CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTSDolly Parton’s Niece Jada Star Explains Why the Country Icon Kept Her Cancer Battle Private as Family Mourns After Her Aug. 25 Death at 80 CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTSDolly Parton’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Was Vandalized as Repairs Began, After a Makeshift Memorial Built With Flowers and Cards Grew Outside the Landmark CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTSAlabama Singer Pynk Beard Earns a Standing Ovation on America’s Got Talent After Closing the Quarterfinals With Original Song on My Hood UPCOMING EVENTS AND TOURS Chicago Malört World Record Attempt Sells Out as Hundreds Prepare to Take a Bitter Shot Sunday, With Livestream Viewers and Neighborhood Bars Still Joining the Stunt Chicago Mom Wins $400,000 on a $5 Illinois Lottery Scratch-Off After Repeated Scans at a Gage Park Store, Then Plans Back-To-School Gifts for Her Three Children Chicago Mother Wins $400,000 on a $5 Illinois Lottery Scratch-Off at a Gage Park Convenience Store, Planning to Use the Prize for Her Three Children’s Education Circa Sportsbooks New Bet the Blitz Promotion Sends American Place Bettors to Las Vegas and Into the Chicago Bears Ticket Drawing White Sox Promise Fans Future Tickets After Ja Rule Skips Rate Field Concert, Leaving Chicago Crowd With a Canceled Postgame Show and Another Loss VIEW ALL FESTIVALS AND MUSIC EVENTS Elgin’s Love on the Lawn Festival Returns With Mýa, Six House Djs and a Boricua Fest Partnership as Founders Celebrate Five Years of Hometown Growth Edgewater Music Festival Fills Broadway in Chicago With Drag Brunch, Touring Bands and More Than 100 Vendors at Thorndale Avenue Block Party Chicago Festival Season Fills Millennium Park and Neighborhood Streets With Jazz, House Music, Food Markets, and Autumn Arts Events Across the City in 2026 Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival Raises $20 Million in Irvine for Women’s Nonprofits, With Chappell Roan, Doechii and Bikini Kill on the Bill Chicago Weekend Guide Spotlights Panda Fest, Bald Off and Taste of Greektown as Labor Day Crowds Keep Food, Music and Neighborhood Events Rolling VIEW ALL CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTS Dolly Parton’s Niece Jada Star Explains Why the Country Icon Kept Her Cancer Battle Private as Family Mourns After Her Aug. 25 Death at 80 Dolly Parton’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Was Vandalized as Repairs Began, After a Makeshift Memorial Built With Flowers and Cards Grew Outside the Landmark Alabama Singer Pynk Beard Earns a Standing Ovation on America’s Got Talent After Closing the Quarterfinals With Original Song on My Hood Lionel Richie Sat Down Mid-Song in St. Louis Before Being Admitted to Intensive Care as Doctors Investigate Cardiac Concerns After His Latest Concert Scare Lionel Richie Remains Hospitalized in St. Louis After the Muny Concert as Doctors Monitor His Heart and Expect a Release Wednesday, TMZ Reports VIEW ALL NEW RELEASES & ALBUM DROPS Miley Cyrus Rebrands as Miley and Announces Bass Persuades, the Pop Star’s Next Album Arriving September 18 With Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl Dates Miley Cyrus Teases Her 10th Album With a Mononymous Name Change, Red Imagery and Promises of Love Songs Shaped by Her Life and Relationship With Maxx Morando Phoebe Bridgers Returns With Lost Weekend, a 16-Song Solo Album Featuring Boygenius, Jack Antonoff and Bo Burnham While Balancing Grief, Joy and Intimate Pop Lore Study Finds Traffic Deaths Rose on Days New Albums by Taylor Swift, Drake and Bad Bunny Arrived, Pointing to Possible Driving Distractions Akon Opens up About the Sold-Out Nights Like This Tour With Ne Yo, His Detroit Stop at Pine Knob, and the Global Sound of New Album Beautiful Day VIEW ALL INDUSTRY NEWS & TRENDS Anthropic Sued by Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Over Alleged Use of Tens of Thousands of Songs to Train Claude AI Dolly Parton Dies at 80, and Las Vegas Fans Remember the Country Icon’s Decades of Strip Shows, ACM Awards Hosting and Local Charity Ties New Orleans Music Executive Says the City Already Has a Real Industry Built on Labels, Venues, Studios and Artists From Louis Armstrong to Lil Wayne Koe Wetzel Brings Fire, Fan Singalongs and a Tighter Stage Presence to Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion on the Night Champion Works Tour Wednesday Stella Lefty’s Viral Country Rise and Debut Album Long Way Home Fuel Nepo Baby Debate as the Billionaire Co-Founder of Groupon’s Daughter Eyes 2027 Grammy Buzz VIEW ALL FEATURED EVENTS FEATURED EVENTS Lionel Richie Hospitalized Out of Caution After St. Louis Concert as Fans Await His October Wynn Las Vegas King of Hearts Shows Posted onSeptember 1, 2026September 1, 2026 0 The 76-year-old singer had recently resumed touring after earlier dizziness forced him to postpone two dates in Columbus and Chicago.FEATURED EVENTS BTS Star Jin’s Chicago Concert Hairband Sells Out After Soldier Field Appearance, Adding to a String of Fan-Driven Merch Rushes Tied to His Tour Looks Posted onAugust 31, 2026August 31, 2026 0 The singer’s Pink Bean hairband and earlier outfit pieces quickly vanished from sale after his Chicago stops.FEATURED EVENTS BTS Members Leave Chicago With Personalized NFL Footballs Marking Their Soldier Field Concerts and Seven Year Return to the City After Touring Hiatus Posted onAugust 30, 2026August 30, 2026 0 Fans spotted custom footballs for each member after the group’s two-night Soldier Field run, with concert dates and names printed ...FEATURED EVENTS BTS Returns to Soldier Field in Chicago With Arirang World Tour, Celebrating a Sold-Out Reunion and the K-Pop Stars’ Version 2.0 Era Posted onAugust 29, 2026August 29, 2026 0 The seven-member group’s first Chicago show since 2019 mixed giant production, fan devotion and a clear pivot toward a new ... 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