A second-generation pizzaiolo is passing on what he’s learned in a 35-year-career to the third generation at Tievoli Pizza Bar in Palatine as they prepare to expand the family-owned brand.
Batavia aldermen are poised to approve a sales tax rebate to get a Texas Roadhouse restaurant on Randall Road.
Great roars of appreciation accompanied the downtown re-opening of Kokandy Productions’ new Chicago production of the Frank Wildhorn, Steve Cuden and Leslie Bricusse musical “Jekyll & Hyde” at the Broadway Playhouse, replete with its full orchestra, power ballads and a happily campy sensibility that proves an entertaining and ebullient match for the fan-favorite material itself.
Summer might be Chicago’s biggest festival season, but the city also goes all out in early fall to celebrate Oktoberfest. The area’s strong German heritage means you’ll find plenty of communities hosting huge parties with live music and traditional fun.
Citadel Theatre stages a laugh-out-loud revival of Jonathan Spector’s “Eureka Day,” which skewers woke culture, illiberal liberals and the debate over vaccine mandates.
Mark your calendar for the Naperville Irish Fest, Heritage Fest in West Dundee, the Mundelein Arts Festival and more.
The 122-year-old Martin Theatre at Ravinia in Highland Park will be getting “significant enhancements” thanks to a $38 million gift from the Negaunee Foundation — the largest in Ravinia’s history — Ravinia Festival announced Wednesday.