Entertainment
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Bears’ Montez Sweat to head celebrity softball game at Schaumburg’s Wintrust Field June 7Feb 12, 2025 4:28 pm - Chicago Bears defensive end Montez Sweat will headline a celebrity softball game at Schaumburg’s Wintrust Field Saturday, June 7.
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Bridget Jones is middle-aged now. And we still love her, just as she is.
Feb 12, 2025 3:46 pm - What makes “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” especially enjoyable — it’s the best since the 2001 original — is not that Bridget (Renée Zellweger) finds a way yet again to triumph over doubts and obstacles. It’s that she still makes us care so much.
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Hitting a peak: Lift hill connection made at 180 feet for newest roller coaster at Six Flags Great AmericaFeb 12, 2025 2:53 pm - The final piece of track connecting the lift hill to the drop was made at 180 feet, representing the highest point of a new roller coaster being built at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee.
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Finding its Niche: Taste hard-to-find pours during Buffalo Trace bourbon pairing dinnerFeb 12, 2025 2:18 pm - When it comes to whiskey dinners, Niche Restaurant in Geneva is literally filling a niche. “Not a lot of people do these dinners. It’s kind of special to us,” partner Vince Balistreri says of the upcoming Buffalo Trace pairing dinner Feb. 26.
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Aurora church to host Mobile Museums of Tolerance Feb. 16Feb 12, 2025 1:51 pm - New England Congregational Church, 406 W. Galena Blvd. in Aurora, will celebrate diversity with a visit by the Mobile Museums of Tolerance exhibit bus.
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Fox Chamber Singers celebrating love through musicFeb 12, 2025 1:27 pm - On Feb. 16, Fox Chamber Singers' "All We Need" concert celebrates love through vintage to modern music, featuring Whitacre's "Five Hebrew Love Songs.“
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The women of ‘The White Lotus’ check into Season 3 in Thailand
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MCC concert series to feature hits from the ’80s and beyondFeb 12, 2025 1:02 pm - Maureen Christine and Michael Bazan will perform "Music From the 1980s and More" at McHenry County College's Luecht Auditorium on Feb. 16.
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Storytellers, dancing take over Schaumburg’s Black History Month performanceFeb 12, 2025 12:18 pm - Though traditionally a scripted play, Schaumburg’s 26th annual Black History Month performance will headline a group of storytellers while also showcasing their love for dance.
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Germany’s WDR Big Band to headline Elmhurst University Jazz FestivalFeb 12, 2025 11:44 am - The 58th Elmhurst University Jazz Festival will be hosting the WDR Big Band’s first U.S. tour in years, plus Grammy-winning Yellowjackets and top jazz guitarist