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Nightmare on Williams Street: Suburbanite raises goosebumps on his home turf

By Marni Pyke
Oct 30, 2025 11:22 am - “We just love Halloween.” That’s what James Schiffer says of his family’s commitment to assembling a monster display of spooky magic in the front yard of their Downers Grove home.
‘Nouvelle Vague’ is a meticulous ode to the French New Wave

By JAKE COYLE
Oct 30, 2025 10:54 am - Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague” is principally about Jean-Luc Godard (Guillaume Marbeck) and the making of his landmark feature debut, “Breathless.” But it is also a wider portrait of a moveable filmmaking feast, of an entire generation of French filmmakers.
Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ is a darkly moving and funny look at revenge

By MARK KENNEDY
Oct 30, 2025 5:00 am - The mundane act of a car breaking down one night on a road in Iran sets in motion one of the most moving movies of the year in “It Was Just an Accident.” It’s dark and yet wickedly funny, existential and very, very human as it explores the ripple effects from state violence and asks if forgiveness can ever be offered.
Minimalist thriller ‘Hallow Road’ lets your imagination run wild

By LINDSEY BAHR
Oct 30, 2025 5:00 am - “Hallow Road” is the kind of minimalistic thriller that knows that sometimes all you need to do is establish the right mood and your audience’s imagination will take it from there. It is all ambiguity and escalation, and relief is not in the cards.
Elgin Symphony Orchestra presents Mozart and Mendelssohn with hornist Greg Flint Nov. 8-9

Submitted by Donna Lake
Oct 29, 2025 9:37 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra's 76th season Classics Series continues with a program featuring works by Mozart, Clara Schumann, and Mendelssohn on Nov. 8-9.
‘I didn’t want to give up’: Nostalgia saved Grayslake Dog n Suds as it reopens after devastating fire

By Mick Zawislak
Oct 29, 2025 7:12 pm - The Grayslake Dog n Suds is hoppin’ once again, with customers parked in nearly every available space awaiting a carhop to take their orders. The beloved drive-up joint reopened unexpectedly last week after being closed since an 2024 fire.
New Philharmonic presents candlelit performance of music by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev

Submitted by Natalia Dagenhart
Oct 29, 2025 5:31 pm - Under the baton of Maestro Kirk Muspratt, New Philharmonic will present Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo & Juliet” (Overture-Fantasy) and Prokofiev’s “Cinderella” on Nov. 1-2.
BAPS in Bartlett hosts Diwali with a message of unity and harmony

Submitted by Vinod Shah
Oct 29, 2025 4:42 pm - The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Bartlett hosted a grand Diwali celebration, inviting the community to experience the traditions and joy of the Festival of Lights.
40 years later, Michael J. Fox looks back on ‘Back to the Future’

By JAKE COYLE
Oct 29, 2025 3:40 pm - It’s been 40 years since “Back to the Future” debuted in theaters, but neither time, nor Parkinson’s disease has done much — regardless of what he says — to diminish Michael J. Fox’s boyish good nature. On Friday, “Back to the Future” is, again, back in theaters.
Commanding performance: Janus Theatre’s streamlined ‘Merchant’ packs a punch and so does its leading lady

By Barbara Vitello
Oct 29, 2025 3:12 pm - Janus Theatre delivers a streamlined “Merchant of Venice” defined by a ferocious performance from Susan P. Anderson as the much-abused, vindictive Shylock.

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