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“Little Orphan Annie” creator Harold Gray, seen here with his wife, Doris Gray, at their Lombard home (the birthplace of the comic strip) is featured as part of the Lombard Historical Society's new exhibition, “Leapin Lizards! A Hundred Years of Little Orphan Annie.”

Best Bets: Leapin’ Lizards! Little Orphan Annie turns 100

Lombard Historical Society celebrates the comic strip “Little Orphan Annie” on its 100th anniversary, and film and TV celebrities and comic and anime artists descend on McCormick Place for C2E2.

Mike Paeth, 58, will celebrate 10 years this October of his business, Mile Long Records, 350 W. Front St., Wheaton.

‘Best job I’ve had, bar none’: Wheaton record store marks a decade of vinyl revival

As an impressionable boy, Mike Paeth surveyed his parents’ record albums displayed on either side of the all-in-one stereo system. “Literally, everything changed with Rush,” he said. Yep, Paeth had realized free will as an audiophile. His tastes, and those of his customers, continue to evolve at his store, Mile Long Records, in Wheaton.

The Artist Alley at C2E2, seen here in 2023, is one of the event's most popular attractions.

15th annual C2E2 arrives at McCormick Place Friday

Actor Josh Brolin will headline the 15th annual Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo this weekend along with stars of shows like “Ted Lasso,” “One Tree Hill,” “Rick and Morty” and “One Piece” and a host of additional events.

“Funny Story” by Emily Henry.

Book review: Emily Henry is still the modern-day rom-com queen with ‘Funny Story’

“Funny Story” isn’t a funny story at all. But it is a good one. Emily Henry's new romance novel starts with dueling breakups that have rocked the two main characters’ worlds — and forced them to bond over their shared broken hearts.

Umbrellas form a colorful canopy over Schiller Court in downtown Elmhurst. The art installation is part of a bigger Umbrella Sky project and will remain up through the Rock the Block Party in mid-September.

‘It’s so Instagrammable’: Umbrella display returns to downtown Elmhurst

If you’re in downtown Elmhurst, caught in a downpour, dash over to Schiller Court to keep raindrops from falling on your head. More than 300 umbrellas, all in cheerful co...

New to streaming this week are the Paramount+ series “Knuckles,” the Apple TV+ series “The Big Door Prize,” and the Netflix series “Dead Boy Detectives.”

What to stream this week: A Bon Jovi documentary, Idris Elba in ‘Knuckles’ and ‘Anyone But You’

The Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell romantic comedy “Anyone But You” hitting Netflix and an album by Brazil superstar Anitta are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.

Munchies Pizza, at 25 Turner Ave. in Elk Grove Village, is in a lease dispute with village officials who plan to demolish the building by fall.

‘They’re putting us out of business’: Elk Grove pizzeria’s days are numbered amid lease dispute with village

Munchies Pizza in Elk Grove Village is in a lease dispute with village officials who plan to demolish the building by fall.