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Maren Morris’ ‘Dreamsicle’ album invites healing as she embraces her new life

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON
May 13, 2025 8:33 am - When country star Maren Morris would voice support for the LBGTQ community, she thought she was doing it as an ally. She didn’t realize it at the time, but she was also speaking up for herself, too. She explores those themes on her new album, “Dreamsicle.”
Spotlight: The Conspirators reimagine Macbeth as a police officer in ‘Chicago Cop Macbeth’

By Barbara Vitello
May 13, 2025 8:31 am - The Conspirators reimagine Shakespeare’s Macbeth as a Chicago police officer in “Chicago Cop Macbeth,” Aurora’s Paramount hosts an in-progress reading of the new bilingual musical “Mija,” and Evanston’s Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre premieres “Honeypot.”
Kardashian testifies that she feared rape and murder during 2016 heist

By THOMAS ADAMSON, JOHN LEICESTER and NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY
May 13, 2025 7:47 am - Kim Kardashian testified Tuesday that she feared she would be raped and killed during a 2016 armed robbery in Paris, describing the ordeal in stark, emotional terms.
French actor Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault and given 18-month suspended sentence

By SYLVIE CORBET
May 13, 2025 6:57 am - On Tuesday, French movie star Gérard Depardieu was found guilty of sexually assaulting two women on the set of a movie in which he starred in 2021 and given an 18-month suspended prison sentence.
Things to do May 16-22: Long Grove Chocolate Fest, Bill Bellamy, Car Fun on 21 and more

By Luke Zurawski
May 13, 2025 6:43 am - Mark your calendar for the Long Grove Chocolate Fest, Anime Central, the Autograph and Sports Card Show, Bill Bellamy, Car Fun on 21, Wheaton French Market and more happening this week.
Officials: $32 million Arlington Heights park refresh won’t disrupt Frontier Days

By Christopher Placek
May 12, 2025 6:25 pm - The Arlington Heights Park District is embarking on the final phases of a $32 million renovation of Recreation Park, but work is timed not to disrupt the annual Frontier Days festival held at the park.
Retired teachers to explore ‘The Anxious Generation’ in Book Between Bites

Submitted by Books Between Bites
May 12, 2025 5:30 pm - On Thursday, May 15, retired Batavia teachers Kathy Hubbard and Linda Sullivan will close out Books Between Bites’ 36th season with a talk on the 2024 book, “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt.
Cannes readies for 78th edition with new challenges on the horizon

By JAKE COYLE
May 12, 2025 12:14 pm - Nowhere is the border-crossing nature of cinema more evident than the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off Tuesday in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to enact tariffs on international films.
The Eurovision Song Contest is back. Here’s how and who to watch.

By JILL LAWLESS
May 12, 2025 11:40 am - The Eurovision party is officially underway: a week of power pop, outrageous outfits — and, inevitably, protests — that culminates in the final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night.
Warrenville church to host concert with acclaimed pianist Ervino Rieger

By John Ilosvay, Community Baptist Church
May 12, 2025 10:22 am - Community Baptist Church is hosting a concert by award-winning symphonic pianist Ervino Rieger on June 1. It is part of the church’s mission of bringing exceptional musical talent to the community.

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