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Golden Globe snubs and surprises: ‘Wicked,’ Julia Roberts, Sydney Sweeney and more

By LINDSEY BAHR
Dec 08, 2025 11:20 am - Perhaps the “Wicked” team should have called on Madame Morrible to enact some dark magic on Golden Globe voters before nominations were announced Monday. “Wicked: For Good” wasn’t nominated for best picture or best director, one of several surprising exclusions.
Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion bid by Netflix

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
Dec 08, 2025 9:38 am - Paramount has gone hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, challenging Netflix which reached a $72 billion takeover deal with the company just days ago.
‘One Battle After Another’ leads Golden Globe nominations

By JAKE COYLE
Dec 08, 2025 9:37 am - Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” scored a leading nine nominations for the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Monday, adding to the Oscar favorite’s momentum and handing Warner Bros. a victory amid its deal to be acquired by Netflix.
What to stream: Brad Pitt, ‘Spinal Tap II,’ Percy Jackson and lots and lots of Taylor Swift

Dec 08, 2025 5:15 am - A six-episode behind-the-scenes Disney+ docuseries about Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour and Rian Johnson’s third “Knives Out” movie, “Wake Up Dead Man,” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
New Philharmonic welcomes 2026 with three New Year’s Eve concerts at the MAC

Submitted by Natalia Dagenhart
Dec 08, 2025 12:50 am - New Philharmonic, under the direction of Maestro Kirk Muspratt, is celebrating New Year's Eve with three concerts featuring acclaimed soprano Alisa Jordheim and a program of classical, opera, and popular music.
McHenry’s snowy owl gets a musical coda: Where you can hear a song inspired by the bird

By Janelle Walker
Dec 07, 2025 9:57 pm - The snowy owl seen in McHenry County last year prompted singer-songwriter and Crystal Lake native Cass Cwik to write a song in its honor.
Bad reviews didn’t scare off the ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ audience. It even broke a record.

By LINDSEY BAHR
Dec 07, 2025 1:34 pm - “Five Nights at Freddy’s” has powered up the box office once again. The sequel opened in 3,412 theaters in the U.S. and Canada this weekend and far surpassed expectations with $63 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Proud to be an American: St. Charles author publishes book celebrating 250 years of America

By Ryan Cole
Dec 06, 2025 5:00 pm - Jay Payleitner of St. Charles recently published a book celebrating 250 things that make America worth celebrating.
The PlayStation turns 30: Looking back at the console that gave us Lara Croft and ‘The Last of Us’

By MARK KENNEDY
Dec 06, 2025 4:53 pm - NEW YORK — When Kendrick Lamar began his Super Bowl halftime show earlier this year, he picked a stage design likely familiar to anyone tuning in: a square, triangle, cro...
Santa arrives to holiday tree lighting in grand style

By Joe Lewnard
Dec 06, 2025 9:13 am - Santa arrived in grand style atop a fire department ladder truck to the delight of children and their parents during the Des Plaines holiday tree lighting event Friday at Metropolitan Square in downtown.

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