‘This Is Us’ season finale, plus what else is on TV Tuesday, March 24
Tonight is the big Season 4 finale of "This Is Us," and I'm about as excited as a person who hasn't watched the show since seeing a few of the...
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‘American Idol’ not immune to coronavirus but it is a kind of antidote, plus what else is on TV Monday, March 23
Is "American Idol" exactly what we need after a long day of fretting about microbes, about relatives in other towns, about the fabric used in medical face masks and the...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker issues order requiring residents to ‘stay at home’ starting Saturday
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued a "stay-at-home" order for the entire state starting at 5 p.m. Saturday through at least April 7, marking Illinois' most aggressive step yet to try...
Oak Park’s shelter-in-place order is now in effect. Could the rest of Illinois soon follow?
UPDATE: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a "stay-at-home" order for the entire state starting Saturday, a dramatic-sounding measure, but it largely codifies the recommendations and previous orders issued by state...
In Oak Park, first day of shelter in place was almost like any other day, but with a strangeness in the air
In Oak Park Friday, the first day of shelter in place did not look very different from a typical weekday afternoon. On the streets in the eastern third of town,...
‘Influenza 1918’ a potent, cautionary tale, plus what else is on TV Friday, March 20
"It kept moving closer and closer." "You never knew from day to day who was going to be next on the death list." "People didn't want to believe they could...
He realized his dream and bought FitzGerald’s Nightclub. The next week, coronavirus happened
In the first days of March, Will Duncan signed the papers on a lifelong dream, becoming the owner of his own music club, the venerated FitzGerald's in Berwyn. He got...
‘Superstore’ explores the good old days of ordinary shopping, plus what else is on TV Thursday, March 19
Who'd have thought that NBC's "Superstore" would be the show to suddenly seem extra relevant in a global crisis? From what I've seen of it, it's a fairly standard sitcom...
Brookfield Zoo joins Chicago Botanic Garden in closing after trying to stay open
Brookfield Zoo late Wednesday announced it will close in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The west suburban nature park began the week trying to keep its outdoor spaces open to...
These videos of penguins running free inside Shedd Aquarium are just the coronavirus distraction we need
WHO let the penguins out — in a manner of speaking, anyway. Shedd Aquarium took this charming video of one of its rockhopper penguins, a male named Wellington, getting the...