Entertainment
-
Sophie Kinsella, author of the millions-selling ‘Shopaholic’ novels, dies at 55
Dec 10, 2025 7:44 am - Sophie Kinsella, the author behind the popular “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” died Monday from complications of brain cancer. She was 55.
-
Bartlett’s Living Lord Lutheran Church to put on 35th annual Christmas pageantDec 10, 2025 1:21 am - Living Lord Lutheran Church in Bartlett will present its 35th annual Christmas pageant "Arrest These Merry Gentlemen!" on Dec. 14, featuring an intergenerational cast and a festive reception.
-
Naperville Chorus and Pete Ellman Big Band present ‘Christmas with a Flourish’Dec 09, 2025 10:29 pm - The Naperville Chorus will present "Christmas with a Flourish" featuring jazz and traditional holiday music along with Benjamin Britten's "A Ceremony of Carols."
-
Seasonal sips: Suburban bars and restaurants offer up festive holiday cocktailsDec 09, 2025 3:38 pm - Many suburban bars and restaurants have added some holiday spirit to their spirits, offering special cocktails for you to enjoy with friends and family in between the hustle and bustle of the season.
-
The end of the lunch bowl era? Chipotle, Sweetgreen, Cava are struggling as customers turn to sandwiches and tacos
Dec 09, 2025 1:29 pm - Americans are increasingly over the “slop bowl.” Chipotle, Sweetgreen and Cava — once stars of the restaurant industry — are struggling as diners tire of all those pick-your-own ingredients piled atop rice or greens. Instead, lunchgoers are choosing offerings with more texture, like sandwiches and tacos, that fill them up and often cost less.
-
Dining out: Kyuramen opens in Naperville, beers with Santa, Hanukkah dining and moreDec 09, 2025 10:50 am - Warm up with a steaming bowl of ramen at the new Kyuramen in Naperville, or grab a beer or brunch with Santa at Tapville Social. Plus, some suburban restaurants are offering Hanukkah dining specials Dec. 14-22.
-
Raul Malo, the soulful tenor and frontman of The Mavericks, has died at age 60
-
Spotlight: ‘Annie’ opens at Music Theater Works and Second City comes to the MetropolisDec 09, 2025 9:10 am - Music Theater Works revives “Annie,” Metropolis Performing Arts Centre hosts Second City’s “Jack Frost Roasting on an Open Fire,” and Manual Cinema stages its unique interpretation of “A Christmas Carol” at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater.
-
Golden Globes enter the world of podcasts and tread carefully, avoiding controversy
-
California man marks his 15,000th spin on Disneyland’s ‘Cars’ ride