Entertainment
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Kevin Hart will be the on-court emcee for Sunday’s NBA All-Star tournament
Feb 11, 2025 2:21 pm - Kevin Hart will be on the court at the NBA All-Star Game. The comedian and actor will be the master of ceremonies for the All-Star Game, a mini-tournament that takes place Sunday in San Francisco.
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Sip, savor, celebrate Flavor Festival in Lake County through FebruaryFeb 11, 2025 1:53 pm - Sip, Savor and Celebrate during February with Visit Lake County’s Flavor Festival continues through February.
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Best Bets: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘OVO’ at the NOW Arena, Second City at the MACFeb 11, 2025 11:57 am - Cirque du Soleil’s family-friendly, insect-themed spectacle “OVO” takes over NOW Arena for six shows, Second City brings its “best of” revue to the McAninch Arts Center, and Elmhurst University hosts its 58th jazz festival.
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Things to do Feb. 14-20: Chicago Auto Show, Joffrey Ballet and moreFeb 11, 2025 11:46 am - Mark your calendar for Chicago Auto Show, the Joffrey Ballet and more happening this week.
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Book Review: In ‘You Didn’t Hear This From Me,’ Kelsey McKinney wants you to reconsider gossip
Feb 11, 2025 9:57 am - Kelsey McKinney bookends her new collection of essays on gossip with a word from Emily Dickinson: “Tell all the truth but tell it slant.” As the co-creator of the runaway...
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Downers Grove Public Library Foundation celebrates National Library Week with special screeningFeb 10, 2025 10:57 pm - Downers Grove Public Library Foundation hosts a 21-and-older event with a screening of "Banned Together" to celebrate National Library Week.
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Pace picking up for new businesses in and near Gurnee MillsFeb 10, 2025 9:42 pm - The busy pace in and around Gurnee Mills is picking up with the opening or planned arrivals of several new businesses.
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Yard House restaurant planning to open in RosemontFeb 10, 2025 7:44 pm - Yard House, a bar/restaurant with more than 100 draft beers and 100 dishes, is planning to open a new suburban location in Rosemont’s The Pearl District, pending finalization of a lease deal.
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‘Love that chicken’? Popeyes planned for Wheaton’s north sideFeb 10, 2025 4:14 pm - Chicken sandwich fans, take note: A Popeyes restaurant is proposed for a vacant property in Wheaton.
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Property-line dispute sparks neighbors’ border war in BTE’s first-rate ‘Native Gardens’Feb 10, 2025 2:08 pm - Was the speaker in the Robert Frost poem “Mending Wall” right? Do good fences make good neighbors? Check out Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s brisk, well-acted revival of “Native Gardens” and find out.