Entertainment
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Things to do Dec. 2-9: Holiday light shows, concerts, tree lightings, Santa brunches & moreNov 30, 2021 10:00 pm - Ongoing Festival of Lights and Tree Sale: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through Thursday, Dec. 30, at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. The zoo will be transformed i...
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Defying gravity ... again: 'Wicked' will return to ChicagoNov 30, 2021 5:00 am - “Wicked,” the blockbuster musical whose initial Chicago run grossed more than $200 million, breaking box office records, will return to Chicago next fall, Broadway in Ch...
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New to streaming this week: 'Power of the Dog,' 'Annie Live!' and Kenny G
Nov 30, 2021 5:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies • ...
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Best Bets: Joffrey Ballet's lavish 'Nutcracker' returnsNov 30, 2021 5:00 am - 1893 again The Joffrey Ballet revives Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" in choreographer Christopher Wheeldon's version that resets the action to Chicago in anticipation of...
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Feder: WGN in talks on Dan Roan's retirementNov 30, 2021 12:00 am - On second thought, let's not plan that retirement party for Dan Roan quite yet. In a late July interview for the folks back home in Keokuk, Iowa, the veteran sports anc...
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The Second City returns to the MAC with 'It's a Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Life' Dec. 12Nov 29, 2021 10:00 pm - The Second City returns to the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn just in time for the holidays with "It's a Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Life" at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12. Whi...
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Naperville Winds joins up with Plainfield East wind ensemble for Dec. 9 concertNov 29, 2021 10:00 pm - The Naperville Winds, the newest concert band in DuPage County, presents its second concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 9, at the Wentz Concert Hall in Naperville. Un...
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Experience the holidays by candlelight at the Durant House Dec. 4-5Nov 29, 2021 10:00 pm - Step back in time and enjoy the scents, sights, and tastes of the holidays in 19th-century Illinois at the Durant House Museum on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 4-5. The Dur...
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Chris Diamantopoulos builds a hot career, on screen and off
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Feder: ABC 7 wins late-news ratings in NovemberNov 29, 2021 12:00 am - No need to parse the Nielsen numbers this time. Unlike the three-way tie that deadlocked the May sweep, November delivered a clear victory in late-news ratings for ABC-o...