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Mariah Carey, Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, INXS and Iron Maiden get Rock Hall nominations

By MARK KENNEDY
Feb 25, 2026 7:04 am - Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira are some the 2026 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a wide net that includes rap, metal, R&B, hip-hop, Britpop, blues rock and pop.
STARS Family Services welcomes Erik Dewar and Friends for one-night event

By Wil Triggs, College Church
Feb 24, 2026 11:06 pm - STARS Family Services welcomes acclaimed musician Erik Dewar for a special one-night worship and celebration event in Wheaton.
Steve Kovalcheck Trio, Anat Cohen Tentet to headline Elmhurst U. Jazz Festival on Feb. 26 to March 1

By Desiree Chen, Elmhurst University
Feb 24, 2026 4:30 pm - The Steve Kovalcheck Trio featuring Jeff Hamilton and Jon Hamar, and the Anat Cohen Tentet will be among the featured artists at the 59th annual Elmhurst University Jazz Festival, one of the oldest and best-known collegiate festivals in the country.
League of Women Voters of Wheaton hosts ‘Declaration 1776’ exhibit in celebration of America’s 250th

By Susan Burke, League of Women Voters of Wheaton
Feb 24, 2026 4:19 pm - The League of Women Voters of Wheaton is sponsoring “Declaration 1776: The Big Bang of Modern Democracy,” a traveling panel exhibition from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, as our community marks the United States’ semiquincentennial.
‘A big logistical undertaking’: Naperville Rotary Club cancels holiday parade

By Katlyn Smith
Feb 24, 2026 2:56 pm - The Rotary Club of Naperville won’t flip the switch on a holiday lights parade this year. The club has decided to cancel the 2026 Holiday Parade of Lights, but it hopes another group can take over as organizer.
Spotlight: ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ returns to Aurora and ‘Hamilton’ is back in Chicago

By Barbara Vitello
Feb 24, 2026 11:43 am - This week marks the return of two popular tuners to the Chicago area: “Million Dollar Quartet” to Aurora’s Stolp Island Theatre and “Hamilton” to Chicago’s CIBC Theatre. It also marks Chicago Children’s Theatre’s 20th anniversary and the world premiere of “White Rooster” at Lookingglass Theatre Company.
Dining out: Pair of restaurant weeks, soup’s on at Gong cha and more

By Rick West
Feb 24, 2026 11:42 am - Meet Chicago Northwest and Rosemont host restaurant weeks, bubble tea purveyor Gong cha has added soup to the menu, Fry the Coop now offers wings and more.
Irish pub proposed for downtown Mundelein

By Russell Lissau
Feb 24, 2026 11:00 am - A Lake County restaurateur intends to convert a bar in downtown Mundelein to a more upscale establishment.
‘Scrubs’ revival brings back the old goofy gang, but now they're, gulp, in charge

By MARK KENNEDY
Feb 24, 2026 10:43 am - “Scrubs” — whose first two episodes premiered Wednesday on ABC and are streaming now on Hulu — picks up with the same characters all these years later. But this time, in addition to some physical wear and tear, the onetime interns are the teachers to a group of rookie doctors.
Robert Carradine, 'Revenge of the Nerds' and 'Lizzie McGuire' star, dies at 71

By LINDSEY BAHR
Feb 24, 2026 8:15 am - Robert Carradine, the youngest of his prolific Hollywood family and whose biggest hit was the 1984 comedy “Revenge of the Nerds,” has died at 71. In a Tuesday statement to Deadline, his family said he lived with bipolar disorder for two decades and died by suicide.

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