatinum artists Fitz and The Tantrums join the summer fun at RiverEdge Park as they bring their “Wrong Party Tour” to Aurora Friday, Aug. 12. The L.A.-based rock...
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New to streaming this week: 'The Garcias,' Jewel and Barack Obama
Apr 12, 2022 6:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies • Aston...
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Best Bets: Jim Belushi, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Lindsey Buckingham hit suburban stagesApr 12, 2022 6:00 am - Funny on the spot See comedy improvised on the spot when “Saturday Night Live” alum and suburban Chicago native Jim Belushi performs with the Board of Comedy at the Des ...
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Wahlberg pugnaciously committed to subversive, R-rated clergy tale 'Father Stu'Apr 12, 2022 6:00 am - “Father Stu” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Just in time for the Good Friday/Easter weekend, Rosalind Ross' subversive, R-rated clergy tale “Father Stu” becomes leader of the pack for Christ...
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Gilbert Gottfried, standup comic and actor, dies at 67
Apr 12, 2022 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67. Gottfried died from recurr...
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Local author celebrates Earth Week with book giveaway - but there's a catchApr 11, 2022 11:00 pm - Visiting a nearby park or forest preserve for Earth Week? There could be a free book to be found. Local author and science teacher Carl Armstrong is celebrating Earth W...