Disney offering Disney+, Hulu subscribers new perks, discounts
(KTLA) — Walt Disney Co. on Thursday announced its new perks for Disney+ and Hulu subscribers. The company says its new programs will give subscribers access to exclusive sweepstakes, discounts and...
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Kool & the Gang's 'Chicago Mike' killed in crash in Georgia: Reports
CHICAGO — Michael Sumler, who spent a decade and a half working with the iconic group Kool & the Gang, died over the weekend at age 71. According to reports, Sumler, known as "Chicago Mike," was...
View ArticleDean's Weekender: The Weeknd, Melendi, '42 Balloons' and more
Dean Richards has a look at all the things to see and do in Chicago this weekend! Get Dean’s reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean’s Downloads weekly...
View ArticleTaylor Swift has regained control of her music, buys back first 6 albums
NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has regained control over her entire body of work. In a lengthy note posted to her official website on Friday, Swift announced: “All of the music I’ve ever made now...
View ArticleLoretta Swit, Emmy-winner who played Maj. Houlihan on pioneering series...
NEW YORK (AP) — Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV...
View ArticleIn Touch, Life & Style magazines, others, to end: THR
(NEXSTAR) — Some major changes are coming to your grocery store newsstands: Soon, magazines like In Touch Weekly, Life & Style, Closer Weekly and First for Women will no longer be there. The...
View ArticleValerie Mahaffey of 'Northern Exposure,''Young Sheldon' dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Celebrated actor Valerie Mahaffey, whose stage, film and television work ranged from Shakespeare to the hit 1990s series “Northern Exposure,” died at age 71 after a battle with...
View ArticleDean's A-List Interview: 'From the World of John Wick: Ballerina' star Ana de...
WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards sits down with actress Ana de Armas to talk about the latest instalment in the John Wick franchise, "From the World of John Wick: Ballerina." Get Dean’s...
View ArticleWhat to watch for at the Tony Awards, Broadway's biggest night
NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-nine shows on Broadway got Tony Award nominations this season, but not all will walk away with a trophy — and the box office attention they usually bring. Here are some key...
View ArticleWhere's Marty McFly's guitar? Search is on for 'Back to the Future' prop 4...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Marty McFly grabbed a guitar in “Back to the Future” and rocked out with the band at a 1950s high school dance, helping him narrowly avoid blinking out of existence before...
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Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter VI' tour to hit 30+ cities, including Chicagoland
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) – Lil Wayne is kicking off the debut of his anticipated new album on Friday with a summer tour. It's been about seven years since "Tha Carter V" was released, and Wayne will be...
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Blake Lively withdraws claims of emotional distress against Justin Baldoni
(NewsNation) — The drama between "It Ends With Us" co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has taken a surprising new turn, as a court filing shows some of the claims against Baldoni have been...
View ArticleChicago's Very Own Buddy Guy shines in 'Sinners': How his surprise cameo came...
To get you ready for Blues Fest coming June 5-8 in Chicago, we're focusing in on one of the world's best. Chicago’s Very Own Buddy Guy is an eight-time Grammy winner who Rolling Stone magazine called...
View ArticleTom Cruise's thrilling stunt footage from 'Mission: Impossible — The Final...
More behind the scenes footage was released of Tom Cruise doing his incredible stunts from his latest movie, "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning." This is rehearsal video from when Cruise...
View ArticleDean's recipe for BBQ Chicken sliders with caramelized onions
WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards shares a delicious recipe for BBQ Chicken sliders with caramelized onions. Can't get enough? Click Here to check out more of Dean's delicious recipes. BBQ...
View ArticleLil Wayne announces 'Tha Carter VI Tour' with Chicago area stop this summer
TINLEY PARK, Ill. — Lil Wayne is bringing his 'Tha Carter VI Tour' to the Chicago area this summer. The rapper made the announcement Tuesday on "X," saying: "Just Announced! Tha Carter VI Tour: Built...
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Jessie J reveals 'early' breast cancer diagnosis
(NEXSTAR/KTLA) – English pop singer Jessie J, known for songs including “Price Tag” and “Bang Bang,” has been diagnosed with breast cancer, she revealed in a video post to her 13.9 million Instagram...
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Cannabis-friendly music festival returning to Chicago's northwest suburbs
MUNDELEIN, Ill. (WGN) — A two-day immersive outdoor festival that merges the worlds of cannabis and music will again return to Chicagoland for its third consecutive year this September. The Miracle in...
View ArticleNew 'Wicked: For Good' trailer offers fans first look at the highly...
CHICAGO — Intermission is almost over as the Witches of Oz gear up for a return to the silver screen in the new "Wicked" sequel. On Thursday, the official trailer for "Wicked: For Good," the follow-up...
View ArticleDean's A-List Interview: 'The Phoenician Scheme' stars Mia Threapleton,...
WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards sits down with the stars of The Phoenician Scheme, actors Mia Threapleton, Benicio del Toro and Michael Cera. Get Dean’s reviews and A-List interviews...
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'Cheers' actor George Wendt's cause of death revealed: report
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — Two weeks after "Cheers" actor and Chicago native George Wendt passed away, his cause of death has now been revealed. Wendt's immediate cause of death was listed as cardiac arrest...
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Tom Felton will play Draco Malfoy again — this time, on Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Felton — the original Draco Malfoy from the “Harry Potter” movies — will slip into his old role on Broadway this winter in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” “Being a part of the...
View ArticleDean's Weekender: Chicago Blues Festival, Janelle Monae, Billy Strings and more
WGN’s Dean Richards offered a look at some of the shows and events taking place around Chicagoland this weekend. Get Dean’s reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for...
View ArticleDean's Reviews: The Phoenician Scheme, From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
Check out WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards’ reviews for this weekend’s movie releases. Get Dean’s reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean’s Downloads...
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Streaming services next steps: What are Mubi, Tubi, and more?
(NEXSTAR) — Like millions of people around the world, you probably have subscriptions to streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney+, Max and Prime Video. Inflationary factors may have many looking for...
View ArticleSteppenwolf's 'Purpose' wins Best Play at Tony Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — “Maybe Happy Ending,” a rom-com about androids that crackles with humanity, had a definite happy ending at Sunday's Tony Awards. It won best new musical on a night when Kara Young made...
View ArticleSly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82
NEW YORK (AP) — Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s and beyond with such hits as “Everyday People,”...
View ArticleDean's A-List Interview: 'How to Train Your Dragon' star Gerard Butler
WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards sits down with Gerard Butler to talk new movie, "How to Train Your Dragon." Get Dean’s reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for...
View ArticleDean's Home Video: Echo Valley, Deep Cover, Fubar: Season 2 and more
Check out Dean Richards' Home Video Picks for all the movies and shows on streaming platforms now. Get Dean’s reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean’s Downloads...
View ArticleDean cooks 4 different types of kabobs on grill
WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards shares four different recipes for grilled kabobs. Get Dean’s reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean’s Downloads weekly...
View ArticleChicago Scene: Dean Richards chats with the stars of the Tony Award-winning...
Carolee Carmello, Plays Kimberly Miguel Gil, Plays, Seth Leigh Delano, Music Director KIMBERLY AKIMBO Broadway In Chicago’s CIBC Theatre 18 W. Monroe St., Chicago Now – June 22...
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Beach Boys' Brian Wilson dies, family 'at a loss for words'
(NEXSTAR) – Brian Wilson, the musician who co-founded the Beach Boys, has died, his family announced Wednesday. "We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away,"...
View ArticleDean’s A-List Interview: 'How to Train Your Dragon' star Nick Frost
WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards sits down with actor and comedian Nick Frost to talk about how he felt joining the “How to Train Your Dragon” franchise. Get Dean’s reviews and A-List...
View ArticleDean's Weekender: Dierks Bentley, Jet, Gipsy Kings, Puerto Rican Parade and more
WGN’s Dean Richards offered a look at some of the shows and events taking place around Chicagoland this weekend. Get Dean’s reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for...
View ArticleDean's Reviews: How To Train Your Dragon
Check out WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards’ reviews for this weekend’s movie releases. Get Dean’s reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean’s Downloads...
View ArticleNetflix's 'Ginny & Georgia' stars on the success of the hit series
Actors Brianne Howey and Antonia Gentry stopped by WGN Morning News Thursday to talk about Season 3 of the hit Netflix series, “Ginny & Georgia.” Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And...
View ArticleRapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, shows up for Sean 'Diddy' Combs'...
NEW YORK (AP) — Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, briefly showed up to the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday to support the hip-hop mogul, a longtime friend....
View ArticleDean's A-List Interview: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carrie-Anne Moss on new...
CHICAGO (WGN) — WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards sits down with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carrie-Anne Moss to talk about the new season of "Fubar," but also Schwarzenegger's son Patrick's...
View ArticleMidday Fix: Live performance from The Marvelous Wonderettes
Lauren Katz, (she/her) director Trillium Falotico, (she/her) performer Aneesah Jemei, (she/her) performer Hannah Kipp, (she/her) performer Jennifer Ledesma, (she/her) performer Check Out: Oil Lamp...
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Jonas Brothers move scheduled Wrigley Field concert performance
CHICAGO (WGN) — The Jonas Brothers have downgraded the venues for their 'Living the Dream' concert tour in six cities, including Chicago. The trio of brothers will still perform on August 26, but not...
View ArticleDoctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry and called him a ‘moron’ will...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the “Friends” star's overdose death will plead guilty, according to an agreement filed in court...
View ArticleDean's A-List Interview: Pixar's 'Elio' star Zoe Saldaña
WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards sits down with actress Zoe Saldaña to talk about her lead in Disney and Pixar’s first Mexican-Dominican animated movie "Elio." Get Dean’s reviews and A-List...
View ArticleFirst Look: 'The Naked Gun' full trailer
The "Naked Gun" series of movies and TV shows were popular, police-comedy spoofs from the late 80s and 90s, starring the late Leslie Nielsen as the bumbling Lt. Frank Drebin. Now, "The Naked Gun" is...
View ArticleR. Kelly claims prison officials trying to kill him: report
NORTH CAROLINA — Chicago native and former R&B superstar R. Kelly is claiming he recently lost consciousness after a failed plot to kill him in prison. According to TMZ, the singer alleges the...
View ArticleChicago Scene: Live performance from 42 Balloons
Charlie McCullagh and Evelyn Hoskins, stars of 42 BALLOONS at Chicago Shakespeare Theater 42 BALLOONS Running through June 29 at Chicago Shakespeare Located on Navy Pier Tickets available at...
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Celebrity chef Anne Burrell of Food Network dies
(NEXSTAR) — Chef Anne Burrell, well-known for her appearances on multiple Food Network shows, has died. She was 55 years old. Representatives confirmed Burrell's death to Nexstar, saying in a...
View ArticleDean’s Home Video: The Waterfront, The Gilded Age, Somebody Feed Phil and more
Check out Dean Richards' Home Video Picks for all the movies and shows on streaming platforms now. Get Dean’s reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean’s Downloads...
View ArticleDean cooks Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad
WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards is cooking up a delicious recipe for Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad. Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad Ingredients: 16 oz. bow tie pasta (you can use whatever...
View ArticleJeremy Allen White plays Bruce Springsteen in upcoming biopic, and the 1st...
Jeremy Allen White, star of the hit Chicago-based show "The Bear," is playing a rock-and-roll icon in an upcoming music biopic — and the first official trailer just dropped. White is playing Bruce...
View ArticlePope Leo XIV linked to Madonna, Justin Bieber in surprising family tree reveal
Henry Louis Gates Jr., best known for helping people and celebrities uncover ancestral connections on his long-running PBS series “Finding Your Roots,” has made headlines again with a viral family...
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