Entertainment
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How to watch the Paris Olympics on streaming, social media and cable
Jul 25, 2024 12:13 pm - The Summer Olympics are back, and rights-holder NBC is going big compared to past games. First, it’s creating more content. The 2024 Summer Olympics will come with more p...
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‘Childless cat ladies,’ Jennifer Aniston, and Swifties take on JD Vance
Jul 25, 2024 11:11 am - Three years ago, well before JD Vance was selected as Donald Trump’s running mate, he suggested in a TV interview that some Democrats including Vice President Harris are ...
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New reality TV show ‘Playground’ puts dance studio dramas center stage
Jul 25, 2024 11:05 am - The reality of a dance career is that it’s tough. New Hulu reality series “Playground” doesn't shy away from that. The show is set at the Playground dance studio in Los ...
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Local filmmaker looking to shoot ‘Munger Road’ sequel in St. Charles this fall
Jul 25, 2024 11:01 am - The St. Charles City Council has approved a request from Nick Smith — the writer and director of 2011′s “Munger Road” — to close Main Street in October for the filming of the movie’s sequel “Munger Road Part 2.″
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Publisher plans massive ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ reprints to meet demand for VP candidate JD Vance’s book
Jul 25, 2024 9:44 am - Former President Donald Trump’s selection of JD Vance as his running mate has led to a surge in sales for “Hillbilly Elegy,” his best-selling memoir that came out in 2016.
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How to watch the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony
Jul 25, 2024 8:54 am - The opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics is set for Friday. Instead of a traditional march into a stadium, about 10,500 athletes will parade on more than 90 boats on the Seine River. This will start the ceremony, not mark the end of it, another break from tradition.
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Melania Trump to tell her story in memoir, ‘Melania,’ scheduled for this fall
Jul 25, 2024 7:06 am - Former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, “Melania,” billed by her office as “a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path, overcome adversity and defined personal excellence.”
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Streamwood Summer Celebration returns with parade, rides, musicJul 25, 2024 6:44 am - More than 10,000 visitors are expected at Hoosier Grove Park this weekend for the 28th annual Streamwood Summer Celebration. This year’s theme is “Beneath the Paris Stars.”
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Release date perfect for third-act friendship comedy ‘The Fabulous Four’
Jul 25, 2024 5:30 am - In the vein of “80 for Brady” and “Book Club,” “The Fabulous Four,” starring Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Megan Mullally, may not be a great movie, but it’s also better than it looks.
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Drone light show, Ferris wheel will take the DuPage County Fair to new heightsJul 24, 2024 9:14 pm - The DuPage County Fair opens Thursday with rural-flavored traditions and a high-tech spectacle. “I think we hit it out of the park,” organizer Jim McGuire says of a new drone light show.