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A security guard stands watch at Taylor Swift's “Holiday House” Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Westerly, R.I.

In Taylor Swift’s beach town, every clue becomes a wedding rumor

When a large tent appeared next door to Taylor Swift’s Watch Hill estate this week, it didn’t take long for speculation about the superstar’s impending nuptials to ripple through the affluent New England seaside village — and the internet.

The fireworks display in Sleepy Hollow is popular in the Fox Valley.

Have a blast: Celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks, festivals and more in the suburbs

As the Fourth of July approaches, so do themed events throughout the suburbs, including festivals, parades, fireworks displays, walks and runs, concerts and more. Here’s where and when you can celebrate.

Former priest-turned-FBI agent Tom Brandis (Mark Ruffalo) seeks redemption in “Task.”

‘Task’ master Brad Ingelsby put Ruffalo’s redemption at center of HBO series from the start

“Task” has tense standoffs between not-too-different cops and criminals. It has gunfights in the woods and heists that turn into bloodbaths that turn into kidnappings. Yet the HBO show’s most dramatic and essential moment may be a guy reading from a piece of paper.

The Downtown Wheaton Association, in partnership with POSCA and uni Brands Corporation, presents Murals, Mocktails, & Music, a first-day-of-summer celebration of public art, music, local businesses and community.

Celebrating summer and the arts

The Downtown Wheaton Association, in partnership with POSCA and uni Brands Corporation, presents Murals, Mocktails, & Music, a first-day-of-summer celebration of public art, music, local businesses and community.

Ensemble members Tim Hopper, left, Audrey Francis and Gary Cole star in Steppenwolf Theatre’s Chicago-area premiere of “Catch As Catch Can” by Mia Chung.

Terrific acting animates Steppenwolf dramedy ‘Catch As Catch Can’

Steppenwolf Theatre’s Gary Cole returns to a Chicago stage for the first time in 25 years to join fellow ensemble members Tim Hopper and Audrey Francis for the Chicago premiere of Mia Chung’s “Catch As Catch Can.”

The Kung Fu Boys perform with The Flip Circus this summer in Vernon Hills, Aurora, Gurnee, Lombard, Schaumburg and North Riverside.

Best Bets: Flip Circus tours the suburbs this summer

The Flip Circus begins its suburban summer tour, Kohl Children’s Museum debuts “WhirlWind,” Waukegan hosts the inaugural Little Fort Film Festival, and the Cantigny Jazz Fest hosts a tribute to Miles Davis on Sunday.

Writers Theatre’s stellar Midwest premiere of Tom Stoppard’s Tony Award-winning “Leopoldstadt” marks another triumph for the Glencoe theater.

Stoppard’s sweeping family drama ‘Leopoldstadt’ dazzles at Writers Theatre

If Writers Theatre ever joins the ranks of Regional Theatre Tony Award winners, its bravura Midwest premiere of “Leopoldstadt” will have played a role in that honor.