Harry Milas stars in “The Unfair Advantage” running at Steppenwolf Theatre. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times When Harry Milas was 17, he tried to cheat in a professional backroom card game in his hometown of Sydney, Australia. “Trying it was terrifying, and then being found out was terrifying,” says Milas, 33. But unlike in the 1995 Martin Scorsese movie “Casino,” no one hauled him in to a private room and smashed his fingers with a hammer. “It was a warning,” he says. “They said, ‘You need to be careful.’ They threw me a bone.” ‘The Unfair Advantage’ When: Through May 5 Where: Steppenwolf Theatr ..read more

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Leo. Aries (March 21-April 19) Enjoy playful activities with kids, sports events, social outings and anything to do with the entertainment world or show business because you want to have fun. It's a great day to socialize as well as explore romantic possibilities. Nevertheless, feelings are intense. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Keep a low profile. Work from home if you can or work behind the scenes or by yourself because you need some solitude and a chance to get your ducks in a row. Nevertheless, you mi ..read more

Caitlin Clark arrives prior to the 2024 WNBA Draft at Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 15, 2024 in New York City. Sarah Stier/Getty The WNBA’s next batch of future young stars hit the orange carpet before the big event to show off their draft day looks as they enter the pros in style. Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso and others all earned big cheers from crowds packed outside the Brooklyn Academy of Music as the players exited buses rocking a variety of different, stylish looks. Related WNBA Draft 2024: Live updates and results for the Sky, Caitlin Clark and more Here ar ..read more

Hannah Gutierrez Reed (left) and paralegal Carmella Sisneros await sentencing in state district court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Monday. Reed, the armorer on the set of the Western film “Rust,” was sentenced to 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Eddie Moore/AP SANTA FE, N.M. — A movie weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in prison in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust,” during a hearing Monday in which tearful family members and friends gave testimonials that ..read more

Billy Joel performs during his 100th lifetime performance at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, in New York. The performance, which aired on CBS Sunday night, was cut short to broadcast local news telecasts. Evan Agostini/AP CBS turned off the lights during the 100th show of Billy Joel's New York residency Sunday night. The network marked the centennial show of his record-setting run at Madison Square Garden, which began in January 2014 and will conclude July 25, with a two-hour special Sunday aptly tilted "Billy Joel: The 100th — Live at Madison Square Garden." Exci ..read more

DEAR ABBY: My niece, "Elle," and her husband, "Liam," have been self-employed for 20 years, but due to the economy, Liam decided to go into the workforce. He is now employed at a state job with great pay and benefits for them and their four children. Our family is elated for him and his family, except Elle. It's unbelievable how determined she is to get her husband fired. She can't stand for Liam to be away from her. She fights daily with him, telling him he has "chosen a job over his family." They were always a nice family unit, but now Elle is destroying it because of the insecure, overbea ..read more

Gene Herrick interviewed at his home in Virginia in 2016. Herrick was an Associated Press photographer who covered the Korean War and key moments in the Civil Rights Movement. Associated Press RICH CREEK, Va. — Gene Herrick, a retired Associated Press photographer who covered the Korean War and is known for his iconic images of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and the trial of the killers of Emmett Till in the early years of the Civil Rights Movement, died Friday. He was 97. In 1956, Herrick photographed Rosa Parks being fingerprinted after refusing to move to the back of a bus in Mont ..read more

Moon Alert Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 6 to 9:45 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Cancer into Leo. Aries (March 21-April 19) This is the perfect day to use Mercury retrograde in your favor. (Take note: Mercury is retrograde in your sign!) Despite the goofy mistakes it can create, today you will make great headway by catching up on old business, wrapping up unfinished situations, and dealing with everything. Good luck! Taurus (April 20-May 20) This is a wonderful day to do research of any kind because your ability to dig for the past, look through histor ..read more

Eddie Izzard brings his solo-artist production of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” to Chicago Shakespeare Theater this week. Carol Rosegg Of all the incredible prose in Shakespeare’s dramatic epoch “Hamlet,” it is perhaps the idea of “to thine own self be true” that has come to personify Eddie Izzard’s newest take on the centuries-old stage production. Landing in a limited engagement April 19-May 4 at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater after a critically hailed and thrice-extended New York run, Izzard offers an entirely solo performance of “Hamlet” in this new production. It sees the British comedian ..read more

“Marsha,” 2023, watercolor and charcoal on paper, 45x36, by Lisa Edelstein. The actor, best known as Dr. Cuddy in “House,” began a series of paintings based on her family snapshots during the COVID lockdown. Provided photo. My parents are on the move again. After two years at an assisted living facility in Buffalo Grove, it's down to Addison to a smaller place that better suits their needs. Moving means packing, and once more my wife and I boxed up their possessions, weeding out what can't make the transition from three rooms to one. "How about this?" my wife said, holding up a round met ..read more