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The 10 best TV shows of 2025

By Lili Loofbourow
Dec 11, 2025 12:30 pm - It’s noteworthy, in a landscape this checkered, when TV tries to be really original or — alternately — nails a well-worn formula so virtuosically it somehow feels strong and new. And so, here are 10 of the better series of this year.
Here are 10 TV shows from 2025 to catch up on before it’s 2026

By ALICIA RANCILIO
Dec 11, 2025 10:56 am - If you’d rather stay in than brave the elements or deal with holiday crowds, it’s a great time to catch up on the year’s 10 standout television shows.
Daily Herald photo contest winners for November 2025

Daily Herald report
Dec 11, 2025 8:53 am - The top finishers in November’s amateur photo contest reflect the changing of the seasons, transitioning from the vivid colors of fall to the icy landscapes of winter.
The Associated Press names its Breakthrough Entertainers of 2025

Dec 11, 2025 8:38 am - Owen Cooper emphatically announced himself to the world in 2025. At 15, the “Adolescence” star became the youngest male acting winner at the Emmy Awards. The actor’s rocket-fueled arrival was just one of several notable career turns that got the world of entertainment talking this year.
Kate Winslet plays it safe in her directorial debut

By Sonia Rao
Dec 11, 2025 8:25 am - “Goodbye June” is a sweet but bland Christmas film that relies too heavily on its talented cast to make up for its narrative shortcomings — a surprising choice for actress Kate Winslet’s directorial debut, until you take note of who wrote the screenplay, her 21-year-old son.
Things to do Dec. 12-18: ‘Nutcracker’ variations, Tom Arnold, Handel’s ‘Messiah,’ Santa events and more

By Luke Zurawski
Dec 11, 2025 6:55 am - Make plans for variations of “The Nutcracker,” Tom Arnold at American Place Casino, Under the Streetlamp’s “Hip to the Holidays,” the International Gem and Jewelry Show in Rosemont, dining with Santa, Handel’s “Messiah” and more.
Emma Mackey battles political scandal and wooden script in ‘Ella McCay’

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Dec 11, 2025 5:15 am - “I can’t trust my brain right now,” says our hero, Ella, deep into James L. Brooks’ bafflingly disjointed, uneven, unfunny and illogical “Ella McCay.” It’s your script you can’t trust, Ella! Run away from it. Now.
Sinfonietta Bel Canto’s New Year’s concert celebrates American music

By Stephen Thurlow, Sinfonietta Bel Canto
Dec 11, 2025 12:40 am - The Sinfonietta Bel Canto is hosting a New Year's and Fundraising Concert on Jan. 1, featuring music celebrating America's 250th anniversary, along with vocal and instrumental solos.
Lombard Historical Society hosts Victorian Christmas celebrations

By Rae Slowik, Lombard Historical Society
Dec 10, 2025 9:46 pm - The Lombard Historical Society offers Victorian Christmas Tours, a Christmas Craft Hour, a Kids Christmas Tour, and a "Christmas on the Radio" performance to celebrate the holiday season.
A classic for a reason: At Northlight Theatre, new ‘Gaslight’ adaptation still thrills

By Barbara Vitello
Dec 10, 2025 3:42 pm - Tense and briskly paced with a shot of well-placed humor, Northlight Theatre’s revival of “Gaslight” — adapted by Steven Dietz from Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 play — is a first-rate take on a classic thriller.

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