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Book Review: Sweet Grant’s young adult debut ‘I Am the Cage’ gives resounding voice to the voiceless

By DONNA EDWARDS
Feb 18, 2025 12:43 pm - We’re taught from earliest childhood that doctors are trustworthy healers, so there’s a special sense of betrayal when they inflict pain. Young adult debut novel “I Am th...
Book Review: ‘Disposable’ a journey through the inequities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Feb 18, 2025 12:37 pm - Five years after COVID-19 first emerged, the United States is still grappling with the aftereffects of the pandemic that killed millions of people worldwide. They include...
Concerts Feb. 21-27: Air Supply, Parmalee, LoCash and more

By Luke Zurawski
Feb 18, 2025 12:15 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include Air Supply, Parmalee, Rod Tuffcurls and The Bench Press, Tab Benoit, LoCash, Mellencougar and more.
Things to do Feb. 21-27: Drumline Live, Bonsai Silhouette Show, Lake County Craft Beer Fest and more

By Luke Zurawski
Feb 18, 2025 9:34 am - Mark your calendar for Drumline Live at the Genesee Theatre, the Bonsai Silhouette Show at the Morton Arboretum, the Lake County Craft Beer Festival, Unicorn World at Rosemont’s Donald E. Stephens Convention Center and more happening this week.
‘Hello, Eric, it’s Oprah.’ Author Eric Puchner is latest member of Winfrey book club.

By HILLEL ITALIE
Feb 18, 2025 9:12 am - Eric Puchner is a well-regarded fiction writer whose new novel, “Dream State,” tells a story about life’s unexpected and improbable twists. Weeks before the book’s release, he received surprising news: Oprah had chosen his book for her book club.
Death of South Korean actor at 24 sparks discussion about social media and internet culture

By KIM TONG-HYUNG
Feb 18, 2025 7:09 am - South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron’s death this week has triggered an outpouring of grief and calls for changes to the way the country’s celebrities are treated in the public arena and on social media, which critics say can foster a culture of harassment.
Spotlight: Janus Theatre revives ‘Every Brilliant Thing’

By Barbara Vitello
Feb 17, 2025 6:30 pm - Janus Theatre Company stages “Every Brilliant Thing,” Marriott Theatre produces the outer-space adventure tuner “The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System,” and Steel Beam Theatre salutes Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Best Bets: Barricade Boys and YAMATO drummers on stage at the MAC

By Barbara Vitello
Feb 17, 2025 6:25 pm - The MAC welcomes The Barricade Boys and YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan, the stars of “Queer Eye” share backstage tales at the Chicago Theatre and singer-actress Alexis J. Roston channels jazz great Ella Fitzgerald at the Metropolis.
Restaurant closes as review of proposed apartment project in downtown Libertyville continues

By Mick Zawislak
Feb 17, 2025 5:06 pm - After six years, Birdy’s Coffee House & Little Kitchen, a cozy spot near the Metra line in downtown Libertyville for warm scones and breakfast sandwiches by the fire, has closed.
NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon ready to partner with Tom Cruise on ‘Days of Thunder’ sequel

By DAN GELSTON
Feb 17, 2025 1:22 pm - NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon wants a “Days of Thunder” sequel and said at Daytona International Speedway that he’s been in touch with Tom Cruise about making the project come to life.

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