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Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band will perform in a Saturday, July 11, fundraiser for the West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans at Cantigny Park in Wheaton.

Gary Sinise’s Lt. Dan Band returns to Cantigny to support West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans

Gary Sinise, who has willingly put his stellar acting career on the back burner in favor of philanthropy and music, and his Lt. Dan Band will headline a Saturday, July 11, event to support the West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans.

Dirty soda originator Swig will open locations in the suburbs beginning in August.

Dirty sodas heading to the suburbs as Swig is set to open 13 locations in the next year

Swig, the originator of the dirty soda craze, has signed a 13-unit development deal with a local franchisee to open the drive-thru-centric soda shops in locations that will include Naperville, Crest Hill, Romeoville and Bolingbrook.

Ravinia Festival’s Hunter Pavilion reopens after $70 million gut renovation

Brant Taylor walked onto the stage of the Ravinia Festival’s Hunter Pavilion to rehearse for the first time since a $70 million gut renovation and noticed a huge difference. “I found that in the previous iteration of the shell, I was having to wear protective earplugs quite a lot,” the cellist said. “There was a desire to make the stage clearer and a bit softer for us.”

Dee Price of Cleveland, Ohio, prepares ribs from Cowboys Barbeque & Rib Co. of Fort Worth, Texas, during a previous Lake in the Hills Rockin Rotary Ribfest. The festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary this week.

Lake in the Hills Rockin’ Rotary Ribfest celebrates 20 years of barbecue, music, community

This year’s Lake in the Hills Rockin’ Rotary Ribfest will celebrate 20 years of food, music and bringing the community together.

The Windmill City Festival in Batavia includes a carnival, live music and more Friday through Sunday, July 10-12.

Things to do July 10-16: Windmill City Festival, Kane County Fair, Vernon Hills Days and more

Mark your calendar for Windmill City Festival, Windy City Smokeout, Glendale Heights Fest, the Kane County Fair, Vernon Hills Days, Itasca Fest, McHenry Fiesta Days and more.

Caroline (Crosby Fitzgerald), left, Charles (Luke Bracey), Mary (Skywalker Hughes) and Laura Ingalls (Alice Halsey) look over their land in “Little House on the Prairie.”

New ‘Little House’ series explores complicated history but keeps heart, community at the center

It’s a story with covered wagons and one-room schoolhouses, but showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine says the “Little House on the Prairie” remake for Netflix still speaks to today’s American dream.

Singer/songwriter/flutist Lizzo makes her Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Ravinia Festival debut Saturday, July 11.

Best Bets: Lizzo makes Ravinia Festival debut Saturday

Singer/songwriter/flutist Lizzo makes her Ravinia Festival debut and comedians Tony Rock headlines The Lighthouse at American Place Casino and Joe Avery laughs it up at Zanies in Rosemont.