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Actor Rose Byrne named Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

Jan 29, 2026 7:36 am - Rose Byrne, fresh off her Golden Globe Award win and Oscar nomination for the leading role in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You," was named as the 2026 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals on Wednesday.
As if! ‘Clueless,’ ‘The Karate Kid,’ ‘Inception’ among 25 movies entering National Film Registry

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Jan 29, 2026 7:24 am - As if they’d leave “Clueless” off the list as one of 25 classic movies chosen this year by the Library of Congress for its National Film Registry. And if “Clueless” wasn’t your jam — whatever! — Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending “Inception” is in the mix.
In the Oscar-nominated ‘Arco,’ an apocalypse kids can get behind

By JAKE COYLE
Jan 29, 2026 5:15 am - Ugo Bienvenu’s “Arco” is a charming and dreamy sci-fi animated movie where environmental catastrophe and cartoony fun collide. Like “WALL-E,” there are heroic robots in “Arco,” an Oscar nominee for best animated feature. But it’s the film’s plucky young protagonists that give Bienvenu’s future-set film its heart.
Masterful ‘Magellan’ forces a long, hard look at violence and conquest

By Michael Andor Brodeur
Jan 29, 2026 5:15 am - Whatever seafaring saga your imagination may conjure upon hearing the name Magellan, it’s nothing like “Magellan.” It’s at once a sprawling historical epic; a quietly subversive indictment of global politics; and a visually breathtaking meditation on violence, grief and power.
Jason Statham sticks close to the formula as a lethal former spy in ‘Shelter’

By MARK KENNEDY
Jan 29, 2026 5:15 am - Jason Statham lives in a Scottish lighthouse when we meet him in “Shelter,” and that’s a pretty good analogy for Statham’s usual movie role these days: Tall, cold, alone, tough, quiet and only intermittently illuminating.
The making of a smash: Unshakable belief helped propel record-breaking ‘Stereophonic’

By Barbara Vitello
Jan 28, 2026 4:26 pm - “Stereophonic” director Daniel Aukin reminisces about the unshakable belief he and his fellow theater artists had in David Adjmi’s play-with-music over the nine years it took to bring it to the stage, where it broke the record for most Tony Award nominations for a play.
Steakhouse to replace Catch 35 in downtown Naperville; Eddie Bauer space already leased

By Katlyn Smith
Jan 28, 2026 3:48 pm - The culinary minds behind Empire Burgers + Brew plan to open The Belmont, a steakhouse slated to take over the downtown Naperville space formerly occupied by Catch 35. It’s among the latest dining and retail developments in the downtown.
Where to enjoy the Super Bowl even though your beloved Bears aren’t in it

By Rick West
Jan 28, 2026 1:22 pm - The Chicago Bears may not have made it to the Super Bowl, but the big game will be played Sunday regardless. Many suburban bars and restaurants are rolling out ways for you to make the best of it.
Elk Grove Village plans series of events to mark 70th anniversary

By Christopher Placek
Jan 28, 2026 10:54 am - Elk Grove Village is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2026 with a series of special events, concerts, charitable efforts and other commemorations.
Indulge in artisanal chocolates and learn about cacao at the Morton Arboretum

Submitted by Morton Arboretum
Jan 28, 2026 9:54 am - The Morton Arboretum in Lisle is hosting a Chocolate Weekend on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, featuring chocolate confections and unique items from local artisans and chocolatiers.

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