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What You Need To Know In Entertainment - May 2015
There's only a month left until summer gets here, which means it's time for season finales, summer songs, and the first signs of summer blockbusters.
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There's only a month left until summer gets here, which means it's time for season finales, summer songs, and the first signs of summer blockbusters.
It sounds like a Jennifer Hudson concert, and feels like a performance from Common. But it's not. CBS 2's Jeremy Ross explains.
We Day is part of a global movement rooted in activism, charity, and social change. It features marketers, entrepreneurs, and some of Chicago's most famous recording artists.
The musicals "An American in Paris" and "Fun Home" each received a leading 12 Tony Award nominations on Tuesday, showing two very different sides of this Broadway season.
CBS 2's Mike Parker spoke with those seeing new doors opening.
"Good Times," which aired on CBS, was about an African-American family living in a poor neighborhood in Chicago.
"General Hospital" and "The Young and the Restless" were the top winners Sunday with three trophies each, while the latter shared the best drama series award with "Days of Our Lives."
In the 1970s, Bruce Jenner was a symbol of American masculinity as an Olympic champion. Nearly 40 years later, in an extraordinary television interview, Jenner told the world that he identifies as a woman and has felt gender confusion since he was a little boy growing up in the New York suburbs.
According to the City of Chicago, more than 700 movies have been made in the area. They range from cartoons and silent films from the turn of the last century and the early 1900s heyday of Essanay, a studio that had Ben Turpin and Charlie Chaplin, to this century's Batman, Superman and Transformers hero movies.
A dozen walked off the set due to, they said, offensive remarks made on the set and as part of the script in general.
This week, get ready for another reboot and the most beautiful woman in the world is named.
"David Letterman: A Life On Television," A CBS primetime special celebrating the talk show host's legendary career, to be broadcast Monday, May 4th.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's lawsuit against the co-founder of YouTube over leaked footage of their marriage proposal should move forward, a California appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Sandra Bullock is many things, an Oscar winning actress, a mother, an activist, but now she can add World's Most Beautiful Woman to the list.
The governor said Sheriff Jack Campbell "has failed to explain how he ended up hiring this deputy sheriff" who shot and killed Sonya Massey.
Smith died last week of complications from Parkinson's disease.
Sheriff Jack Campbell has defended his decision to hire Sean Grayson, the deputy who shot and killed Massey
VP pick Tim Walz told the crowd, "in the White House, I'll have Vice President Harris' back every single day, and we'll have yours."
"Governor Tim Walz is a proven leader who brings to public service the big heart and hard work of a Midwesterner," Pritzker said.
An alderman wants to get a new home repair grant program to help homeowners who live near where the DNC is being held.
Starting Sunday, customers can bring a used denim item — any brand, in any condition — to a Target store and trade it in for a coupon worth 20% off a new denim purchase.
Experts say insurance companies are paying close attention, and the average person should be doing so too.
The hike was fueled mainly by the company's Safety Modernization Program to replace nearly 2,000 miles of dangerous, old, deteriorating natural gas pipes.
As of Tuesday evening, a total of five tornadoes had been confirmed in the Chicago area from the storms Monday night and six Sunday night.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Archewell Foundation is launching a new initiative, the Parents' Network, to support parents whose children have been victimized by harmful online content, from social media bullying to suicide ideation.
Medical professionals warn of young people drinking excessively and using drugs, necessitating hospital visits.
Iowa now bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Across the country, four states ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, and 14 states have near-total bans at all stages of pregnancy.
Amid a widening listeria outbreak, Boar's Head is recalling all of its liverwurst products sold nationwide, as well as some deli meats.
A warning of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak affecting 12 states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, was issued by the CDC Friday afternoon linking infections to sliced meat at deli counters.
The guidebook goes well beyond the city's 77 official community areas—highlighting neighborhoods on a more granular level.
Starting Sunday, customers can bring a used denim item — any brand, in any condition — to a Target store and trade it in for a coupon worth 20% off a new denim purchase.
The way things had been going, owner Alfio Sciacca was not sure Amici would make it a year. Now, everything has changed.
Bally's took possession of the River West property July 5.
The plant, which was indefinitely idled in February 2023, is expected to reopen next year.
They said taking part in a Chappell Roan show was, to say the least, far from something ordinary.
Massachusetts-based rock band Aerosmith has announced that they're retiring from touring and cancelling their farewell tour due to lead singer Steven Tyler's vocal injury.
Justin Timberlake's license was suspended Friday, as the singer pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated on Long Island.
Magnum will start at an as-yet-unspecified date in the fall.
The four-day festival runs from August 1 to August 4 in Chicago's Grant Park.
Check out this unique view of the city with Jackie Kostek.
Doctors chose to keep Harry Stackhouse, the 74-year-old from Zion, awake during the transplant because he was at a higher risk of complications. Stackhouse said it was an unbelievable experience.
People across Chicago are mourning the loss of former Ald. Mary Ann Smith, who helped re-shape the North Side during more than two decades in office.
Home surveillance video shows a dog chewing on a power bank with a lithium battery inside before there’s a flash, and a fire breaks out within minutes.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has a look at the extended forecast.
The governor said Sheriff Jack Campbell "has failed to explain how he ended up hiring this deputy sheriff" who shot and killed Sonya Massey.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources confirmed a 17-year-old from Eagan, Minnesota was last seen swimming near Kemil Beach in Beverly Shores.
Smith died last week of complications from Parkinson's disease.
Jam M. Mercer, 33, was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful use of a weapon.
For 35 years, the festival has recreated a typical African village with art and performers from around the world.
CBS News Chicago obtained a 22-page document, but the majority of the document was blacked out with redactions.
An alderman wants to get a new home repair grant program to help homeowners who live near where the DNC is being held.
Grayson told his superiors he was about to terminate the pursuit. But he did not stop.
Former Secret Service agent McCarthy said security for both conventions is now even under more scrutiny since the assassination attempt on former President Trump.
The department has now confirmed they will be providing emergency medical support both inside the secure perimeter that will be going up around the United Center.
The Sox on Monday matched the longest losing streak since the 1988 Baltimore Orioles lost 21 in a row, falling to the Athletics 5-1.
Imanaga retired the first 10 hitters he faced before issuing his only walk of the game, though he then gave up a two-run homer to Royce Lewis.
Safety Jonathan Owens showed off all his Olympic pins as he returned to Halas Hall this week after cheering on his wife, Simone Biles.
"I'm not being nice. Kick the door. Slam the door! `Get out of here! I'm tired of answering questions," Thomas suggested would be his reaction as manager.
The Chicago White Sox lost their 21st straight game, tying the American League record with a 5-1 defeat to the Oakland Athletics as Max Schuemann hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the fourth inning.
The governor said Sheriff Jack Campbell "has failed to explain how he ended up hiring this deputy sheriff" who shot and killed Sonya Massey.
In each incident, the men targeted businesses where they displayed a gun and demanded access to the cash register and the safe.
The Uber Eats driver now can't work the job that was the only source of income for his family with a newborn baby.
Police late Tuesday did not believe the incidents were related—despite two of the three shooting incidents happening on the same block on different days.
Police released surveillance video showing the suspected burglar walking through a closed restaurant.