Arts

Obituaries

Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99

She was born Betty Marion White in Oak Park, Illinois, and the family moved to Los Angeles when she was a toddler.

Arts

The Thanksgiving Day Parade is back

Last year, the usual route through Manhattan was scrapped in favor of concentrating events to a one-block stretch of 34th Street in front of Macy's flagship store. Many performances were pre-taped and most of the performers were locally based.

Music

Bernard Haitink, renowned Dutch conductor, dies at 92

Bernard Haitink was principal conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 2006-2010, between the terms of music directors Daniel Barenboim and and Riccardo Muti.

Film & Television

Happening Now: The 57th Chicago International Film Festival

This year's festival is running from October 13-24, 2021 and has scheduled 80 features and 60 shorts playing at several locations across the city.

Chicagoland News

Restored art deco Des Plaines Theatre reopens as music venue

The theatre's 100-year-old interior has been restored to highlight its art deco style and reveal a stage that was covered by movie screens. The renovation also added a restaurant space and a speakeasy-themed bar.

Music

Muti extends to 2022-23 as Chicago Symphony music director

Muti will lead 10 weeks of concerts in Chicago in 2022-23 and four weeks on tour, which will include a trip to China, Japan, and Taiwan.

News

Norm Macdonald, former 'Saturday Night Live' comic, dies after draw with cancer

Macdonald kept his diagnosis private but died Tuesday after having cancer for nine years. He was 61.

U.S. News

‘The Wire’, 'Boardwalk Empire' actor Michael K. Williams found dead in NYC apartment

Williams, 54, was found dead in the living room of his Kent Avenue penthouse by his nephew, sources said.

Chicago News

Documents Detail New Cost for Obama Presidential Center

Construction, which began last Monday after years of delays, is expected to take about five years.

News

Michigan Art Installation to be Dedicated to Hemingway

Originally from Oak Park, Hemingway and his family spent summers at their cottage on Walloon Lake.

Arts

All of Chicago's 2021 Summer Festivals (that we know about) in One Place

Chicago in the summer is the greatest city in the world, and it's time to get some fresh air. So you do what you need to do, but get out there and enjoy.

Film & Television

93rd Academy Awards: Full List of Nominations

The full list of nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards. We'll update with the selected winners after the show.