Entertainment

Best Bets: ‘Masters of the Mic,’ Jessie Mueller, Lyric’s ‘safronia’ and more

Doug E. Fresh joins hip-hip artists in “Masters of the Mic” at Chicago’s The Auditorium, Tony Award-winner Jessie Mueller headlines Schaumburg’s Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts, and Lyric Opera concludes its season with the premiere of “safronia.”

One week after it was canceled, Geneva’s Swedish Days parade is back on

‘Works of art’: Hanover Park artisan crafts world-class pool cues that cost up to $10,000

‘Mormon Wives’ star Taylor Frankie Paul will not be charged in recent fights with ex-partner

Things to do April 17-23: Rick Springfield, Central States Numismatic Society Convention, Earth Day events and more

Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Sade, Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan and Luther Vandross get into Rock Hall

Famed ESPN college basketball voice Dick Vitale facing another battle with cancer

Famed ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale is facing another battle with cancer. Vitale said Monday that biopsy results had confirmed a diagnosis of melanoma in his lung and liver cavity, which will have him starting immunotherapy.

The new Oberweis scoop shop will pay homage to Naperville Central and Naperville North high schools.

Oberweis to open first scoop shop inside Naperville Giordano’s

Local legacy brands Oberweis and Giordano’s announced Monday that they’ll be teaming up in downtown Naperville, with the dairy opening its first scoop shop inside the iconic pizza chain’s restaurant at 119 S. Main St.

The rapper Offset was shot in the leg during a robbery attempt outside a Florida casino last Monday, the FBI said Tuesday.

FBI says suspects tried to rob Offset outside a Florida casino when he was shot in the leg

The rapper Offset was ambushed by a “large group” of people who tried to rob him outside a Florida casino last week when he was shot in the leg, the FBI said Tuesday.

WTTW host and producer Geoffrey Baer debuts “Riding the Rails” Monday, a show that delves into how the Chicago region was shaped by trains.

‘Riding the Rails’: WTTW unveils the mystery, history and romance of the region’s trains

Geoffrey Baer explores the Great Migration, luxury Pullman cars, and the infamous 1924 Rondout mail train robbery where $2 million was stolen and some remains buried.

The film “The Running Man,” left, the series “Margo's Got Money Troubles” and the film “Roommates” start streaming this week.

What to stream: ‘Beef,’ Zayn Malik, ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles,’ Glen Powell and Elle Fanning

Sadie Sandler starring in the Netflix comedy “Roommates” and fresh tunes from Zayn Malik are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.