Rosemont’s 26,000-square-foot immersive art venue, which opens Friday, offers virtual reality expeditions through ancient Egypt and Earth’s evolution history.
When Laila Lockhart Kraner first slipped on the headband and cat ears for “Gabby’s Dollhouse” at age 11, she couldn’t have predicted how her character’s mantras of positivity and resilience and “failing fantastically” without giving up would shape her own life.
Local officials and well wishers Wednesday welcomed Up North Axe & Tap at 547 N. Milwaukee Ave., in downtown Libertyville, a Northwoods-themed restaurant and bar that also features four ax-throwing lanes.
Nexstar Media Group joined Sinclair Broadcast Group in bringing“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” back to its local TV stations on Friday, restoring the late-night talk show to the full slate of ABC affiliates across the U.S.
Oktoberfest is in full swing at suburban restaurants, all Jeffs can get a free bagel in Downers Grove Friday, Breast Cancer Awareness month specials are on the menu in Naperville, and there’s a zero-proof pairing dinner in Wauconda and a pizza throwdown at Abt.
Upcoming concerts this week include Brian McKnight, Corinne Bailey Rae, The World of Hans Zimmer “A New Dimension,” Morrissey, Queens of the Stone Age, Cornerstones of Rock and more.
Every parent’s nightmare, the loss of a child, animates Rajiv Joseph’s “Mr. Wolf,” an unsettling but ultimately hopeful examination of post-trauma survival in its Chicago premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre.