Entertainment
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‘Stand by Me’ stars reflect on the movie, Rob Reiner and its return to theaters 40 years later
Mar 26, 2026 1:19 pm - Jerry O’Connell, Corey Feldman and Wil Wheaton were already thinking about “Stand by Me” when Rob Reiner died in December. They’re currently on a multi-city tour that brings them to The Chicago Theatre at 7 p.m. June 14.
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Bill Maher will win the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain humor prize following White House denial
Mar 26, 2026 10:21 am - Bill Maher will win the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the Kennedy Center said Thursday, less than a week after the White House forcefully denied that the comedian, who has had a hot-and-cold relationship with President Donald Trump, would win it.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for February 2026Mar 26, 2026 8:32 am - The top finishers in February’s amateur photo contest capture scenes from around the world.
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‘Miroirs No. 3’ a slender and elegant tale of mutual rehabilitation
Mar 26, 2026 5:15 am - Christian Petzold’s beguiling and restorative new drama “Miroirs No. 3” begins with a glance and a car crash.
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‘They Will Kill You’ is a failed attempt at satanic, supernatural horror pulp
Mar 26, 2026 5:15 am - The Virgil is the setting for most of the ambitious but ultimately cramped horror-comedy “They Will Kill You,” a wonderful vehicle for its star, Zazie Beetz, while not exactly fulfilling in either the horror or comedy modes.
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Aurora U. to host award-winning trumpeterMar 26, 2026 1:04 am - Celebrating a second annual Day of Generosity, a campus fundraiser, Aurora University will host a concert by jazz icon Arturo Sandoval on Thursday, April 9.
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Schaumburg Sculpture Park on municipal campus to resume growth after 7-year pauseMar 25, 2026 2:30 pm - Six new purchases will grow the Schaumburg Sculpture Park on the village’s 60-acre municipal campus for the first time since it received a single donation in 2019.
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Wheaton to add nighttime art displays at downtown muralMar 25, 2026 1:04 pm - Almost two years after a mural came together in downtown Wheaton, the city is taking it to the next level. A projection mapping system will animate the same surface with nighttime displays next to the French market pavilion.
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Fox Valley Orchestra and Chamber Singers will perform Handel’s ‘Messiah: The Passion’Mar 25, 2026 12:56 pm - Fox Valley Orchestra and Fox Chamber Singers will perform Handel's "Messiah: The Passion" featuring parts 2 and 3 focusing on the Easter story on Saturday, March 28, at Marmion Abbey in Aurora. It is a fundraiser for community orchestra and chorus programs supported by the Fox Valley Music Consortium.
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Award-winning twin pianists to perform at Music at Bethel March 28Mar 25, 2026 12:38 pm - The Gallwas Twins, award-winning classical pianists and seniors at York Community High School in Elmhurst, will perform piano duet music by Bach, Chopin, Richard Strauss and Piazzolla at the Music at Bethel concert on Saturday, March 28.