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Music Review: Megadeth is going out on top with ferocious self-titled final album

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
Jan 20, 2026 12:09 pm - After more than 40 guitar-shredding years, Megadeth is going out on their own thunderous terms. The Grammy-winning thrash metal pioneers’ self-titled 17th and final studio album, out Friday, quickly establishes that this is no sappy farewell.
Things to do Jan. 23-29: Aziz Ansari, Paula Poundstone, Disney on Ice, Wheeling Winterfest and more

By Luke Zurawski
Jan 20, 2026 11:38 am - Make plans for stand-up comedy from Aziz Ansari and Paula Poundstone, Disney On Ice “Jump In!” at Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, the Chicagoland Fishing Expo in Schaumburg, Wheeling Winterfest and more.
Channing Tatum to bring his dancing, ab-heavy ‘Magic Mike Live’ to New York City

By MARK KENNEDY
Jan 20, 2026 9:15 am - Channing Tatum is bringing the stage spin-off of his wildly successful “Magic Mike” film franchise to New York City, promising to “turn up the gas” on a show that already generates plenty of heat.
Best Bets: Elmhurst museums debut art, history exhibitions and Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show returns to Rosemont

By Barbara Vitello
Jan 20, 2026 9:01 am - The Elmhurst art and history museums debut new exhibitions focused on photography and health care, Kohl Museum opens the interactive exhibition “Argentina’s Niños,” and the Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show sails into the Donald E. Stephens Convention and Conference Center in Rosemont.
Chicago jazz singer Paul Marinaro brings his own voice to the classics

By Dave Oberhelman
Jan 20, 2026 6:35 am - “What they all have in common is that they’re stories,” Chicago jazz singer Paul Marinaro says of his interpretations of jazz composer Duke Ellington’s songs on his new album, “Mood Ellington.” He’s hosting a pair of album release concerts this weekend at Studio5 in Evanston.
From AI-powered robotic mayor to aircraft fuselage, plans for $3 million Rosemont museum unveiled

By Christopher Placek
Jan 20, 2026 6:00 am - The $3 million Donald E. Stephens Rosemont History Museum will feature interactive exhibits - including a talking animatronic likeness of the late mayor - to showcase the village’s evolution over the past 70 years.
Glen Ellyn History Center to host ‘The Chocolate Kings’

Submitted by Jean Jeske
Jan 19, 2026 9:38 pm - Historian Leslie Goddard will present a program on "The Chocolate Kings: Hershey vs. Mars" on Jan. 24, exploring how these legendary companies began and how their rivalry changed chocolate forever.
Metra stops provide ‘natural opportunity’ for communities to share events

By Mick Zawislak
Jan 19, 2026 5:59 pm - Frozen Fest this Saturday in downtown Libertyville will be a first for the village’s recreation department but it will be its second partnership with Fox Lake using Metra as a draw.
‘Crux’ is a ferocious, poetic look at two teens drawn to danger

By Joan Frank
Jan 19, 2026 5:28 pm - Gabriel Tallent’s “Crux” is difficult and ferocious. Pushing through these pages — echoing its characters’ ordeals — requires resolve and stamina, but certain rewards abide.
A groundbreaking writer finds a novel way to air her grievances

By Hamilton Cain
Jan 19, 2026 5:04 pm - There’s ample polemic in Jeanette Winterson’s genre-bending “One Aladdin Two Lamps,” channeling her anger at patriarchy in a reimagining of “One Thousand and One Nights,” which she refers to simply as “Nights.” Hers is a disquieting book, awash in Jenny Holzer-like slogans, memories of a strict evangelical childhood, stories jigsawed together and sudden, breathtaking insights.

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