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Ozzy Osbourne is saying farewell to performing live.

Ozzy Osbourne says farewell to live performance with a hometown show for 40,000 fans

Hard-rock royalty and some 40,000 fans gathered for an ear-splitting tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at what the heavy metal icon says was his last-ever live performance.

Brittney Mack, second from left, delivers a soul-deep, rafter-rattling performance as Celie, the abused girl turned self-made woman in Goodman Theatre's revival of “The Color Purple,” which also features Lachrisa Grandberry, left, as Doris, Ariya Hawkins as Olivia and Aerie Williams as best friend and inspiration Shug Avery.

Leading lady Brittney Mack delivers soul-stirring performance in Goodman Theatre’s ‘The Color Purple’

Brittney Mack’s stellar performance as Celie is one of many reasons to see Goodman Theatre’s triumphant revival of “The Color Purple.”

Teeko's Acai Bowls in the Vernon Hills Town Center is a new venture for brothers Nick and Theo Dimitriou.

‘We’re adaptable’: Libertyville brothers shift focus to acai bowls, their third food-related venture in seven years

First it was Chrissoulas then West Side Ramen, but the two brothers behind those restaurants in downtown Libertyville recently left their familiar corner to open a completely different venture in Vernon Hills, and soon in Lake Geneva.

Anish Jethmalani plays traditionalist chef and father Neeraj, who tries to instruct his daughter Rita (Tina Munoz Pandya) in the finer points of preparing Sindhi food in “Dhaba on Devon Avenue,” premiering at Writers Theatre.

Family struggles to keep restaurant afloat in touching, Chicago-set ‘Dhaba on Devon Avenue’

Writers Theatre and TimeLine Theatre’s premiere of “Dhaba on Devon Avenue,” set in Chicago’s “Little India,” is a solidly acted examination of identity, tradition and assimilation among members of Chicago’s South Asian community.

Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton thinks that they shouldn’t rush a possible sequel to “F1.”

Lewis Hamilton warns against rushing an ‘F1’ movie sequel after box-office success

Lewis Hamilton says he just wants to enjoy the “F1” movie’s success as he warned Thursday that rushing a sequel would be “the worst thing we probably could do.”

Fat Rosie’s just launched new “fiesta hours” at all seven locations. The specials run from 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Dining out: Happy hours, Van’s moving to West Dundee, Leona’s Pizza coming to McHenry

New happy hour specials have popped up at Fat Rosie’s and Seasons 52. Also, Van’s Frozen Custard and Burgers is switching Dundees while Leona’s is opening in McHenry.

Hailey (Danielle Deadwyler), Galen (Michael Greyeyes), Manny (Kataem O’Connor), Cookie (Haile Amare) and Danis (Jaeda LeBlanc) protect each other and their land in “40 Acres.”

‘40 Acres’ reinvigorates an old action genre with provocative new blood

“40 Acres” is a genre movie the way genre movies are supposed to be but rarely are. It invigorates an old premise with fresh ideas, layers well-crafted action with thematic richness, boasts committed performances and is so taut with tension that the audience might snap before the characters do.