Also in the annual fest this October: “The Brutalist” and Amy Adams in “Nightbitch.”
Chicago Int’l Film Fest lineup: ‘Piano Lesson,’ André Holland and ‘Here’ by Robert Zemeckis
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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ scares off ‘Transformers’ for third week as box office No. 1
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” topped the North American box office charts for the third straight weekend with $26 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Beer and merriment flow at the 189th Oktoberfest in Munich
Revelers celebrated to mark the official opening of the world’s largest folk festival, the 189th Oktoberfest in Munich.
Kathryn Crosby, actor and widow of famed singer and Oscar-winner Bing Crosby, dies at 90
Kathryn Crosby, who appeared in such movies as “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad”, “Anatomy of a Murder,” and “Operation Mad Ball” before marrying famed singer and Oscar-winning actor Bing Crosby, has died. She was 90.
Landmarks: Pulaski Road cousin of Golden Gate Bridge earns historical status
The Crawford Avenue span over the Cal-Sag Channel was built by the same company as the Golden Gate Bridge and NYC’s Washington Bridge.
Branch-littered lawns have an easy fix
I have some significant specimen oak trees in my front yard, and I have been finding the lawn littered with the ends of branches. What is causing this? — Allison Rosenberg, Lincolnwood My driveway has been covered with the clipped ends of oak branches with green leaves over the last couple of weeks, somewhat like what you have been observing in your garden. I have two beautiful large oaks flanking my driveway. I’ve noticed the ends of branches in many home gardens, and at the Garden, that have been dropping over the past weeks due to cicada damage from the […]
Today in History: Farm Aid concert held in Champaign, Illinois
On Sept. 22, 1985, rock and country music artists participated in “Farm Aid,” a concert staged in Champaign, Illinois, to help the nation’s farmers.
Diddy faces public scrutiny over alleged sex crimes as questions arise about future of his music
He was arrested in New York on Sept. 16 and accused in an indictment of using his “power and prestige” to induce female victims and male sex workers in “Freak Offs” along with allegations of abuse dating back to 2008.
All things Taylor Swift to viewed through an academic lens at North Central College’s ‘TayTalks’
What do Plato and J. Robert Oppenheimer have to do with Taylor Swift? North Central College faculty are going to tell you. Wednesday night, the Naperville college is hosting a series of “TayTalks.” That’s right, a whole evening of faculty presentations about the superstar herself. Call yourself a Swiftie? Buckle up. Speakers are set to celebrate and discuss Swift through the context of everything from physical therapy to physics.
The magic number is 120, but Chicago White Sox fans will tell you it’s just a number
When your team wins, it is a shot in the arm to your self-esteem. When it loses there is a loss of self-esteem. And we carry on. Think spring.