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Trevor Rosen, left, Geoff Sprung, Matthew Ramsey, and Brad Tursi of Old Dominion, here performing during Country Radio Seminar Feb. 20 in Nashville, Tenn., will be headlining Windy City Smokeout in Chicago July 11.

Headlining Windy City Smokeout, Old Dominion isn’t sitting on record-breaking laurels

When Old Dominion’s eighth group of the year victory broke the tie for consecutive wins at the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, it changed the record books — but not their perspective. The band releases a new album in August and tours to Chicago’s Windy City Smokeout Friday, July 11.

Benson Boone released his new album, “American Heart,” Friday.

Benson Boone sings as if he has something to prove but nothing to say

In pop music, the danger of making yourself memorable is that you must eventually transcend people’s memories. For Benson Boone, that means proving he’s more than a singing mustache who does backflips. See it in person July 3 at Milwaukee’s Summerfest.

Portillo’s has doubled the number of restaurants participating in its breakfast trial while adding a new maple-sausage breakfast sandwich to the lineup.

Dining out: Portillo’s expands breakfast test, Sicilian- and lobster-themed dinners and more

What’s on suburban menus this week: Breakfast at Portillo’s, a Sicilian cuisine-themed dinner at Niche in Geneva, a lobster boil at Main Street Social in Libertyville, summer seafood at Truluck’s in Rosemont and more.

Yellow crime scene tape and police vehicles surround the Brown’s Chicken restaurant in Palatine on Jan. 9, 1993, a day after the owners and five employees were discovered murdered inside.

From the murders to manhunt: New book examines ‘human elements’ of Brown’s Chicken killings

A suburban native who was just a kid when the Brown's Chicken murders in Palatine shocked the nation has written a new book he hopes offers new insight into the killings. “It’s focused more on the human elements of the case, and not the gore of the crime itself,” said author Patrick Wohl.

“Jaws” turns 50 on Friday.

Think you know ‘Jaws’? Test your knowledge with this trivia for the movie’s 50th anniversary

Friday marks the 50th anniversary of “Jaws.” It remains one of the most beloved and rewatched movies of all time. But how good is your knowledge of the some of lore surrounding Steven Spielberg’s 1975 masterpiece?

Actor Marlee Matlin, left, and director Shoshanna Stern recently discussed their new documentary “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore.”

Marlee Matlin tells her story in an intimate and groundbreaking documentary

When American Masters approached Marlee Matlin about doing a documentary, Matlin had one name in mind to direct: Shoshanna Stern. Like Matlin, Stern is deaf. The resulting film, “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore” is an intimate look at her life.

The creative use of pantry ingredients — namely, blue agave syrup and Earl Grey tea — combine for a tasty nonalcoholic margarita.

Sober sorcery: Look to your pantry to make a sweet, salty and sour virgin margarita

When done right, a virgin margarita can blow your mind with its calibrated sorcery: sweet, salty, sour and bitter all working together. Would you believe that the two main ingredients are blue agave syrup and Earl Grey tea?