Entertainment
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Realtor and Writer Donna Urbikas Pens True Story About War, Trauma and SurvivalFeb 20, 2019 10:00 pm - The new paperback edition is scheduled to be released on February 19 by University of Wisconsin Press. "My Sister's Mother: A Memoir of War, Exile, and Stalin's Siberia"...
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Cousins stumble into adulthood in Goodman Theatre's 'Twilight Bowl'Feb 20, 2019 4:00 pm - “Twilight Bowl” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Resentment and rivalry strike early and often in “Twilight Bowl,” Chicago playwright Rebecca Gilman's latest world-premiere play for the Goodma...
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Best bets: Kelly Clarkson plays Rosemont's Allstate ArenaFeb 20, 2019 5:00 am - Beyond 'Idol' Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Kelly Clarkson - the first “American Idol” winner - brings her “Meaning of Life Tour” with guests Kelsea Balleri...
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'Favourite' comes home just before Oscar nightFeb 20, 2019 5:00 am - If you're cramming for Oscar night but don't want to head to the theater this weekend, you'll be happy to learn that another best-picture nominee became available on hom...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio tops ratings in JanuaryFeb 20, 2019 12:00 am - Whether you think of it as the home of the Bears or the place for “traffic and weather on the eights,” WBBM Newsradio got Chicago radio listeners through a bitterly cold...
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'Punisher' and 'Jessica Jones' lose their battle in the war between Netflix and DisneyFeb 19, 2019 10:00 pm - Even a superpowered vigilante doesn't stand a chance in a shifting landscape of universe-crushing media titans. Netflix announced Monday that it was canceling the last o...
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Prairie Center welcomes Golden Dragon AcrobatsFeb 19, 2019 10:00 pm - The Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts is pleased to welcome the Golden Dragon Acrobats at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 3. The Golden Dragon Acrobats are a premier Chinese a...
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Plan ahead: Lewis Black rants in Elgin; Steve Martin & Martin Short head to WaukeganFeb 19, 2019 5:00 am - Anger/laughter Fans of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" won't want to miss comedian Lewis Black and his "The Joke's on Us Tour" on Thursday, March 21, at Elgin Communit...
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Theater spotlight: Jay Pharoah heads to Zanies & Steel Beam premieres 'Pigeons'Feb 19, 2019 5:00 am - Jay Pharoah at Zanies Jay Pharoah — actor, comedian and six-season veteran of “Saturday Night Live” — headlines Zanies in Rosemont this weekend. Known for his impre...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsFeb 19, 2019 5:00 am - Great emancipator To mark the end of the pop-up historical exhibit "Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time, A Man for All Times" later this month, there is a closing r...