On Jan. 5, 1980, “Rapper’s Delight,” by The Sugarhill Gang, became the first hip-hop song to reach the Billboard Top 40.
Today in History: ‘Rapper’s Delight’ becomes the first hip-hop song to reach the Billboard Top 40
Category: Entertainment
Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers played Thalia Hall in a blues concert both serious and not
Should you ever get the chance, start your new year with Bill Murray singing, his fists clenched, his arms thrusting furiously downward like they had nowhere to go, that doughy Wilmette mug scrunched with so much feeling. He’s joking, right?
Photos: Bill Murray and His Blood Brothers
Bill Murray and His Blood Brothers performed on Jan. 3, 2025 at Thalia Hall in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood.
TV for winter 2025: 15 shows coming up, including the return of ‘Reacher’ and (finally) ‘Severance’
Our list also includes “A Thousand Blows” on Hulu and a new twist on the Sherlock Holmes formula centered on Watson.
Movies for winter 2025: Wolf men and vampires and bears, for starters
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Today in Chicago History: Oprah Winfrey debuts on ‘A.M. Chicago’
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 2, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Booking ahead: Astro tourism, cooler destinations and a passion for pickleball are trending for travel in 2025
Travelers are looking to avoid the crowds and avoid the heat while chasing the northern lights and other passions in the coming year.
Making any New Year’s resolutions? Here are some tips to help make them stick
Experts say January can be a good time to reflect on self-improvement, but acknowledge it takes work to make resolutions stick.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after 8 years
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a divorce settlement, ending one of the longest and most contentious divorces in Hollywood history.
From Blago to a Jeremy Allen White doppelgänger, what newsworthy and notable Chicagoans listened to in 2024
In the spirit of Spotify Wrapped, here’s the music that a number of Chicagoans, and honorary Chicagoans, listened to in 2024.