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Highland Park author releases first graphic novel in long-term ‘Ultimate Oz Universe’ project

By Ryan Cole
Dec 13, 2025 3:14 pm - An author based in Highland Park is working on a 10-book graphic novel series based on the Oz universe. Elton John wrote the forward.
New Moon Vegan bakery in Batavia inducted into Illinois Made program

Daily Herald report
Dec 13, 2025 1:24 pm - New Moon Vegan, a woman-owned small-batch bakery and cafe in downtown Batavia, has been inducted into the Illinois Made program by the Illinois Office of Tourism. The eatery offers 100% plant-based pastries, breads and savory specialties, made fresh daily using locally sourced and seasonal ingredients.
Kane County Forest Preserve District presents Polar-Palooza winter festival

By Brittany Kovach, Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Dec 12, 2025 7:32 pm - The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is hosting Polar-Palooza, a nature-inspired arcade experience, on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Creek Bend Nature Center.
Baseball with a twist: New franchise seeks player/performers with unique skills

By Barbara Vitello
Dec 12, 2025 6:56 pm - Take a knee, Harlem Globetrotters and Savannah Bananas, there's a new pro sportstainment franchise in the making: its name is the Chicago Snowballs, and it’s set to launch next spring at Chicago’s Kerry Wood Cubs Field.
Sony Pictures’ Wonderverse in Oak Brook to close this month

By Rick West
Dec 12, 2025 3:08 pm - Less than two years after opening, Sony Pictures’ immersive entertainment venue Wonderverse in Oak Brook is slated to close this month.
Aussie snowboarder Scotty James reveals the price he paid and what’s still missing in documentary

By EDDIE PELLS
Dec 12, 2025 11:18 am - “Pipe Dream,” which comes out Friday, Dec. 19, on Netflix, uses decades’ worth of home and handheld footage to take us on the heartfelt road Aussie snowboarder Scotty James traveled to become one of the best in his sport.
Oscars recognize casting for the first time, offering a spotlight on a key job in the movie industry

By MARK KENNEDY
Dec 12, 2025 10:47 am - Behind the Wizard of Oz in the two-part “Wicked” movies were people actually pulling the strings. “Our job is to know the actors that are out there or know how to find the actors that we don’t know,” says casting director Bernard Telsey, who helped populate both “Wicked” movies.
Every major update from the first two episodes of Taylor Swift’s Disney+ Eras Tour docuseries

By MARIA SHERMAN
Dec 12, 2025 8:17 am - “The Eras Tour was a lifetime within my life,” Taylor Swift told the room at a screening of the first two episodes of her new Disney+ docuseries, “The End of an Era.” “It feels insane.” Here are key takeaways from the first two episodes of the six-episode docuseries, which launches Friday on Disney+. Two episodes will drop weekly through Dec. 26.
How Wauconda High School students are helping local eatery redefine itself

By Mick Zawislak
Dec 11, 2025 7:19 pm - The Side Lot restaurant won't be changing its name to The Chicken Coop but menu and programming tweaks based on ideas proposed by that winning team of Wauconda High School marketing students are in the works.
Eddie Gaedel Pub & Grill in Elburn to close this month

By Rick West
Dec 11, 2025 4:26 pm - Eddie Gaedel Pub & Grill has announced it will close later this month after 13 years in Elburn.

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