Community Park District of La Grange Park seeking more land

To increase open space in the village, the Community Park District of La Grange Park is seeking to acquire .86 acres in the northwest section of the Village. The property, 1150 Meadowcrest Road, is currently owned by the Village Church, which has operated at the site since 1961. “This is going to be our first… Continue reading Community Park District of La Grange Park seeking more land

Holy Land cardinal celebrates Mass in Chicago Ridge

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Pope Francis’ representative in the Holy Land, celebrated Mass Saturday with parishioners of Our Lady of the Ridge Church in Chicago Ridge. The church is home to a large congregation of Arab Catholics and is a relative newcomer to the area, and only had its first permanent priest in 2020. Pizzaballa is… Continue reading Holy Land cardinal celebrates Mass in Chicago Ridge

BAFTA Nomination Points Land in Movies Fantasy League

Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photo: Seacia Pavao/Focus Features This is the latest edition of the Movies Fantasy League newsletter. The drafting window for this season has closed, but you can still sign up to get the newsletter, which provides a weekly recap of box-office performance, awards nominations, and critical chatter on all the buzziest movies. Sign up for the… Continue reading BAFTA Nomination Points Land in Movies Fantasy League

‘The Promised Land’ Review: Mads Mikkelsen Is Perfect

I cannot adequately express to you how perfect Mikkelsen is in this role; that sensuous frown of his has infinite layers. Photo: Henrik Ohsten/Zentropa Lev Kuleshov would have wet his pants at the sight of Mads Mikkelsen. The Soviet filmmaker and theorist, best known now for stating that the exact same inexpressive shot of an… Continue reading ‘The Promised Land’ Review: Mads Mikkelsen Is Perfect