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Things to do May 16-22: Long Grove Chocolate Fest, Bill Bellamy, Car Fun on 21 and more

By Luke Zurawski
May 13, 2025 6:43 am - Mark your calendar for the Long Grove Chocolate Fest, Anime Central, the Autograph and Sports Card Show, Bill Bellamy, Car Fun on 21, Wheaton French Market and more happening this week.
Officials: $32 million Arlington Heights park refresh won’t disrupt Frontier Days

By Christopher Placek
May 12, 2025 6:25 pm - The Arlington Heights Park District is embarking on the final phases of a $32 million renovation of Recreation Park, but work is timed not to disrupt the annual Frontier Days festival held at the park.
Retired teachers to explore ‘The Anxious Generation’ in Book Between Bites

Submitted by Books Between Bites
May 12, 2025 5:30 pm - On Thursday, May 15, retired Batavia teachers Kathy Hubbard and Linda Sullivan will close out Books Between Bites’ 36th season with a talk on the 2024 book, “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt.
Cannes readies for 78th edition with new challenges on the horizon

By JAKE COYLE
May 12, 2025 12:14 pm - Nowhere is the border-crossing nature of cinema more evident than the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off Tuesday in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to enact tariffs on international films.
The Eurovision Song Contest is back. Here’s how and who to watch.

By JILL LAWLESS
May 12, 2025 11:40 am - The Eurovision party is officially underway: a week of power pop, outrageous outfits — and, inevitably, protests — that culminates in the final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night.
Warrenville church to host concert with acclaimed pianist Ervino Rieger

By John Ilosvay, Community Baptist Church
May 12, 2025 10:22 am - Community Baptist Church is hosting a concert by award-winning symphonic pianist Ervino Rieger on June 1. It is part of the church’s mission of bringing exceptional musical talent to the community.
What to stream: ‘Paddington in Peru,’ Prince Royce, ‘Mormon Wives’ and Doom: The Dark Ages

May 12, 2025 10:15 am - Paddington bear going on an Indiana Jones-style adventure in “Paddington in Peru” and Alexander Skarsgard playing a robot with free will in Apple TV+’s series “Murderbot” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Book Review: Allison Larkin’s latest is a heartfelt story of small-town America, set in her hometown

By DONNA EDWARDS
May 12, 2025 9:19 am - A heartfelt presentation of small-town American life and the joys and struggles that go with it, “Home of the American Circus” centers on Freya who, at 30, must move back home and deal with the house her parents left her.
‘Thunderbolts’ and ‘Sinners’ top box office charts once more

By LINDSEY BAHR
May 11, 2025 1:12 pm - Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” and Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” dominated the North American box office charts again this weekend.
St. Charles bike shop to mark 50 years with community ride, party in the park

By David Petesch, Shaw Local News Network
May 10, 2025 3:04 pm - St. Charles cycling shop The Bike Rack will host its 50th anniversary celebration on Saturday, May 17, and its 13th annual “Everybody Rides” event and party in the park on Sunday, May 18.

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