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The Biz Week That Was: Illinois towns enact grocery tax, Stellantis to reopen plant, and recession warning signs

Daily Herald report
Oct 18, 2025 1:39 pm - More than half of Illinois communities have enacted a local grocery tax Illinois will stop levying a statewide grocery tax on Jan. 1, but millions of people througho...
Stage frights: Halloween shows dominate Chicago-area stages

By Barbara Vitello
Oct 17, 2025 9:35 am - This Halloween, suburban and Chicago theaters are serving up thrills, chills and chuckles, including tales of mad scientists, drunken vampires, terrorized wives, imperiled puppets and plucky farm animals.
Ace Frehley, Kiss’ original lead guitarist and founding member, dies at 74

Associated Press
Oct 16, 2025 5:51 pm - Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss, who captivated audiences with his elaborate galactic makeup and smoking guitar, died Thursday. He was 74.
BatFest brings spooktacular fun to Batavia’s downtown

By Kristen Desler, Batavia MainStreet
Oct 16, 2025 4:25 pm - BatFest, Batavia's Halloween celebration, takes place Oct. 25, featuring a parade, trick-or-treating, costume contests, games, music, and activities hosted by local businesses.
Pinball fans flock to Schaumburg for 41st annual expo highlighting culture of the games

By Eric Peterson
Oct 16, 2025 4:18 pm - The 41st annual Pinball Expo greeted fans of all ages Thursday, with more fun promised through Saturday night at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel.
Century-old ‘Phantom of the Opera’ to be shown with live organ Oct. 24

Submitted by Jeff Neufeld
Oct 16, 2025 3:00 pm - On Oct. 24, First Congregational Church of Elgin is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Lon Chaney’s 1925 silent film "The Phantom of the Opera" with a special screening accompanied on the pipe organ.
Palatine High School graduates bring cinematic vision to Chicago film festival

By Steve Zalusky
Oct 16, 2025 2:10 pm - Two Palatine High School graduates are living their cinematic dream with the screening of their short film at the Chicago International Film Festival.
Alex Murdaugh family’s shocking murders and deep-rooted secrets revealed in new Hulu limited series

By ALICIA RANCILIO
Oct 16, 2025 1:52 pm - When the wife and son of prominent South Carolina attorney, Alex Murdaugh, were shot and killed in 2021, the news instantly captivated the public’s attention. Soon, the story went from tragic and shocking to bizarre as the police investigation closed in on Murdaugh himself as the perpetrator. Hulu has dramatized the case in a new limited series, now streaming, called “Murdaugh: Death in the Family.”
Rose Byrne goes deep and dark as an overburdened mom in ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Oct 16, 2025 11:20 am - One senses that Linda, the overburdened mom embodied by a brave and committed Rose Byrne in Mary Bronstein’s “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” would freely expand on the question of how moms juggle it all — if anyone cared. But Linda is nobody’s priority.
Former UN Ambassador Andrew Young describes ‘dirty work’ of civil rights movement in new documentary

By DAVID BAUDER
Oct 16, 2025 11:03 am - Former U.N. ambassador Andrew Young says that he was often responsible for “the dirty work” during his time fighting for civil rights with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. Now 93, Young narrates “Andrew Young: The Dirty Work,” a documentary that premieres at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, on MSNBC.

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