Celebrities
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Q&A with 'Protégé' star Maggie Q on Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee and how she inspires womenAug 20, 2021 6:00 am - Maggie Q sits in a cushioned chair with her legs leisurely folded under her slender frame, a subtle affirmation of her physical flexibility and prowess as a celebrated a...
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Marie Osmond, David Archuleta cancel Ravinia concertAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - Marie Osmond and David Archuleta have canceled their upcoming concert at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was cited as a reason for c...
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Sean Penn, with daughter Dylan, directs again in 'Flag Day'
Aug 19, 2021 11:00 pm - CANNES, France - Sean Penn is sort of done with movies. He's still making them, here and there. But Penn is mostly seeing out commitments he made years earlier. After th...
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Goals: Megan Rapinoe launches 'The Call In' book club
Aug 19, 2021 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Megan Rapinoe is such a fan of #MeToo pioneer Tarana Burke that the soccer star chose Burke's upcoming memoir, “Unbound,” for her new book club before she had...
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Mount Prospect native Lee DeWyze tells 'Stories' with his new album, Evanston tour stopAug 19, 2021 6:00 am - A little more than a decade ago, suburban fans watched as Mount Prospect singer-songwriter Lee DeWyze hopped a rocket ship ride to becoming a national name on season nin...
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Sound check: Waco Brothers bring a barnburner to The VenueAug 18, 2021 6:00 am - Country punks The Chicago-based punk cowboy outfit The Waco Brothers brings its feverish country thunder to Aurora's The Venue to kick off the weekend. Even though ...
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Best Bets: U.S. Navy Blue Angels show off during shortened Chicago Air and Water ShowAug 17, 2021 6:00 am - Broad humor Catch up with rising New York comedian Laura High when she performs four stand-up sets at the Comedy Shrine, 2228 Fox Valley Center Drive, Aurora. $25, plus ...
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Dan + Shay found time for reflection after global success
Aug 15, 2021 7:30 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - More than a year ago, country pop duo Dan + Shay were just beginning their first headlining arena tour when COVID-19 started impacting the United Stat...
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Book review: Love and loss in 'Breathe' by Joyce Carol Oates
Aug 15, 2021 7:30 am - “Breathe” by Joyce Carol Oates (Ecco) Joyce Carol Oates' novel is a story of love, loss and loneliness that opens with a wife urging, willing, begging he...
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Wrestlers battle in and out of the ring in Starz's new drama 'Heels'Aug 15, 2021 7:30 am - Just as the mob has omerta - the code of silence - so does the wrestling world have kayfabe. In the Starz drama series "Heels," which premieres Sunday, Aug. 15, that's t...