Entertainment
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Improve your art skills with videos at Indian Trails Public LibraryDec 05, 2025 7:05 am - Artists and crafters in the Wheeling area can improve their skills with videos available at the Indian Trails Public Library.
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What to know about the Eurovision Song Contest as Israel’s participation sparks walkouts
Dec 05, 2025 6:49 am - The Eurovision Song Contest, which aims to be an upbeat celebration of music and unity, is facing the biggest crisis in its seven-decade history after four countries walked out of the competition over Israel’s participation, and others indicated they could join the boycott.
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The most anticipated movies of the holiday season
Dec 04, 2025 3:56 pm - With the holiday movie season underway, that means a rush of Oscar contenders in theaters. This holiday movie guide will help you sort through the clutter.
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A real dud: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ is a messy, unscary sequel
Dec 04, 2025 10:32 am - How do you top “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” the video game movie adaptation about murderous anthropomorphic robots? If it’s a battle for insipid nonsense, the answer is blindingly clear: “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2.”
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Holiday light shows dazzle across the suburbsDec 04, 2025 6:56 am - If you haven’t seen one of the many light shows happening across the suburbs this season, now is the time. Here are the shows currently on display.
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Historic sites offer authentic 19th-century Christmas experienceDec 04, 2025 12:09 am - Experience the sights, sounds, and scents of an authentic 19th-century Christmas at three historic sites in the Fox Valley this weekend.
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‘Nutcracker’ takes center stage with classic and jazz-style productions across the suburbsDec 03, 2025 10:30 pm - Enjoy twists on the classic ballet, such as “Nutcracker All Jazzed Up” featuring a modern, up-tempo score, and “Duke It Out! Nutcracker,” pitting classical and jazz versions against each other.
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Doctor who sold ketamine to 'Friends' star Matthew Perry gets 2 1/2 years in prison
Dec 03, 2025 4:53 pm - LOS ANGELES — A doctor who pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the “Friends” star’s overdose death was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in pr...
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Metropolis artistic director reflects on ‘A Christmas Carol’ and her ‘wonderful new community’Dec 03, 2025 3:26 pm - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre artistic director Johanna McKenzie Miller freshens up the Arlington Heights theater’s annual production of “A Christmas Carol” with a new adaptation taken from a first edition of Charles Dickens’ classic tale.
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Gamers will make their play in Lisle at Midwest Battleground 2026Dec 03, 2025 1:58 pm - Hosted by the DuPage Sports Commission, Midwest Battleground 2026 will bring 100 collegiate esports teams and more than 300 high school gamers to Lisle for an esports competition and exposition.