Entertainment
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Lake in the Hills parents ‘so grateful’ for son’s indie film release in theaters Friday
Jun 20, 2024 2:50 pm - Wanda and Allen Iverson have always supported their independent filmmaker son Mark Stewart Iverson. On Friday, they will see their support and his talent pay off when his first feature-length movie, “For Prophet," appears on big screens across the country, including at the AMC Lake in the Hills 12 movie theater.
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Wheaton celebrating the Fourth with Field of Honor, concert, fireworks and paradeJun 20, 2024 2:25 pm - Wheaton Park District is hosting its annual Independence Day Celebration, with the theme “Reach for the Stars.”
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Swedish Days opens with music, entertainment, food, carnival rides
Jun 20, 2024 11:35 am - Swedish Days, which opened on Wednesday, runs through Sunday in downtown Geneva.
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Season packages on sale for Big Noise Theatre's 2024-25 seasonJun 20, 2024 11:32 am - Big Noise Theatre’s exciting 2024-25 Season beginning Sept. 27, is available for a reduced price with two and three show packages now on sale.
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Fireworks, music and food on tap for North Aurora’s Independence Day CelebrationJun 20, 2024 11:23 am - The village of North Aurora is preparing for its annual Independence Day Celebration on Wednesday, July 3.
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Rapper Travis Scott arrested after Miami Beach police say he drunkenly yelled at people on a yacht
Jun 20, 2024 10:59 am - Rapper Travis Scott was arrested in Miami Beach early Thursday on misdemeanor charges of trespassing and public intoxication after officers say they found him at the city's marina shouting obscenities at people on a yacht and disobeyed their order to leave.
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In ‘The Bikeriders,’ the birth of a subculture on two wheels
Jun 20, 2024 7:12 am - In the exhilarating first half of “The Bikeriders,” Jeff Nichols is less compelled to build a narrative around his bike gang, the Vandals, than summoning an intoxicating atmosphere reminiscent of old photographs his movie is based on. That all changes in the second half.
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‘He was so good’: Fox Valley rockers from Deluxury, The Boyzz and more to reunite in concert to support Mooseheart, honor fallen bandmateJun 20, 2024 6:00 am - A group of Fox Valley musicians, including members of The Boyzz, Deluxury and Cock ‘n Bull, will join for “Rock Da Fox, Legends of the Valley,” a memorial concert for guitarist John Abel and a fundraiser for Mooseheart.
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‘Couldn’t put it down’: Fox River Radio League to mark 100 years with all-night event
Jun 20, 2024 6:00 am - A Kaneville father and his four sons are among the members of the Fox River Radio League, which marks its 100th year this month with a 24-hour Amateur Radio Field Day from 1 p.m. Saturday, June 22, to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 23 at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles.
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June Squibb is delightful as a grandma on a mission in ‘Thelma’
Jun 20, 2024 5:30 am - In her first lead film role, June Squibb plays a 90-something who gets scammed out of $10,000 and goes on a mission to get it back. “Thelma,” the feature debut of writer-director Josh Margolin, is charming, genuinely funny and a breeze to watch.