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Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at 36

By MARIA SHERMAN
Jun 12, 2026 9:16 am - Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night at age 36.
Music Review: Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘You seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ is her best work yet

By MARIA SHERMAN
Jun 12, 2026 8:51 am - Olivia Rodrigo’s done it again. Her third album, “You seem pretty sad for a girl so in love,” is her best yet — a giant step forward for the songwriter who emerged a promising young talent before she could even parallel park. She will play two sold-out shows at Chicago’s United Center Oct. 11-12.
Steven Spielberg on his faith in alien life, the future of the movies and the power of empathy

By JAKE COYLE
Jun 11, 2026 2:20 pm - Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day,” like some of his earliest and most beloved films, again concerns what might fall from above. The movie, in theaters now, returns Hollywood’s preeminent big-screen craftsman to one of his most abiding questions: Are we alone?
‘Doctor Who’ future uncertain as BBC scraps Christmas special and showrunner exits

Jun 11, 2026 1:40 pm - Is time finally up for the BBC science fiction series “Doctor Who”? The British broadcaster has canceled a Christmas special previously announced for later this year, and showrunner Russell T. Davies has confirmed his exit.
Josh O’Connor usually hates watching his movies for the first time. ‘Disclosure Day’ was different.

By LINDSEY BAHR
Jun 11, 2026 1:32 pm - Josh O’Connor heard a quote once that said that Steven Spielberg was like “the director of every child’s imagination.” After working with him on “Disclosure Day,” O’Connor feels that’s true.
Closer encounters: Spielberg’s sci-fi drama an occasionally rambling but matured reflection on aliens and empathy

By Dann Gire
Jun 11, 2026 8:37 am - Emily Blunt’s Kansas City TV weathercaster Margaret Fairchild delivers the last line in Steven Spielberg’s 35th motion picture, “Disclosure Day” — a single word, a brief imperative sentence that implores rather than commands a transfixed, awestruck worldwide audience. A perfectly ambiguous ending to an imperfect movie.
This train’s going fast, but the jokes fly even faster in ‘Stop! That! Train!’

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Jun 11, 2026 8:00 am - Reminiscent of “Airplane!,” “Stop! That! Train!” follows train hostesses Tess and DeeDee (Ginger Minj and Jujubee), who sneak aboard a luxury train after losing their jobs, only to face a catastrophic “Stormaganza” that threatens to derail everything.
Lambs Farm artists welcome guests for summer sale June 25

Daily Herald report
Jun 11, 2026 7:55 am - LF Studios will host its inaugural summer sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, June 25, and Friday, June 26, at Lambs Farm, 14245 W. Rockland Road, Libertyville.
Rome’s elite Sacred Voices Choir bringing Vatican music tradition to Naperville

By Joanne Biagini, St. Raphael Catholic Church
Jun 10, 2026 10:10 pm - The Sacred Voices Choir from Rome, featuring 40 singers from Vatican institutions, will perform at St. Raphael Catholic Church in Naperville on June 20. The choir, led by Adriano Caroletti with organist Josep Solè Coll, is also performing in Northbrook, Chicago and Des Plaines this weekend.
Sip, savor, support: Cocktails in the Park marks 15 years in downtown Batavia

By Kristen Desler, Batavia MainStreet
Jun 10, 2026 8:54 pm - Cocktails in the Park, Batavia MainStreet’s signature fundraiser, returns July 25 at Appleton Park. This 15-year tradition features craft cocktails, local food from area restaurants, and live entertainment along the Fox River.

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