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New documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffe’s impact as a teacher in New Hampshire

By KATHY McCORMACK and NICK PERRY
Dec 19, 2024 2:27 pm - Before Christa McAuliffe was an astronaut, she was a vibrant teacher in New England keen on showing her students how everyday people left extraordinary marks on U.S. history.
Questlove’s new documentary spotlights ‘SNL’ music performances

By MARIA SHERMAN
Dec 19, 2024 2:00 pm - Questlove has teamed up with Oz Rodriguez and NBC for a new film, “Ladies and Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music,” celebrating 50 years of the program and spotlighting its memorable live music performances.
Veteran Fox News business anchor Neil Cavuto leaving after 28 years

By DAVID BAUDER
Dec 19, 2024 12:16 pm - Neil Cavuto, a business journalist who hosts a weekday afternoon show on Fox News Channel and has been with the network since its inception in 1996, is leaving after Thursday’s show, Fox said.
Smoothie King coming to Huntley

By Claire O'Brien
Dec 19, 2024 10:54 am - Huntley residents soon will be able to get Smoothie King in town. The chain plans to open a store at 12900 Route 47 in Huntley.
‘A little nostalgic tickle’: Retro arcade the Headless Horseman rides into Wheeling

By Russell Lissau
Dec 19, 2024 10:34 am - An arcade stocked with video games from the 1980s and ’90s like Pac-Man, Centipede and Galaga has opened in Wheeling. Instead of gobbling patrons’ quarters, all the games are set to free play. A $20 entry fee allows customers to enjoy unlimited games for one day.
Suburban theater in review: Stolp Island Theatre opens, BTE wins first Jeff Award, Northlight prepares for new home

By Barbara Vitello
Dec 18, 2024 4:52 pm - This year saw Aurora’s Paramount Theatre open its third venue, Stolp Island Theatre, while Buffalo Theatre Ensemble earned its first Joseph Jefferson Award.
West Aurora High brings Medieval magic to the holidays

Submitted by Al Benson
Dec 18, 2024 3:41 pm - Celebrating the holidays, West Aurora High School students staged its 37th annual madrigal concerts Dec. 14-15. A dinner concert Saturday evening was followed by a dess...
These three new sports dramas punch above their weight

By JAKE COYLE
Dec 18, 2024 2:24 pm - The sports movie, like any genre, can easily fall victim to overly familiar story beats. But a trio of new movies brings some original moves, and a few curveballs, to a genre where tried-and-true formula often reigns supreme.
Cheap Trick, O.A.R., Scotty McCreery, Bachman-Turner Overdrive headline Elk Grove summer concert series

By Christopher Placek
Dec 18, 2024 12:58 pm - The 2025 Mid-Summer Classics Concert Series in Elk Grove Village will feature Cheap Trick, O.A.R., Scotty McCreery and Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
Barry Jenkins on why he made ‘Mufasa’ and how it changed him as a filmmaker

By JAKE COYLE
Dec 18, 2024 12:11 pm - Made with virtual filmmaking tools, “Mufasa” essentially plopped one of the most groundbreaking filmmakers working today — Barry Jenkins — into an all-digital playground, with a budget more than a hundred times that of “Moonlight.”

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