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Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ray Stevens recovering after breaking neck

Apr 08, 2026 7:11 am - Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ray Stevens broke his neck and is recovering at home after being briefly hospitalized, according to a statement published Tuesday.
UK government blocks rapper Ye from entering Britain to headline festival

By JILL LAWLESS
Apr 08, 2026 7:09 am - The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been barred from entering the U.K., where he was scheduled to perform at the Wireless Festival in July.
Learn about sacred jazz at Gary UMC in Wheaton

Submitted by Janet Mathis
Apr 07, 2026 7:37 pm - Sing, listen and experience the sacred art of jazz at Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton on Sundays, April 12 and 19.
End of an era: Van Oyen signs off with final performance at North Central College

By Alexandra Sheeler, North Central College
Apr 07, 2026 5:14 pm - Lawrence Van Oyen will retire after 33 years as director of bands and saxophone instructor at North Central College, with his final concert scheduled for April 11 at Wentz Concert Hall. Among his many accomplishments, he founded Chords for Kids, a sensory-friendly concert series for children with special needs.
Former Migos rapper Offset is stable after being shot outside a Florida casino, spokesperson says

By FREIDA FRISARO and MARIA SHERMAN
Apr 07, 2026 2:04 pm - The rapper Offset, a former member of the influential hip-hop trio Migos, was shot outside a Florida casino and is in stable condition, a spokesperson said Tuesday.
Hulu’s ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ spinoff ‘The Testaments’ is about girlhood in Gilead

By ALICIA RANCILIO
Apr 07, 2026 12:28 pm - Throughout “The Handmaid's Tale,” dread hung over the series like a perpetual rain cloud. In “The Testaments,” debuting Wednesday on Hulu, Gilead is still Gilead — but there are glimmers of hope as a through-line.
Creative collaboration: How Geneva retirement residents transformed poetry into music

By Dave Heun
Apr 07, 2026 11:59 am - Lynda Cox and Bruce Petsche, residents of the GreenFields of Geneva life-care retirement community, have turned their friendship late in life into a musical collaboration.
Colin Kaepernick to publish memoir ‘The Perilous Fight’ in September

By HILLEL ITALIE
Apr 07, 2026 9:08 am - A decade after he first took a knee during the national anthem, Colin Kaepernick will be publishing his life story.
‘Mormon Wives’ star Taylor Frankie Paul can’t have unsupervised visits with toddler son, court rules

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and ANDREW DALTON
Apr 07, 2026 8:30 am - Taylor Frankie Paul, a star of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” cannot spend unsupervised time with her 2-year-old son due to a history of volatile behavior directed at the boy’s father while kids were present, a Utah court commissioner ruled Tuesday.
Restaurant with cricket simulators gets go-ahead in Wheeling

By Russell Lissau
Apr 06, 2026 7:30 pm - Plans for a restaurant featuring cricket simulators got the Wheeling village board’s OK Monday night.

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