Mike Ditka, known as “Da Coach,” led the 1985 Chicago Bears to victory in Super Bowl XX. He also was a Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end, a popular pitchman and broadcaster, Arena Football League ...

Summer is over, but music festival season very much isn’t. Cue the Red Line Jazz Fest, an AACM festival and others.

Chicago is set to pay tribute to Kanye West, now mother with an honorary street now named Dr Donda West Way. The recognition honors Dr Donda West, the longtime educator who shaped much of the rapper's ...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- E.E. Smith High School's marching band has been dazzling football fans across the Sandhills, and with the season in full swing, the Magnificent Marching Machine hopes to ...

Back in high school Ricky Woods, of New Hyde Park, was nicknamed Ricky Osbourne because of his ability to sing like the late heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. "I took on Ozzy’s voice as my own," Woods ...

The University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band took the field Saturday carrying more than their instruments. Band members performed an emotional halftime tribute to Derek Phillips, a junior, section ...

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls announced their plans Thursday to honor the life and legacy of Stacey King throughout the 2026-27 season According to the announcement, the team’s uniform will feature a ...

Journey tribute singer Hugo Valenti, of Islip, took the stage with the real Journey twice in Japan during two of the band's recent shows. Valenti, who headlines the Patchogue Theatre for the ...

Dolly Parton with the Sevier County High School band. Parton funded the school's music program for decades. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect Talk about an extrovert. Dolly Parton once fooled a ...

People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton. Parton died Tuesday in Nashville at the age of 80, after a brief battle with cancer.

Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Country music icon Dolly Parton died Tuesday at the age of 80, and reaction has been pouring in across Chicago. As news of Parton’s passing spread, some have come to pay tribute at a ...