Viewers aren't the only ones on pins and needles awaiting word on how a writers strike would affect their favorite shows. When we caught up with Mary Lynn Rajskub --...
Lorraine Bracco knows how some celebrity endorsement deals go. "They just slap their name on something, take the check and run," she told Armour & Co. But Bracco, 53, says...
It was completely unexpected. There Ebony was on last week's episode of "America's Next Top Model," about to move one step closer to possibly being America's next top model when...
We hear about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie all the time. But you seldom hear about Diane Lane and Josh Brolin, a celebrity couple who have been married for three...
Chi McBride has a plea for the Chicago Bulls: Please don't trade for troubled Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant. That's all the Chicago actor wanted to talk about when...
Shock of the week? How about news that actor John Amos (right) just released a country music single, "We Were Hippies." That's right: The father from "Good Times" is dabbling...
Ever since I was a little kid, I've always been fascinated with masquerade balls. It began the first time I saw "The Pink Panther," Blake Edwards' 1963 film starring Peter...
Ben Affleck arrived for a screening of his directorial debut, "Gone Baby Gone," at the Music Box Theatre on Wednesday and was greeted not only by fans but by a...
Ordinarily, I'm not a big fan of those franchise bars, especially in a town like Chicago where you're never far from a pub or lounge with a distinct personality. Don't...
Nan Mason is doing her shtick in the back room of Petterino's. Mason, one of Chicago's venerable musical talents, has the room in the palms of her hands, sprinkling quips...