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Kurt Frieders, general manager and proprietor of Parkside Lanes in Aurora, stands near a balloon on Saturday, Aug. 8, celebrating the bowling alley's 70th anniversary. (David Sharos/for The Beacon-News)

After 70 years in business, Parkside Lanes in Aurora still on a roll

Parkside Lanes in Aurora honored a significant milestone over the weekend as the bowling alley at Route 30 and Montgomery Road celebrated its 70th year in business.

Malik Usmanov, 7, of Batavia, digs in to lunch while waiting out the rain Sunday during Chicagoland Halal Fest in St. Charles. (Rick West/Daily Herald)

Chicagoland Halal Fest brings globally-inspired food and fun to St. Charles

The fourth annual Chicagoland Halal Fest brought together food, entertainment, entrepreneurship and family fun Saturday and Sunday at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles.

“Normal,” “Michael” and “Don't Say Good Luck” start streaming this week. (Magnolia Pictures/Lionsgate Pictures/Netflix via AP)

What to stream: ‘Michael,’ Travis Barker, ‘Lanterns’ and ‘Madden NFL 27’

The blockbuster biopic “Michael” and a new documentary about Travis Barker are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

At last year's Coon Creek Country Days in Hampshire, a gorgeous sunset lit up the sky while a band played. (Coon Creek Country Days)

New location, layout for Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days

As Hampshire’s Coon Creek Country Days festival marks its 43rd year, visitors will notice some changes, including a new location and layout.

Sullivan’s Steakhouse’s National Filet Mignon Day special features a steak and glass of wine for $63 Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Naperville restaurant. (Sullivan’s Steakhouse)

Dining out: National Filet Mignon Day deals, sundae tower at The Greggory and more

Suburban steakhouses are serving up deals for National Filet Mignon Day, The Greggory in South Barrington has a new build-your-own sundae tower, and The Morton Arboretum is hosting a farm-to-table dinner Aug. 13.

Lili Trifilio of Chicago-based Beach Bunny performs at 2025 BottleRock Napa Valley on Friday, May 23, 2025. Performances on Jimmy Kimmel’s and Jimmy Fallon’s late-night TV shows early in the band’s tenure gave them national exposure. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Space for music on late-night TV has dwindled. New media seeks to offer an alternative.

When CBS ended “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” earlier this year, it also shuttered the program’s robust music offerings — a major blow for artists whose television platform was already dwindling.

A snowball fight, jumping jacks and dance routines were all part of the Chicago Snowballs “sportstainment” experience last Sunday at Wintrust Field in Schaumburg. And that was just the pregame show. (Karie Angell Luc/for the Daily Herald)

No second bananas: How Chicago Snowballs combine baseball with a ‘traveling circus’ show

The Chicago Snowballs, a new baseball team inspired by the Savannah Bananas, is bringing “sportstainment” to stadiums throughout the Midwest with a unique blend of baseball, choreographed dance routines, circus acts and comedy.