Columnist Roger Simon, who for 40 years covered every presidential election, joked that he needed to be buried in his hometown of Chicago, despite living just outside Washington, D.C., for …
Roger Simon, former Sun-Times columnist, has died at 78 Read MoreResidents on Chicago’s Northwest Side say they were outraged to learn federal immigration agents used police-run parking lots this month to stage and transfer detainees, in violation of an executive …
Northwest Side residents want answers amid reports of ICE agents staging at Chicago police station Read More
U.S. President Donald Trump’s new hairstyle was heavily mocked in “Saturday Night Live U.K.’s” Weekend Update segment. “This week, President Trump stepped off Air Force One sporting a different hair …
‘SNL U.K.’ Weekend Update Takes Aim at Trump’s New Hair — and Paddy Young Says the Punchline Was ‘Taken From Me by Our Legal Team’ Read MoreThe Cubs beat the Pirates 4-3 on Saturday because the lineup was able to grind out a rally and the bullpen held when it was needed. Yes, the same bullpen …
Cubs use picky lineup and struggling bullpen to beat Pirates 4-3 Read More
Jeff Goldblum kicked off his hosting duties on “Saturday Night Live U.K.” by employing his musical skills in a jazzy number about spending time in London. “Can you believe this …
Jeff Goldblum Performs a Jazz Number to Open ‘SNL U.K.’ Season 2: ‘Hoping You’ll Like Me More Than Nando’s or Marmite’ Read More
At this late date, what the Pretenders accomplished is no mystery achievement. But it’s also a story that has never been extensively chronicled on film until “The Pretenders,” a Joss …
Camera-Shy Chrissie Hynde on Finally Allowing a Definitive Doc to Be Made About ‘The Pretenders,’ Bowing in Toronto: ‘I Just Wanted to Be in a Band. I’ve Never Graduated Beyond That Initial Interest in It’ Read More
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s recent much-publicized return to England was mocked in the cold open of the first episode of “Saturday Night Live U.K.” Season 2. The cold open …
‘SNL U.K.’ Mocks Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s British Return in Cold Open: ‘Don’t Tell Me You’ve Spent All Your Netflix Money Already!’ Read More
Belarusian director Andrei Kutsila’s “Letters from the Silenced Country,” a portrayal of contemporary Belarus seen through the lives of five individuals whose existence has been upended by state violence and …
‘Letters From the Silenced Country’ Wins Golden Globes Impact Prize for Documentary Presented During Venice Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE) Read More
Mia Wasikowska fills out the screen in Kuba Dorabialski’s “Agata the Writer.” Metaphorically and figuratively, as one especially arresting sequence shows her in close-up looking directly at the audience and …
Mia Wasikowska Fills Out the Screen As ‘Agata the Writer’ in Kuba Dorabialski’s Venice Drama: ‘It’s Our Responsibility to Understand Each Other’ Read More
Maggie Gyllenhaal kicked off her term as Venice jury president by calling out the lack of women filmmakers in the running for the prestigious Golden Lion. And on Saturday night, …
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Venice Jury Didn’t Award ‘Woman Unknown’ the Golden Lion Just Because It Was Directed by a Woman: It ‘Was Like a Laser Beam’ Read More
Tributes have begun flowing from across the film world for Jeremy Thomas, the legendary British producer who passed away on Friday at the age of 77. Terry Gilliam, who worked …
Jeremy Thomas Remembered as a Filmmaker ‘Full of Stories’ and a ‘Rebel With Taste’: ‘The Canon of His Work Is Unmatched’ Read MoreA Saturday autopsy determined the death of a male shot Friday afternoon in the city’s Garfield Park neighborhood was a homicide. The victim, a male of an unknown age, was …
Garfield Park neighborhood shooting ruled homicide: autopsy Read More
Reading Time: 2 minutes Lady Gaga has officially earned a new title: Mom. The “Mother Monster” nickname has taken on a whole new meaning, as Gaga and her fiancé, Michael …
Lady Gaga Welcomes First Child! Read MoreThe U.S. Justice Department failed to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested in four major cities last year on charges of assaulting federal authorities — a …
DOJ went after protesters in Chicago and other cities for felony assault, but failed to get convictions Read More