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In ‘Sinners’ and his music, Buddy Guy is keeping the blues alive. It hasn’t been easy.

By MARIA SHERMAN
Aug 04, 2025 12:41 pm - For Chicago musician Buddy Guy — a stalwart and staunch defender of the blues — there’s nothing more important than keeping his chosen genre at the forefront of conversation. His new album, “Ain’t Done With the Blues,” released last week on Guy’s 89th birthday.
Kavanagh Gallery exhibit features sculptures by over 30 artists

Submitted by Fine Line
Aug 04, 2025 12:23 pm - The Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles is featuring a sculpture show of over 30 artists' work, including giant koi fish sculpture, a tupelo wood pufferfish, and intertwined wire statues.
Book Review: Jason Mott’s ‘People Like Us’ explores the struggles of semi-fame and American identity

By CLARE SOLLY
Aug 04, 2025 10:40 am - How does one follow up writing “A Hell of a Book” that wins the National Book Award? If you’re Jason Mott, you write a sort-of, not-really, by all legal terms fictionalized — according to the forward — autobiographical story about what life is like as a semi-famous writer.
Hank Hill returns to a changed world in new ‘King of the Hill’ episodes

By MARK KENNEDY
Aug 04, 2025 10:27 am - Hank Hill is back and he’s the same ol’ Hank Hill, but a lot of things around him have changed. The lovable animated hero of “King of the Hill” has returned from a 15-year lull and he isn’t sure what boba tea is, how ridesharing works and more.
Celebrate history at Fullersburg Days Aug. 9-10

By Beth Schirott, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Aug 04, 2025 10:03 am - Fullersburg Days offers a blend of history, nature, and family-friendly activities like cane pole fishing, making corn husk dolls, guided hikes, and self-guided history walks on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9-10.
What to stream: Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson team up and ‘King of the Hill’ and ‘Wednesday’ return

Aug 04, 2025 5:30 am - New Orleans legend Big Freedia returning with a new gospel album and Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson teaming up for the armored truck action comedy “The Pickup” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Hampshire’s Coon Creek Country Days returns with live music, parade and more

Submitted by Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days
Aug 04, 2025 1:02 am - The annual Coon Creek Country Days festival in Hampshire returns from Aug. 7-10 with four nights of live music, featuring seven bands.
Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ has died

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER
Aug 03, 2025 8:01 pm - Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.
A powerful finish to the McHenry County Fair

Daily Herald report
Aug 03, 2025 2:40 pm - The McHenry County Fair was dragged across the finish line Sunday, as a tractor and truck pull highlighted the final day of the annual celebration of the region’s agricultural past and present.
‘Everybody is welcome here’: Martini Room celebrates 20 years in downtown Elgin

By Rick West
Aug 03, 2025 2:29 pm - Martini Room has been a staple of downtown Elgin for 20 years.

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