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‘Old-school downtown USA’: Antioch Theatre celebrating 100 years and counting

By Mick Zawislak
Sep 06, 2024 11:34 pm - The Antioch Theatre has been down but never out remaining for 100 years as a simple fixture of life and entertainment in a small town.
Lombard’s Maple Street Concerts welcomes Sage Christie and Heather Styka Sept. 15

By Loretta Sawyer, Maple Street Concerts
Sep 06, 2024 9:43 pm - Maple Street Concerts’ 40th year begins with a co-bill of two singer-songwriters: Sage Christie and Heather Styka. Both are two-time finalists in Kerrville's Grassy Hill New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters (Christie in 2022 and ’23; Styka in 2015 and ’17).
Proposed 4,000-seat theater a ‘game changer’ for Aurora

By Alicia Fabbre
Sep 06, 2024 5:42 pm - Officials say a 4,000-seat theater proposed for downtown Aurora would attract bigger acts and be a key piece in keeping the Aurora Civic Center Authority’s other venues afloat.
Steve Dolinsky to host Abt Electronics second annual Pizza Cook Off for charity

Submitted by Charisse Barnachea
Sep 06, 2024 12:34 pm - Following the success of last year’s inaugural Pizza Cook Off, Abt Electronics, 1200 N. Milwaukee Ave., Glenview, is excited to announce that the event will be returning in 2024.
It's not just Harris and Trump who have a lot at stake in next week's debate. ABC News does, too

By DAVID BAUDER
Sep 06, 2024 12:27 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — Hours after ABC News released the rules for next Tuesday's presidential debate, resolving a final dispute in Donald Trump's favor, the former president wa...
Des Plaines officials paving way for food trucks

By Russell Lissau
Sep 06, 2024 11:50 am - With food trucks increasingly popular, Des Plaines officials are taking steps to make it easier for mobile kitchens to operate in town.
The 33 most anticipated movies of the fall

Sep 06, 2024 11:37 am - Fall tends to be nearly as stuffed as summer is with sequels, horror thrillers and would-be blockbusters. With that in mind, here are some of the most anticipated films of this fall, from large to small and everything in between.
One warning about in-law thriller ‘The Front Room’: It’s best to stay out

By Michael O'Sullivan
Sep 06, 2024 8:52 am - “The Front Room” is a mostly domestic, not demonic (as billed), story, focusing on tensions between Brandy Norwood’s harried new mom Belinda and her grimacing and mugging stepmother-in-law who seems to want Belinda’s baby all to herself.
‘His Three Daughters’ is a sister act that’s among the year’s best movies

By Ty Burr
Sep 06, 2024 5:30 am - Do our brothers and sisters ever see things the way we do? Do they ever see us? These are some of the concerns of Azazel Jacobs’ “His Three Daughters,” one of the least cinematic movies of the year and also one of the best.
Painting the Fox River — and keeping it clean

By Dave Heun
Sep 06, 2024 4:00 am - Anna Cherkashina’s “Fox River at Sunset” painting earned Best of Show in the recent Plein Art event hosted by the St. Charles Arts Council. The painting could serve as a motivation for volunteers who participate in upcoming Fox River cleanup events.

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