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Music executive David King (Denzel Washington) is faced with a moral dilemma: Save a kidnapped kid or his flagging empire.

Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ finds its groove in New York’s streets

Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” takes some time to find its groove. But once it does, when the film leaves the high rises and puts its feet on the New York pavement, it really sings.

Lee Ward, owner of Smokin BBQ on 45 in Mundelein, prepares ribs during last year’s Little Bear Ribfest at Century Park in Vernon Hills.

Things to do Aug. 15-21: Little Bear Ribfest, Naper Nights, Elburn Days and more

Mark your calendar for Little Bear Ribfest, Naper Nights, Moose Cruise Nights, Grayslake SummerFest, Elburn Days, Bloody Mary Fest and more happening this week.

93 Octane is expanding to a new location in Elmhurst next week when a new brewpub opens at 171 Addison St.

93 Octane Brewery expanding to Elmhurst next week

93 Octane Brewery, a gas station inspired brewery located in St. Charles, is opening a new location in Elmhurst next week.

Tabatha Zimiga’s ability to tame wild horses is the stuff of legend in South Dakota in “East of Wall.”

A lyrical ode to the real cowgirls of the new West in ‘East of Wall’

Filmmaker Kate Beecroft points her lens toward the real cowgirls of the Badlands in the lyrical new film “East of Wall.” The film blends fact and fiction to tell a story about the working women of South Dakota, skilled riders and trainers with ranching and rodeo in their blood who also can’t seem to catch a break.

Academy Award-winner Brendan Fraser is among the celebrities scheduled to appear this weekend at Fan Expo Chicago in Rosemont.

Best Bets: Celebrities converge on Rosemont for Fan Expo Chicago

“Star Wars,” “Guardians of the Galaxy” and other Hollywood stars converge on Rosemont’s Donald E. Stephens Convention Center for Fan Expo Chicago while the Air and Water Show zooms over Chicago’s lakefront this weekend.

The “Peanuts” gang is back together again, this time to save their summer camp, in “Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical.”

Charlie Brown and Snoopy offer an animated ‘Peanuts’ musical about summer camp

Charlie Brown and Snoopy go to sleepaway camp in a new, bittersweet Apple TV+ special. “My motivation has always been to preserve and enhance my dad’s legacy,” says co-writer Craig Schulz, a son of the iconic comic strip “Peanuts” creator Charles S. Schulz.

The annual A Walk in the Park fine art fair held by the Arlington Heights Art Guild returns to North School Park Sunday, Aug. 24.

Explore arts, crafts at Arlington Heights Art Guild’s A Walk in the Park

Arts and crafts from more than 80 artists will be showcased and sold at the Arlington Heights Art Guild’s 54th annual A Walk in the Park fair on Aug. 24.