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Best bets: Bull riders tough it out at Allstate

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The 2013 Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Built Ford Tough Series will make a stop at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 12-13.

Violinist Jennifer Frautschi joins the Elgin Symphony Orchestra as a soloist in Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons."

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John Heffron headlines Schaumburg's Improv Comedy Showcase.

Jazz vocalist Terry Blaine is featured in the concert "Swingin' The Benny Goodman Songbook" at College of Lake County's Lumber Center for the Performing Arts in Grayslake.

Actress Chrissy Hogue appears in the comedy "The Stupid Economy," which returns to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights.

Take a tour at Winterfest at the Volo Bog State Natural Area.

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The top 35 bull riders in the world compete to ride the country's fiercest bucking bulls when the 2013 PBR Built Ford Tough Series comes to the Allstate Arena this weekend. Chrissy Hogue transforms into seven different women to comically comment on “The Stupid Economy” at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Friday. Catch comedian John Heffron live at the Improv Comedy Showcase in Schaumburg.