Entertainment
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What to stream: Paris and Nicole reunite, Romano and Kudrow team up and Indiana Jones quests
Dec 09, 2024 5:30 am - Angelina Jolie portraying opera singer Maria Callas in the movie “Maria” and a Jamie Foxx Netflix comedy special are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Things to do Dec. 13-19: ‘The Nutcracker,’ Dickens of a Holiday, Holly Jolly Days, holiday light shows and moreDec 09, 2024 5:30 am - Mark your calendar for various productions of “The Nutcracker” and “A Christmas Carol,” Dickens of a Holiday, Holly Jolly Days, holiday concerts and light shows and more happening this week.
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GreenMan Theatre Troupe to bring holiday stories and carols to Elmhurst library Dec. 11Dec 09, 2024 12:18 am - GreenMan Theatre Troupe will perform Christmas, Hanukkah, and winter stories and songs at the Elmhurst Public Library Dec. 11. The free event will feature humorous and touching tales for adults and children.
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Bass-baritone Richard Ollarsaba returns for New Philharmonic's NYE concertsDec 08, 2024 11:04 pm - Richard Ollarsaba, acclaimed Mexican American bass-baritone, returns by popular demand to join New Philharmonic orchestra and Maestro Kirk Muspratt for festive New Year's Eve concerts.
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Tore & Luke back to original managementDec 07, 2024 11:27 am - The Palatine Village Board has approved a transfer of the special use for Tore & Lukes restaurant at 1158 E. Dundee Road.
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Hot cocoa stroll on Hawthorn Row in Vernon HillsDec 07, 2024 11:19 am - Hawthorn shopping center in Vernon Hills is hosting a free holiday-themed event featuring live ice sculpting and more from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. The event, to be...
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‘They really got creative with the menu’: Elgin students compete to create burger for restaurantDec 06, 2024 6:51 pm - Elgin High School culinary students competed in a burger cook-off judged by the mayor and others Friday. Geraldo Depaz and Mario Perez won with their "Sweetness" burger featuring candied bacon and caramelized onions. It will appear on the Chicago Street Pour House menu starting in January.
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New Algonquin restaurant The Chick and the Pig aims to feed night shift workers homestyle meals
Dec 06, 2024 1:59 pm - Algonquin restaurateur Greg Geigel opened his third restaurant in October with a goal to feed the masses and graveyard shift workers with hearty home-cooked-style meals. ...
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Go with the ‘Flow’ on a magical, wordless animated adventure
Dec 06, 2024 8:24 am - “Flow” is dreamy, epic, perilous and very beautiful. Best of all, the animals are animals, wordless and concerned mostly with their own safety and their next meal. Audiences stand to be enchanted by this animated film from Latvia.
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Volo Museum debuts Homer Simpson’s car for 35th anniversary of iconic show
Dec 05, 2024 2:05 pm - The Volo Museum is unveiling a special Christmas display to celebrate the 35th anniversary of “The Simpsons.” This one-of-a-kind exhibit is a fan-recreated version of Homer Simpson’s iconic pink car, “The Junkola.”