Despite April showers over Easter weekend, the weather didn’t stop families from showing up Saturday to the annual “South Park Easter Egg Hunt” in Park Ridge. Hosted by the South Park Merchants Association, the free event held at the city park of the same name was open to both residents and visitors — and it drew a crowd. Organizers estimate that hundreds participants, including children who raced across the park collecting brightly colored plastic eggs filled with candy and stickers. Parents took photos, caught up with one another and helped...

A tourist attraction owner said good weather means "wallets have opened wider" over the Easter holidays. Thousands of people have visited Great Yarmouth, Norfolk over the school break, staying in hotels, holiday parks and visiting local attractions. Businesses on the Golden Mile say that, despite the cost of living meaning many people are watching what they spend, they are still having a good time. Michael Cole, director of Joyland Children's Fun Park, said: "When the sunshines, the wallet opens a little bit wider. It puts a smile on everyone's face...

Jennifer Garner is not shying away from PDA with her new boyfriend, John Miller.On Saturday, Garner and Miller were spotted outside of her home, sharing an intimate kiss before Miller hopped in his truck and drove away.Garner has been romantically linked to Miller, chairman of CaliGroup, since 2018. While the two took a break from dating at one point, they have been going strong since 2023, People magazine reported.Garner's kiss with her boyfriend came the day before she and her ex-husband Ben Affleck reunited for Easter Sunday with their son,...

“American Idol” contestants, judges and special guests took viewers to church on Sunday night for an extended “Songs of Faith” episode that featured Christian artists CeCe Winans and Brandon Lake. Airing April 20 on ABC, the three-hour broadcast brought a spirit of worship to primetime as this season’s Top 20 contestants took the stage to perform faith-based and gospel songs in front of a live audience for the first time in “Idol” history. Among the night’s most powerful moments was judge Carrie Underwood’s moving rendition of the classic hymn “How...

Jennifer Lopez is giving fans a glimpse into how she spent her Easter Sunday by sharing a rare family photo with twins Max and Emme. On April 20, the actor and singer, 55, uploaded a few pictures to Instagram from her Easter Sunday festivities. In the first photo, Lopez snapped a selfie while wearing a shirt decorated with flowers and holding a bag that resembled the Easter Bunny. Another picture showed the proud mom on a FaceTime call with her 17-year-old twins, Max and Emme. While the “Unstoppable” star recently...

Pope Francis ’ cause of death has been determined. According to the Vatican, Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m. local time on Monday, April 21, due to a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse. The pontiff was also affected by a "previous episode of acute respiratory failure in bilateral multimicrobial pneumonia, multiple bronchiectasis, arterial hypertension and type II diabetes." Over the years, Francis had battled a number of health issues before his death and died Monday, one month after he was discharged from the hospital....

On the Saturday morning before Easter, fog and light rain didn’t hinder the 20-year tradition of a good old-fashioned family egg hunt in Lake Forest. Hundreds gathered at the newly renovated Deerpath Community Park, at 400 Hastings Road to take part in Egg Hunt Eggstravaganza 2025, an annual event hosted by Lake Forest Parks and Recreation. Lake Forest Park Center, program manager, Aaron Dalzot, said, “The Bunny, with the help of Lake Forest Park District and Recreation staff, laid out over 9,000 treat-filled eggs, for this seasonal celebration which included...

Maybe Billy Ray Cyrus no longer has an “achy breaky heart." The famous father and actor Elizabeth Hurley sparked dating rumors on Easter Sunday, thanks to a joint Instagram post that pictures the two cuddled up next to each other. In the photo, the 59-year old British star is all smiles in a blue plaid shirt, cowboy hat, and jeans as 63-year-old Cyrus plants a kiss on her cheek. The two are leaning on a wooden fence in a meadow; in keeping with the Easter theme, Cyrus is also sporting...

Sitting in his wheelchair, a frail Pope Francis looked out from the balcony overlooking the square and spoke briefly into a microphone, greeting the crowd with the words: “Dear brothers and sisters, happy Easter!” Today at last, the singing of the ‘alleluia’ is heard once more in the Church, passing from mouth to mouth, from heart to heart, and this makes the people of God throughout the world shed tears of joy. From the empty tomb in Jerusalem, we hear unexpected good news: Jesus, who was crucified, “is not here,...