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Forced to cancel “The Last Match” last year, Writers Theatre filmed the production, which stars Kayla Carter, left, Ryan Hallahan, Christopher Sheard and Heather Chrisler (not pictured).

Writers Theatre serves up Anna Ziegler's 'The Last Match' online

The COVID-19 pandemic curtailed Writers Theatre's revival of Anna Ziegler's "The Last Match," but the Glencoe theater rebounded earlier this year, resumed rehearsals and filmed the production.
Director Chloe Zhao, left, appears with actress Frances McDormand on the set of “Nomadland,” which won best feature at the 36th Independent Spirit Awards Thursday.

In possible Oscar preview, 'Nomadland' wins at Spirit Awards

Chloé Zhao's "Nomadland" won best feature at the 36th Independent Spirit Awards in a ceremony that turned the annual beach soiree into a virtual, mostly pretaped event, and, possibly, an Oscar preview.
Jessie Buckley, left, and Josh O’Connor star in Great Performances’ “Romeo & Juliet,” premiering Friday, April 23.

'Romeo and Juliet' on PBS celebrates the play's theatrical roots

The National Theatre's latest take on "Romeo and Juliet," a filmed production that adds cinematic touches to the tragic 16th-century love story, will air on PBS.
Selfie WRLD Schaumburg, a do-it-yourself photo studio, will open May 1 in the Streets of Woodfield shopping center in Schaumburg.

Selfie WRLD photo studio coming to Streets of Woodfield

Born from a pandemic-caused layoff, a new do-it-yourself photo studio at Streets of Woodfield in Schaumburg aims to be a source of fun for those emerging from their own cocoons of the past year.
MMA warrior Cole (Lewis Tan) joins the Earthrealm team in “Mortal Kombat.”
'Mortal Kombat' wages grim, vapid battle in film adaptation
A film based on a violent video game should at least be fun. Not "Mortal Kombat," an edited-to-death, dramatically flat action fantasy.
Tracy Brown
Feder: Chicago Public Media promotes Tracy Brown to WBEZ content chief
Tracy Brown, who joined WBEZ 91.5-FM as managing editor in 2019, has been promoted to chief content officer of the Chicago Public Media news/talk station.
Director Chloe Zhao, left, will likely win an Oscar Sunday night for “Nomadland.” The film is also a sure bet for Best Feature, though actress Frances McDormand, right, is in one of the tighest races.
Dann Gire traverses the year's 'Nomadland' in search of Oscar winners
Viola Davis? Carey Mulligan? Frances McDormand? The Best Actress race may be the hardest to predict for Sunday's Oscars, Dann Gire says.
The Glenbard East Marching Band performed in a previous Lombard Lilac Parade. This year’s parade has been postponed to Sept. 19.
Lombard Lilac Parade postponed to September
The annual Lombard Lilac Parade has been postponed due to concerns about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Rachel Orr, who plays the Queen, straightens her costume Wednesday as the Medieval Times crew and cast prepare for Thursday's reopening.
The shows must go on: Medieval Times, Six Flags reopening this week
Medieval Times in Schaumburg is anticipating a renaissance Thursday, while in Gurnee, Six Flags Great America is making plans to provide visitors with thrills they've been without since 2019, starting Saturday.
Wanting to be a dad, Matt (Ed Helms), left, hires Anna (Patti Harrison) to be his surrogate in “Together Together.”
Single man bonds with woman he hires to carry his baby in 'Together Together'
Ed Helms stars a single man who hires a surrogate to help him become a dad in the semi-quirky film drama "Together Together."
Victor Kossakovsky’s wordless documentary “Gunda” offers a modest but artful portrait of a mother pig.
Documentary 'Gunda' offers intimate, wordless portrait of a pig
Victor Kossakovsky's wordless documentary "Gunda," shot in textured black and white, is a modest but artful portrait of a pig and other barnyard animals.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 387, Tom Grieger photo: These two girls look through books in the children’s section of the Arlington Heights Library in February of 1965.
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In this June 19, 1962 file photo, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip travel by open carriage around the track prior to the race program, at Ascot, England. Prince Philip was the longest serving royal consort in British history. In Britain, the husband or wife of the monarch is known as consort, a position that carries immense prestige but has no constitutional role.
Images:Prince Philip, husband of Queen Eliazabeth II, dies at 99
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 3,221, Mike Seeling photo: Blackhawk school students work on a project in their science class in Bensenville in March of 1966.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 1,065, Al Smith photo: Play ball was the call as 210 Prospect Heights Little Leaguers turned out for opening day ceremonies in May of 1965. The enthusiasm of the major league Cardinals unfortunately did not carry them to victory as they dropped the opening contest 1-0 to the White Sox.
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In this Oct. 8, 1964 file photo, The Supremes, from left, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross, perform during a reception for them in a hotel, in London. Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old. Publicist Jay Schwartz says Wilson died Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, at her home in Las Vegas and that the cause was not immediately clear.
Mary Wilson of The Supremes has died at 76
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 233, Don Vickery photo: Kitchen preparations such as this are being duplicated all over the south side of Arlington Heights in February of 1965 as 34 Girl Scout troops prepare for a bake sale in the Gieseke Shoe story. Scouts pictured are from left to right are Ruth Nerlinger, Sue Pretto, Debbie Donavon and Anne Baughman.
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