Entertainment
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Maine school staple ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ from 1939 hits the big screen
Nov 01, 2024 8:19 am - Most Maine schoolchildren know about the boy lost for more than a week in 1939 after climbing the state’s tallest mountain. Now the rest of the U.S. is getting in on the story when “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” opens in suburban theaters Friday.
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Ron Onesti: That’s right, I had ‘Saturday Night Fever’Nov 01, 2024 8:15 am - I have always loved music … all kinds of music. People today know me pretty much as a rocker, but there was a fleeting moment when I was almost forced to “pick a team” — disco or rock.
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Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will feature Ariana Madix, T-Pain, 'Gabby’s Dollhouse’ and pastaNov 01, 2024 7:21 am - NEW YORK — An eclectic group of stars — including reality TV’s Ariana Madix, Broadway belter Idina Menzel, hip-hop’s T-Pain, members of the WNBA champions New York Libert...
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‘Scandal’ cast will reunite for online script reading for hurricane relief in western North Carolina
Nov 01, 2024 7:10 am - The cast of ABC’s hit political drama “Scandal,” including Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn and Bellamy Young, will take part in a live virtual script reading on Nov. 17 to raise money for hurricane relief in western North Carolina.
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Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band to perform annual fall concert Nov. 16Oct 31, 2024 8:45 pm - The Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band will present its 24th annual fall concert on Saturday, Nov. 16, at Vernon Hills High School.
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Cocktail boutique opens Saturday in Arlington HeightsOct 31, 2024 6:17 pm - A grand opening for Bitter & Sweet Cocktail Boutique in downtown Arlington Heights is scheduled from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.
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Stop-motion charmer ‘Memoir of a Snail’ examines shells we build around us
Oct 31, 2024 6:02 pm - Adam Elliot’s “Memoir of a Snail” is a film that’s as heart-tugging as it is technically impressive, a work of both emotional resonance and great physical detail using only clay, wire, paper and paint.
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Michael Jordan’s Steak House in Oak Brook to close in DecemberOct 31, 2024 12:52 pm - After seven years in Oak Brook, Michael Jordan’s Steak House will close its doors for good in December.
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‘Juror #2’ another intentionally muddy moral tale from Clint Eastwood
Oct 31, 2024 11:18 am - Nicholas Hoult is an average Joe who gets called to serve on a jury to deliberate whether a young roughneck killed his girlfriend on a rainy nighttime road outside a roadhouse bar in “Juror #2.” But, of course, Clint Eastwood’s latest film isn’t as simple as that.
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‘Saturday Night Live’ taps comedian-actor Bill Burr and Charli XCX as hosts for after the election
Oct 31, 2024 11:14 am - Comedian-actor Bill Burr will host the first post-election “Saturday Night Live” with musical guest guitarist, producer and vocalist Mk.gee. Charli XCX is also coming up.