(The following obituary was submitted by Tezak's Funeral Home on Joliet's Plainfield Road.) JOLIET, IL —Andrew “Andy” J. Matejcak Sr. of Joliet, age 93, peacefully went to be with the Lord on October ...

The night manager at the Chicago Laugh Factory has been charged with assaulting U.S. Border Patrol agent during a confrontation outside the Lakeview comedy club last week. Nathan Griffin has been ...

A manager at the Laugh Factory in Chicago was arrested for allegedly obstructing a federal immigration operation — but his mother claimed agents “kidnapped” him before her eyes. The Chicago Police ...

The night manager of Laugh Factory in Chicago's Lake View East neighborhood was detained by federal agents Friday morning outside the comedy venue after attempting to intervene in an immigration ...

When Kelli Murray selected a Camila Cabello song for her father-daughter dance at her wedding in Iowa City, she would've never guessed who would make a guest appearance for her big day. Two viral ...

Earl is on another level. The way he deploys his skill, humor, and encyclopedic knowledge of hip-hop has made him one of the most effortlessly deep and cool rappers alive. Live Laugh Love—the title ...

Critically reviled. Hopelessly dated. Forever near extinction. Yet in a TV landscape full of brutally realistic hits, sitcoms with background laughter are not only still popular, but have become ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances ...

Ruth Buzzi, famous for her work as handbag-wielding spinster Gladys Ormphby on “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” died Thursday, her family announced Friday. The Emmy-nominated actor was 88. “Ruth Buzzi ...

Gene Williford Sr., a sharp-minded entrepreneur, business owner, and lifelong builder of both community and opportunity, passed away on April 16, 2025, surrounded by family. He was 82. His ...