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Q&A: Activists, ‘sister-friends’ Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee channel their bond into a new book

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Apr 10, 2026 8:34 am - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian peace activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, says she doesn’t pay much attention to celebrities. With one key exception: that time she first met Gloria Steinem. Together they recently wrote “Rise, Girl, Rise: Our Sister-Friend Journey. Together For All,” a picture book for kids.
Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at 68

By SAFIYAH RIDDLE
Apr 10, 2026 8:21 am - Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer. He was 68.
Glen Ellyn Historical Society hosts Vintage and Antique Market

Submitted by Jean Jeske
Apr 09, 2026 10:08 pm - The annual Vintage Market Fundraiser for the Glen Ellyn Historical Society is scheduled for Thursday, April 30, through Saturday, May 2.
‘Brewing soon’: Elk Grove Village lands one of first Dutch Bros Coffee shops in the suburbs

By Christopher Placek
Apr 09, 2026 5:37 pm - Dutch Bros Coffee, a West Coast drive-through chain popular with young people, will open this fall at the corner of Biesterfield and Meacham roads in Elk Grove Village.
Kara Swisher examines the science, tech and business of living longer in new CNN docuseries

By MARK KENNEDY
Apr 09, 2026 3:59 pm - Journalist Kara Swisher begins her new, six-part CNN series about longevity and health in an interesting location — a cemetery. Swisher wades into the intersection of how health and tech can lengthen life for the series “Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever.”
Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert and Ella Langley lead 2026 ACM Awards nominations dominated by women

By MARIA SHERMAN
Apr 09, 2026 3:16 pm - Megan Moroney leads the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards with nine nominations. That includes a first-time nomination for the top prize of the night, entertainer of the year, as well as director and artist-songwriter of the year.
Halle Bailey seeks romance in the hills in frothy ‘You, Me & Tuscany’

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Apr 09, 2026 2:21 pm - Weightless luggage is a perfect metaphor for “You, Me & Tuscany,” directed by Kat Coiro, a movie as frothy and insubstantial as the foam on a nice cappuccino. It’s also about as believable as some of the woefully stereotypical Italian characters here.
Candy Hall of Fame coming to Chicago next year

By Barbara Vitello
Apr 09, 2026 12:57 pm - Candy Hall of Fame expected to open in summer 2027 on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile.
Pink to host the 2026 Tony Awards on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall

By MARK KENNEDY
Apr 09, 2026 12:48 pm - The Tony Awards have turned to a singer with a reputation for a high-energy, physical live show to be the next telecast host — Pink.
Broadway-ready: Goodman’s magnificent ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ primed for a post-Chicago run

By Barbara Vitello
Apr 09, 2026 8:35 am - For August Wilson fans, or any theater fans for that matter, Goodman’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is a must-see revival.

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