The King of Pop grew up in Gary, and hundreds of fans visit the home to celebrate his birthday.
‘A different type of feeling’: Gary residents, travelers visit Michael Jackson’s childhood home to mark his birthday
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Demolition for Block 59 development in Naperville nearly finished
Crews are nearly finished clearing the property at Route 59 and Aurora Avenue to make way for Block 59, the large dining and entertainment development.
This weekend’s Chicago Jazz Festival 2024 has begun
With concerts and events Thursday at the Chicago Cultural Center, this summer’s Jazz Fest is now in session.
Eisenhower student’s portrait earns spot in US Capitol Building
A self portrait by Ani Yarber, a senior at Eisenhower High School in Blue Island, won the Congressional Art Competition.
Column: TV show cancellations are frustrating — but nothing new
“The current model is unsustainable. It’s profit over art,” a frustrated viewer wrote on social media. The disappointment is palpable, but TV has always been profit over art.
‘Mountains’ review: In Miami’s Little Haiti, a family wonders if gentrification is the American dream
Returning to the Gene Siskel Film Center Aug. 30 to Sept. 5, the new movie “Mountains” played last year’s edition of the Black Harvest Film Festival at the Film Center. Now, Chicago-based Music Box Films picked it up for distribution and it’s getting the circulation it deserves. I hope it gets the audiences, too; it’s […]
Comcast-Big Ten Network impasse with West Coast schools is part of realignment headaches
Fans of Washington, Oregon, USC and UCLA thought their viewing headaches would end with the move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten. Not so fast.
Photos: Rookie Rome Odunze has his own dog — a look at the Chicago Bears’ new food offerings at Soldier Field for 2024
Rookie Rome Odunze’s signature dog is among the new Soldier Field concession items unveiled Wednesday ahead of the Chicago Bears home opener.
Hundreds of motorcyclists to Ride for Ricky in SSSRA fundraiser
The upcoming Ricky’s Ride Motorcycle Run raises money for Tinley Park-based South Suburban Special Recreation Association.
10 movies for fall 2024: Our film picks and questions about everything from ‘Wicked I’ to ‘Joker II’
Movies we hope will be worth a trip to the theater, from “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” to “Wicked.”