For those in the city looking to get out to Bridgeview, Riot Fest is offering the Riot Express. This shuttle program has eight different locations within the city, from GMAN Tavern to Novel Pizza Cafe on the West Side. 1-Day and 3-Day round trip passes starting at $30 per day. That’s $15 each way for you mathematicians.
Tickets to the Riot Express can be purchased here.
DreamWorks confirmed yesterday that Shrek, who will turn 25 in 2026, will receive a fifth installment. Shrek 5 will be directed by Walt Dohrn, who last directed “Trolls Band Together” for DreamWorks Animation. He also worked on Shrek 2 and Shrek 3.
DreamWorks also confirmed that Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz will return in their iconic roles.
Shrek 5 joins Toy Story 5, The Batman: Part II, Fast X: Part 2, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie Sequel, among others as films slated to be released in 2026.
Kevin Bacon, the star of “Footloose”, wanted to be one of us for one day. It was not for him.
Bacon, who was dressed up like his character in the new horror film “MaXXXine,” was shocked to find out that people were rude and that no one said “I love you” when he was looked at as a nobody. He said, “People were kind of pushing past me, not being nice,” he recalled. “Nobody said, ‘I love you.’ I had to wait in line to, I don’t know, buy a f––ing coffee or whatever.”
“I want to go back to being famous,’” said Bacon.
DUI Kings Justin Timberlake and Tiger Woods are combining forces to open a sports bar in Scotland. The pop star and golf icon will be the names behind the brand T-Squared Social, which will convert an old New Picture House Cinema into a “bro zone”.
While this has likely been in motion for a long time, it’s such bizarre timing given Timberlake’s recent DUI arrest.
There’s more trouble in Dolton. During a board meeting on Monday, more issues arose when community members, including the local firefighters union president, took part in public comments to start the night, expressing anger and frustration at the village and Mayor Tiffany Henyard.
Henyard’s empire continues to crumble around her with this recent news.
Photos/ Alex Geshel & Zach Spangler
What does Matt Groening know that we don’t? For decades now, The Simpsons have been predicting presidential elections, technology, and various pop culture events. Joining the pantheon of things The Simpsons have prediction is The Hawk Tuah Girl, otherwise known as Hailey Welch.
Bart got his thang spit on, and the rest was history.
Coldplay closed out Glastonbury on Saturday night, playing to an absurdly large crowd and lighting up the night sky like only Coldplay could. Notably, the band brought out Michael J. Fox to play “Fix You”, which brought on the waterworks for thousands of people in the crowd.
During ‘A Sky Full of Stars’, frontman Chris Martin asked people to put their phones away, which led to a beautiful moment as the band finished out their set.
It’s been too long, Coldplay. Come back soon.
With extreme temperatures returning to the forecast, we want to remind everyone of where the cooling centers are in the city. The cooling centers are open Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Centers are open to anyone who needs them.
During hours of operation, residents can also find relief in one of the City’s Chicago Public Library locations and more than Chicago Park District fieldhouses as well as splash pads located throughout the city.
Each vinyl copy of the album will contain nine recycled PET-plastic bottles that have been recovered from post-consumer waste, which it is claimed will prevent the manufacture of more than 25 metric tons of virgin plastic, while providing an 85% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to traditional 140g vinyl. CD editions of the record will be the first in the world to be released on ‘EcoCD’, created from 90% recycled polycarbonate, sourced from post-consumer waste streams.
More than one dozen Pizza Hut’s have gone away in Northwest Indiana. As of Friday night, Pizza Hut’s website showed the following 15 locations as “closed:” Portage, Chesterton, Valparaiso, Hobart, Winfield, Crown Point, Schererville, Griffith, Hammond, Merrillville, LaPorte, Michigan City, Lowell, Cedar Lake and Munster.
A Pizza Hut spokesperson provided the following statement to NBC Chicago Friday afternoon:
“While some local franchisee-operated restaurants have temporarily closed, Pizza Hut remains committed to providing outstanding service and products to our valued customers. The company is working to transition these locations and expects many of them will reopen soon. To find a Pizza Hut location nearest you, please visit https://locations.pizzahut.com.”
We would like to humbly pour one out for all of the Pizza Hut’s that we lost over the weekend.
R.E.M., who have insisted that they won’t perform a reunion concert since they called it quits in 2011, performed together on-stage last night at their Songwriters Hall Of Fame induction. It’s the first time that drummer Bill Barry performed with the group since their Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction since 2007. Barry left the band in 1997 after a series of health concerns.
This comes off of the heels of a reunion interview with the four of them on CBS Mornings.
Part 2 of this exclusive interview will air on Friday.
Only in Arkansas could something like this happen.
A healthy baby boy was born inside of a Golden Corral thanks to a mother who didn’t know that she was pregnant. Tayvia Woodfork was dining at the all-you-can-eat buffet when she felt a pain in her stomach. According to the Today report, that is when 26-year-old Tayvia excused herself to go to the bathroom.
A baby boy was then born in the restaurant. Tamaar Kylon Corral Woodfork, born at 6 pounds and 1 oz, remains happy and healthy.
