Entertainment
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St. Charles Business Alliance cautions against fake Holiday Homecoming events on FacebookNov 17, 2024 10:28 pm - The St. Charles Business Alliance has identified Facebook events circulating online with incorrect information about this month’s St. Charles Electric Christmas Parade and Holiday Homecoming.
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The Biz Week That Was: More townhouses near Hawthorn mall, auto dealer seeking expansion, and federal energy conservation grantsNov 17, 2024 5:47 am - Here are the highlights from this week in Suburban Business.
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Mini Comic Con in Lincolnshire draws all kinds of charactersNov 17, 2024 12:56 am - The annual Mini Comic Con at the Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire was a family-friendly celebration of pop culture and fandoms, with attendees encouraged to come in costume.
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Martin Scorsese on faith in filmmaking, ‘The Saints’ and what his next movie might be
Nov 15, 2024 2:48 pm - For decades, Martin Scorsese has pondered a project dedicated to the saints. Now, he’s finally realized it in “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints,” an eight-part docudrama series that debuted Sunday on Fox Nation.
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Everything’s better under the sea in Drury Lane’s ‘The Little Mermaid’Nov 15, 2024 1:29 pm - Drury Lane Theatre’s production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” is not only an effervescent escape from reality, it also morphs into a pep rally for Ariel, her friends and enemies.
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Village grant proposed for new Moretti’s in WheelingNov 15, 2024 11:48 am - The Moretti’s restaurant chain could receive a $225,000 municipal grant from Wheeling to help cover the construction costs of a new eatery in that suburb.
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Music Review: Linkin Park returns on ‘From Zero,’ their first album since Chester Bennington’s death
Nov 15, 2024 11:16 am - Linkin Park, the inventive American rap-rock band who wove electronica into its heavy, melodic compositions, return with their first new album in seven years, “From Z...
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‘Dune: Prophecy’ warns us about charismatic leaders and killer AI
Nov 15, 2024 9:21 am - The HBO series “Dune: Prophecy,” which premieres Sunday, Nov. 17, doesn’t just deepen the lore of Denis Villeneuve’s two “Dune” films. It seems to have our own world in mind, too. Say, its politics. And its technology.
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Italian renaissance continues in downtown Aurora with Giardino Trattoria & PizzeriaNov 15, 2024 8:39 am - A new Giardino Trattoria & Pizzeria had a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday at 12 N. River St., in the historic Hobbs Building in Aurora. It is the second of three Italian restaurants to open within a year in downtown Aurora.
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TV funnyman Conan O’Brien is tapped to host next Oscars
Nov 15, 2024 8:00 am - A year after turning to comedian Jimmy Kimmel to host their big show, The Academy Awards will pivot to another familiar TV funnyman — Conan O’Brien.