Entertainment

Dining out: Shota meal at Portillo’s and Cinco De Drinko at Fat Rosie’s

Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga shares his favorite order from Portillo’s, Fat Rosie’s is launching Cinco De Drinko on the fifth of every month, and there’s a new craft soda and sandwich shop opening in Antioch.

Spotlight: E. Faye Butler helms Drury Lane’s revival of ‘Nunsense’

Singer Tori Kelly’s creativity flows in the wake of first-time motherhood

BTS, Cardi B, Lainey Wilson, Muse, Snoop Dogg and others will perform at iHeartRadio Music Festival

Shimmering Summer: Chicago Botanic Garden to feature iridescent bubble art

What to stream: ‘Hoppers,’ ‘Love Island,’ Lizzo and Death Cab for Cutie albums

Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) grows obsessed with exploring the rooms of the “Backrooms.”

YouTuber box office boom: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ draw Gen Z to theaters

Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn’t for “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” which fell sharply in its second weekend, however, but for a small budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that began on the internet.

Making friends at Gilberts Community Days

The Des Plaines Arts Council is seeking proposals for an outdoor mural that would be installed on the west side of the Welkin Apartments building, 1425 Ellinwood St.

‘The start of something great’: Mural being planned in downtown Des Plaines

A mural soon could adorn the side of a prominent building in downtown Des Plaines.

Catherine Laga'aia found out she got the role of “Moana” on a school day.

From ‘Moana’ to ‘Leviticus,’ here are summer movie breakouts you need to know

The new Moana. The 20-year-old wunderkind filmmaker. The multi Tony Award winner. There’s more than a few up-and-coming talents to get excited about in the movies this summer.

Tyler Hanes, center, stars in Marriott Theatre’s revival of the Elvis Presley bio-tuner “Heartbreak Hotel” whose zesty production numbers come courtesy of director/choreographer Deidre Goodwin.

For things to do this spring and summer, try Lake County

Museums, amusement parks, live theater and tranquil gardens are some of the spring and summer options available in Lake County.

Nick Offerman and his wife, Megan Mullally, star in Goodman Theatre’s premiere of the musical “Iceboy! Or the Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O’Neill Came to Write the Iceman Cometh.”

Starry summer marks the return of Chicago-area theater vets

Look for Chicago-area stages to heat up this summer with world and regional premieres buoyed by appearances by television and Broadway veterans Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and Gary Cole.