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Moving but sometimes cloying, Tourette’s tale ‘I Swear’ soars on superb acting

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Apr 23, 2026 12:15 pm - Perhaps the saddest thing about “I Swear,” the moving if also occasionally cloying film about Tourette’s activist John Davidson, is that a movie aimed at forging understanding ended up unwittingly causing division and horror — at a ceremony where it was being celebrated.
Michael Tilson Thomas, renowned conductor and composer, dies at 81

By RONALD BLUM
Apr 23, 2026 11:07 am - Michael Tilson Thomas, a leading American conductor for a half-century who headed orchestras in Buffalo, Miami, London and San Francisco while also composing, died Wednesday. He was 81.
Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount's $81 billion takeover of the Hollywood giant

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
Apr 23, 2026 9:46 am - An $81 billion Warner-Paramount mega merger has received shareholders’ stamp of approval, propelling a deal that could vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape closer to the finish line.
Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny top Spotify’s first all-time most-streamed artists list

By MARIA SHERMAN
Apr 23, 2026 8:15 am - It’s her, hi! Taylor Swift has topped Spotify’s list of the most streamed artists of all time, published Thursday morning.
A pop star’s costume crisis turns existential in ‘Mother Mary’

By JAKE COYLE
Apr 23, 2026 5:15 am - A pop star’s need for a new dress sets in motion David Lowery’s “Mother Mary,” a fitfully spellbinding chamber drama that grows more operatic with every stitch.
The King of Pop is resurrected, sans complications, in ‘Michael’

By JAKE COYLE
Apr 23, 2026 5:00 am - “Michael” slides a sequined glove over the pop star’s tarnished legacy, shrouding Michael Jackson’s complications with a conventional biopic that, if you cover your ears, sounds great.
Animated spinoff turns the ‘Stranger Things’ aesthetic upside down

By Jen Chaney
Apr 22, 2026 8:41 pm - The animated reboot “Stranger Things: Tales From ’85,” streaming Thursday on Netflix, comes on the heels of the last season of the live-action “Stranger Things.”
Naperville’s India Day festival to leave city after reduced financial support

By Katlyn Smith
Apr 22, 2026 6:54 pm - A longtime India Day celebration intends to move outside of Naperville after organizers say the city council didn’t provide enough financial support to keep it in town.
Exit laughing: Northlight Theatre closes Skokie era with hilarious ‘Angel Next Door’

By Barbara Vitello
Apr 22, 2026 4:21 pm - Northlight Theatre bids farewell to its longtime Skokie home with a hugely entertaining revival of Paul Slade Smith’s screwball comedy “The Angel Next Door.”
Harper Radio earns national honors while amplifying student voices

Submitted by Harper College
Apr 22, 2026 3:30 pm - As WHCM celebrates 25 years on the FM airwaves, Harper College’s student radio station continues to receive major awards from national organizations.

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