Entertainment
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Revelry on repeat: Paramount Theatre's 'Groundhog Day: The Musical' a four-star winnerFeb 05, 2022 10:00 pm - “Groundhog Day: The Musical” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Without a shadow of a doubt, the Paramount Theatre in Aurora has a Broadway-caliber winner with “Groundhog Day: The Musical.” And ...
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Constable: Jazz, physics and ultramarathon make 85-year-old a triple threatFeb 05, 2022 12:00 am - Many of our nation's finest athletes are competing for gold at the Olympics in Beijing. Retired 85-year-old Fermilab physicist Roy Rubinstein, our nation's fastest ultra...
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SXSW plots in-person film fest with 'Atlanta,' 'Lost City'
Feb 04, 2022 9:00 am - NEW YORK - After the pandemic forced the South by Southwest Film Festival to turn virtual the last two years, the Austin, Texas, festival is plotting a largely in-person...
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Sound check: The Footlight District calls for action with new videoFeb 04, 2022 5:00 am - The Footlight District on camera Last fall, The Footlight District — comprised of the five Scarbrough siblings — released “War Paint,” a rhythm-heavy, Southern rock...
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Ron Onesti: Our salute to African American Heritage MonthFeb 04, 2022 5:00 am - Music as a cultural medium has always interested me, even though in high school, music history wasn't as interesting as it has become over the years. And much of the rea...
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'To Sir, With Love' teaches the skill of Sidney PoitierFeb 04, 2022 5:00 am - Sidney Poitier may have been called "Mister Tibbs" in one of his most iconic roles, but in another, he was "Sir." In 1967, the legendary Oscar winner - who died on Jan. ...
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Feder: ESPN 1000 teams Peggy Kusinski and Dionne MillerFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - Peggy Kusinski and Dionne Miller, two of the best sportscasters in town, are teaming up to co-host a new weekly show on WMVP 1000-AM, the Good Karma Brands ESPN sports/t...
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March Tapness Taking Center Court at Buffalo Creek BrewingFeb 03, 2022 10:00 pm - Buffalo Creek Brewing (BCB) in historic downtown Long Grove is putting its own spin on March Madness this year. Throughout the month, BCB will host the First Annual Mar...
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New photography exhibit opens in YMCA galleryFeb 03, 2022 10:00 pm - Photographer Bill Sanders returns to the North Suburban YMCA's Community Gallery in February with a new exhibit. The Y is pleased to showcase the Evanston-based photogr...
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'Moonfall' is a brain-twisting, popcorny mega-blast
Feb 03, 2022 2:00 pm - “Moonfall” - ★ ★ ★ Some people might look up at the moon and admire its glowing and desolate beauty. Director Roland Emmerich apparently sees a constructed hollow orb th...