Entertainment
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Feder: New book from Daily Herald's Grammar Moses commands readers to watch their wordsOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - Every Sunday Jim Baumann, the mild-mannered managing editor of the Daily Herald, slips into his waggish alter ego as Grammar Moses to remind readers why they need to spe...
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Jim O'Donnell: From bad pitchout to pitch-perfect — Brian Wilson and Al Jardine set for WaukeganOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - WHEN THINGS GET TOO CROWDED around Chicago's Sports Mass, go long. Like in search of verifying a tale about the Beach Boys, endless summers and prep football. So today, ...
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St. Viator High School students perform free children's musical at local venuesOct 19, 2021 11:00 pm - St. Viator students will perform a free traveling children's musical at local elementary schools, libraries, museums and day care centers. The musical, "Miss Nelson is ...
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Zestful acting, tasty cuisine make farcical play 'Recipe for Disaster' a delectable treatOct 19, 2021 5:00 pm - “A Recipe for Disaster” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Master chef and restaurateur Rick Bayless knows something about successful recipes. So do the folks at Windy City Playhouse, whose 23 J...
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Dining bites: New fall flavors at Tacos G, Rainbow Cone, PinstripesOct 19, 2021 6:00 am - Autumn additions Tacos Guanajuato: Craving something spicy? Tacos Guanajuato (aka Tacos G) recently added six flavors for fall. New to the menu are the pozole Verde bowl...
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Spotlight: Storyteller spins scary tales at St. Charles' Steel Beam TheatreOct 19, 2021 6:00 am - A teller named Speller Just in time for Halloween, actor and storyteller Mike Speller brings his solo show, "Fear Itself," to Steel Beam Theatre, where he shares classic...
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Feder: WTTW documentary recalls how Chicago gave birth to improvOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - From the Compass Players at the University of Chicago to The Second City, Chicago has been synonymous with improvisational comedy for decades. But few know the real stor...
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Paramount Theatre revises its 2022 Bold Series at renovated Copley TheatreOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - The Paramount Theatre's 2020 plans to launch its new four-show Bold Series at the intimate Copley Theatre in Aurora were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. But now a revi...
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Disney delays 'Indiana Jones 5,' 'Black Panther 2' releases
Oct 18, 2021 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Co. is pushing back the release dates of many of its upcoming titles, including the untitled Indiana Jones movie and the Black Panther sequ...
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Meet local authors Oct 23 at Schaumburg Library eventOct 18, 2021 11:00 pm - All ages are welcome to attend the Local Author Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Schaumburg Libin Schaumburg. The event will take place on both flo...