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Feder: WTTW documentary recalls how Chicago gave birth to improv

By Robert Feder
Oct 19, 2021 1:00 am - From the Compass Players at the University of Chicago to The Second City, Chicago has been synonymous with improvisational comedy for decades. But few know the real stor...
'I felt all the beauty of Earth': Shatner recounts journey to space during Rosemont visit

By Sean Stangland
Oct 17, 2021 1:00 am - Four days after reaching the final frontier, William Shatner was talking Sunday to a packed ballroom of fans in Rosemont. "So here's what I've been doing, OK? I went up ...
Book review: Ron and Clint Howard reveal Hollywood success story

By Rob Merrill Associated Press
Oct 16, 2021 7:30 am - "The Boys" by Ron Howard and Clint Howard (William Morrow) "What was it like growing up on TV?" That's the question, along with the death of their father...
Boo! CBS sitcom 'Ghosts' combines misfit spirits, feel-good charm

By Lynn Elber Associated Press
Oct 16, 2021 7:30 am - The title seems to be a dead giveaway, but there's more to the new comedy "Ghosts" than things that go bump in the night. "We totally think of this show as 'What We Do i...
Heather Locklear, Meghan McCain build Lifetime movie around 'Don't Sweat the Small Stuff'

By Jay Bobbin Gracenote
Oct 16, 2021 7:30 am - For Heather Locklear and Meghan McCain, "Don't sweat the small stuff" is more than a catchphrase. It's a mantra for how the former "Melrose Place" and "Dynasty" star and...
Netflix employee fired in wake of Chappelle special furor

The Associated Press
Oct 16, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Netflix said Friday that it had fired an employee for disclosing confidential financial information about what it paid for Dave Chappelle's comedy spe...
Constable: Blood, pus and tears, but 'Dr. Mercy' loves her patients

By Burt Constable
Oct 14, 2021 5:30 am - As the star of “Dr. Mercy,” TLC's newest dermatology-based reality series, Dr. Mercy Odueyungbo knows what motivates some of her patients to seek her out at her Lilly Ae...
Candy industry film featuring Dist. 21 board member airs Sunday

Daily Herald report
Oct 14, 2021 1:00 am - A documentary about a Chicago candy company and a longtime Northwest suburban school board member's role in it will be rebroadcast Sunday on WTTW. "Shelf Life: The Story...
'Dopesick,' an opioid crisis story that needed 'to be told'

By LYNN ELBER
Oct 13, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor Danny Strong pops up regularly in an eclectic batch of series ranging from the lightness of 'œBuffy the Vampire Slayer'ť and 'œGilmore Girls'ť t...
Northbrook resident to appear on 'Wheel of Fortune'

By Dave Oberhelman
Oct 13, 2021 1:00 am - A retired teacher and librarian would seem to stand a good chance at success on the "Wheel of Fortune." Northbrook resident Bonnie Roomniak will get that chance. Roomnia...

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