OFFBEAT: Final weekend for Silk Road Rising Theatre Co.'s amazing 'The Lake Effect'

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Minita Gandhi (left to right) Adam Poss and Mark Smith Star in Silk Road Rising Theatre Company's 'The Lake Effect'

Minita Gandhi (left to right), Adam Poss and Mark Smith Star in Silk Road Rising Theatre Company's world premiere of "The Lake Effect" in Chicago until May 26, 2013.

Chicago man gets more than 17 years in Latin Kings case

HAMMOND | Another of several admitted Latin Kings street gang members has been sent to prison as part of a sweeping federal indictment, the Hammond-based U.S. attorney's office said Friday.

Toews: I get too much credit when Hawks win, too much blame in loss

CHICAGO | From the moment he committed an unprecedented three penalties in the second period Thursday, Jonathan Toews was portrayed as a one-man team practically responsible for the Blackhawks’ Game 4 loss.

Chicago Ford plant operating at capacity

CHICAGO | The nation’s improved economy and the sales of Police Interceptors has the Ford Chicago Assembly plant working at maximum capacity.

Chicagoland offers winning concert roster

From the Rolling Stones to Taylor Swift to Beyonce, many a household name is making their way to venues throughout the country this summer, with Chicago stops on their schedule.

Red Wings top Blackhawks 2-0, take 3-1 series lead

DETROIT | Jakub Kindl scored on a power play in the second period, Daniel Cleary had an empty-net goal and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings hold on for a 2-0 victory over the Blackhawks on Thursday night, putting the NHL's best team during the regular season on the br…

Maybe Dunn’s finally winning his own mind game

CHICAGO | Three weeks ago, Adam Dunn hit around .100 and wasn’t much better talking about it.

Valpo Dash has outgrown site

VALPARAISO | The success of the ChicaGo Dash is forcing the city to find a new location for the transportation station and parking lot.

Bear Down: Remembering the best moments from Brian Urlacher's career

To celebrate the Hall-of-Fame career of an all-time Bears great, we take a look back at the top five moments in Brian Urlacher's career — with four honorable mentions — for No. 54:

2 alleged Latin Kings members get prison time in federal case

HAMMOND | Two alleged members of the Latin Kings street gang were sentenced Wednesday to prison in a racketeering case.

White Sox third baseman Conor Gillaspie hopes to help tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma

CHICAGO | Conor Gillaspie couldn't keep his eyes of the images from Moore, Okla., as the White Sox prepared for Monday night's game.

FROM the FARM: Memorial Day a time for honoring family past and present

Phil Potempa's weekly farm column recipe.

Marian Catholic announces Students of the Month for April

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Marian Catholic High School announces the Students of the Month for April. Departments choose students that go above and beyond their duties as student aides. The students are:

OFFBEAT: Musical about circus wiz Barnum is fascinating fun

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

White Sox hosting Northwest Indiana Fan Night

CHICAGO | The Chicago White Sox will host a Northwest Indiana Sox Fan Night on Friday at U.. Celullar Field. The game begins at 7:10, and will be against the Miami Marlins.

Actresses Maggie Cain and Joanne Dubach in "The Glass Menagerie" Produced by Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company

Actresses Maggie Cain (left to right) and Joanne Dubach play the strained mother and daughter in Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company's remount of "The Glass Menagerie" written by Tennessee Williams and opening Thursday in Chicago.

INTERIM PUBLISHER'S LETTER

We are already experiencing unseasonably warm days and the incomparable beautiful evenings that signal early summer. For me, this has always been a season of industrious home improvement projects---this year it’s windows, every single window in the house to be exact---followed by a race to g…

A day next to Dorothy

Baseball season is under way and I’m excited to be able to spend a few days each season at Wrigley Field, which is truly my very favorite place. The second I step through the gates, the rest of the world melts away and for three hours I feel so relaxed and free. I guess that’s because it tak…

Chicago Attorney Scott Yonover with Actress and Friend Sally Kellerman

Chicago Attorney Scott Yonover, a 1982 graduate of Munster High School, with actress and friend Sally Kellerman in Chicago last week to promote her new autobiography "Read My Lips" ($26 Weinstein Books).