Lifestyle
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Gentrification leads to madness, cannibalism and laughs in Prime Video's 'The Horror of Dolores Roach'
Jul 07, 2023 6:00 am - When Justina Machado returns home to her native Chicago, she barely recognizes it. Machado grew up in Chicago's inner city, in the neighborhoods of Lincoln Park, Humbold...
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School supply donation drive set for low-income District 54 studentsJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - Schaumburg Township is coordinating a Pack the Bus school supply drive for low-income students of Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 for the new school year. The...
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Suburban car dealers fire up their grills to benefit USO IllinoisJul 06, 2023 11:00 pm - Chicago and suburban new car dealers will join in the 10th annual Barbecue for the Troops Saturday, July 15, to support USO Illinois. The event is sponsored by the Oakbr...
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'Joy Ride' is a cheerfully gross-out comedy that soars, thanks to a terrific cast
Jul 06, 2023 11:00 pm - “Joy Ride” - ★ ★ ★ If you're like me, there comes a moment of truth in raunchy film comedies when you decide whether to fully join in the fun - or ride it out on the fen...
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Manuel Garcia-Rulfo settles into Mickey Haller character with return of 'The Lincoln Lawyer'
Jul 06, 2023 11:00 pm - When Manuel Garcia-Rulfo was cast to play charismatic defense attorney Mickey Haller from Michael Connelly's “The Lincoln Lawyer” novels in a new Netflix series, he coul...
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'Insidious: The Red Door' fails to scare up a winning formula for franchise's finale
Jul 06, 2023 5:30 pm - “Insidious: The Red Door” — ★ ★ The “Insidious” franchise folds back on itself for the fifth installment, returning to its roots with the movie equivalent of getti...
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Sound check: Lee DeWyze's hometown show, David Sarkis under the starsJul 06, 2023 9:00 am - David Sarkis and Friends David Sarkis and his soaring style of acoustic music kicks off this summer's Arts on the Green series on the grounds of St. Mary's Episcopa...
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'The Lesson' provides a spicy literary thriller
Jul 06, 2023 6:00 am - “The Lesson” - ★ ★ ½ The egos are as vast and thorny as the gardens on the lush estate of a prominent author in “The Lesson,” an entertaining and erudite chamber piece ...
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Schaumburg golf event for two local breast cancer patients seeks donationsJul 06, 2023 6:00 am - The Schaumburg Women's Golf League is seeking further donations for its 10th annual Carol Nanna Memorial Golf Event Monday, July 24, at the Schaumburg Golf Club. Aimed a...
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Widescreen: How you can accept Cruise's 'Mission' three days earlyJul 06, 2023 6:00 am - Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One" opens Wednesday, July 12, but that actually means that showtimes start around 2 p.m. the previous day - just...