Entertainment
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The Biz Week That Was: Bears stadium indecision, data centers talk, and a new Ikea storeFeb 21, 2026 1:40 pm - Bears stadium legislation advances in Indiana as Illinois hearing abruptly canceled An Indiana House committee advanced legislation Thursday that would support a new...
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A movie that takes liberties with ‘Wuthering Heights’? Scholars are OK with that
Feb 20, 2026 3:07 pm - When British author Lucasta Miller had the chance to see Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” last week, she was well aware of the liberties taken by the director, but was otherwise unbothered. “It would be meaningless to criticize it for that, just as it would be to criticize a grand opera that plays fast and loose with the plot,” she says.
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In Aurora, young adults with special needs say ‘Yes, and …’ to improvFeb 20, 2026 2:04 pm - From the outside, on a cold January morning, the Bit Theatre in Aurora looks sterile. But inside, it’s warm, buzzing and full of families awaiting the start of an exclusive improv performance. This show, a partnership between The Bit Theatre and Awesome Life Academy, is being staged for an audience of young adults with special needs.
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‘Looking for a break’: Art, education exhibition features beauty of Lake Michigan shorelineFeb 20, 2026 9:25 am - Aside from showcasing the serenity of natural beauty, there is another reason behind an upcoming exhibition at the Robert T. Wright Gallery of Art at the College of Lake County in Grayslake.
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Music Review: Hilary Duff is a pop star reincarnate on ‘Luck... or Something’
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Eric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53
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Shia LaBeouf used homophobic slurs while assaulting New Orleans bar patrons, police say
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Oscars will bring back last year’s acting winners — Saldaña, Culkin, Madison and Brody — to present
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‘Love Story’ is revealing just how much Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s style has endured
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Music review: Mumford & Sons finds a new folk rhythm on the collaborative ‘Prizefighter’Feb 19, 2026 10:47 am - Less than a year since the release of Mumford & Sons’ long-awaited fifth studio album “Rushmere,” the English folk rock band is back with a sixth: “Prizefighter,” an introspective but still upbeat return to their stomp-clap form, now bolstered by new voices.