Darel Jevens

Back in the city he loves for its "sophisticated'" comedy audience, the Second City alum shared the inside stories of "Wayne's World" and "Austin Powers" and doubled over from "the funniest thing I've ever heard in my life."

Instead of digging into politics, e.t.c. revue draws laughs from an evil ventriloquist dummy and a kid DJ with a dancing dad.

Top acting awards go to Adrien Brody and "Hard Truths" star Marianne Jean-Baptiste.

"She was graceful until her last breath," Jeremy Piven writes of his mom, whose Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanston trained stars, including John and Joan Cusack.

The change at the former Facets Multi-Media, which turns 50 this year, "underscores our commitment to fostering connections and conversations through cinema," executive director says.

Some 110,000 people watched the performance last August in Chicago's Grant Park, thought to be the biggest daytime set in festival history.

Journalist worked at ABC7 for more than 40 years before departing in January.

Drunk Uncle and Domingo return for gala 50th anniversary special, and Meryl Streep makes her "Saturday Night Live" debut as the potty-mouthed mom of alien abductee Colleen Rafferty.

In November 1975, Chicago Tribune critic Gene Siskel and Chicago Sun-Times critic Roger Ebert went into a WTTW studio to tape their first review show. With some coaching, the two rivals became friends and put Chicago on the film criticism map.

For the first time, “Rockin’ Eve” brought the Central Time countdown to viewers coast to coast. While that meant no “Countdown Chicago,” ABC7’s Terrell Brown and Cheryl Scott unveiled a new dance routine Wednesday as part of their annual tradition.