Despite objections from some neighbors and a negative recommendation by the city’s planning and zoning commissioners, the Elgin City Council has approved a plan for a new 7 Brew drive-through coffee shop on the city’s east side.
Sparrow Coffee has opened at 100 Park Ave. in a former Starbucks site in downtown Clarendon Hills.
“What a heartbreaking week it has been,” said William Shatner of the losses this week of Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov in the original “Star Trek” series during the 1960s, and Patrick Stewart, who in 1987 began to inhabit Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and decades later the anchor of the darker streaming drama “Star Trek: Picard.”
Drury Lane Theatre revives the hit musical “Annie” while Marriott Theatre brings Anna and Elsa to life in “Frozen,” this week in Chicago-area theater.
“Gentle Monster” lets you fall a little bit in love with Lucy, Philip and their young son Johnny, before blowing everything up. This is a film about moral and societal evils and the webs we might spin to give a loved one the benefit of the doubt.
Halloween is just around the corner and Andy’s Frozen Custard has a limited-time treat with a pair of favorite candies. And STK is celebrating Día de los Muertos with specialty drinks, while Violi will host a Greek wine pairing dinner on Nov. 5.
Upcoming concerts include Bad Gyal at the Riviera Theatre, Maná at the Allstate Arena, Styx at the Genesee Theatre, Rod Wave and KATSEYE both at the United Center and more.