Carmel Carrillo

Lauren Hall, who spent part of her childhood in Hawthorne Woods and went to high school in Lincolnshire, is a contestant on this season's "The Voice."

Working with Kelly Clarkson, Chicago’s ‘The Voice’ contestant Lauren Hall is undeterred

October 11, 2019 at 7:25 p.m.

For Chicago-area native Lauren Hall, seven is a lucky number. The 25-year-old has been auditioning since she was 18 for a spot on "The Voice," NBC's reality singing competition series....

Chance the Rapper performs at the United Center in Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

James Corden gets Chance the Rapper to eat veggies on ‘Carpool Karaoke’

October 9, 2019 at 4:43 p.m.

Chance the Rapper taste-tested fresh vegetables and shared details about his friendships with Kanye West, Jay-Z and President Obama on Tuesday's episode of "The Late Late Show with James Corden."...

‘Mindhunter’ actor Sonny Valicenti brings a little Barrington to the BTK Strangler

August 22, 2019 at 3:07 p.m.

Don't bother asking "Mindhunter" actor Sonny Valicenti for Season 2 spoilers. "I actually don't know what happens this season," said the Barrington native, "I haven't watched it yet." The popular...

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 28: Brett Gelman attends the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 3 on June 28, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Fleabag’ star Brett Gelman: 5 facts about the Highland Park native

July 10, 2019 at 4:58 p.m.

Actor Brett Gelman has one of those faces: You know you've seen him before but can't remember where, let alone what his name is. This summer, you get twice as...

New ‘Widows’ trailer: Viola Davis, Gillian Flynn talk about filming in Chicago

December 12, 2018 at 11:17 a.m.

For director Steve McQueen, only Chicago would do for filming his new movie “Widows.” In a new trailer out today, McQueen, star Viola Davis and Chicago native/writer Gillian Flynn talk...

‘Chicago Fire’ actor makes film highlighting immigrant health care issues

May 23, 2019 at 4:32 p.m.

For Chicago actor Joe Minoso, a short film he starred in seven years ago has new relevance. “Alonso, The Dream and The Call," follows an immigrant who works as a...

Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://bancodeprofissionais.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

‘The Walking Dead’s’ Carl vs. ‘The Strain’s’ Zack: character smackdown

December 17, 2018 at 10:57 p.m.

On Sunday, the final season of FX's "The Strain" finds a longer-haired, taller Zack (Max Charles) as a resident of The Master's high-rise lair. Zack's new 'do makes him a...

Rory Gilmore’s long road to … nowhere

June 9, 2018 at 3:56 a.m.

Spoiler alert: Do not read if you haven't watched "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" on Netflix. Dear Rory, What happened? You were going to be the next Christiane...

Tanya Baker of The Boarding House, and Johnny Clark/Beverly Kim of Parachute, are among the finalists at the 2015 James Beard Foundation Awards.

2015 James Beard Awards finalists announced

June 16, 2018 at 2:48 a.m.

This year's James Beard Foundation Awards, the 25th edition of the "Food Oscars," aren't just notable for Chicagoans because of the local representation of nominees. For the first time, the...

Doug Sohn is creating a pizza with Piece Brewery & Pizzeria to benefit Pilot Light. His popular restaurant Hot Doug's closed in September.

Piece pizza enlists Doug Sohn, Izard, Honey Butter Chicken for charity

June 18, 2018 at 8:06 a.m.

Piece Brewery and Pizzeria (1927 W. North Ave., 773-772-4422 773-772-4422) will co-create pizzas early next year with Doug Sohn, Honey Butter Fried Chicken and Stephanie Izard to benefit Pilot Light....

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