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The eponymously named Tievoli pizza from Tievoli Pizza Bar in Palatine features a garlic and oil sauce, crema di pecorino, bacon jam, peppadew peppers, pepperoni, red onions, oregano, fresh basil, mozzarella and truffle honey. (Rick West/Daily Herald)

‘It’s a family affair’: Tievoli Pizza Bar in Palatine training next generation while expanding to second location

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.

Texas Roadhouse plans to build a restaurant in the Windpoint Shopping Center in Batavia, near a Kohl's department store. (Susan Sarkauskas/Daily Herald)

Batavia considers tax incentive for Texas Roadhouse

Batavia aldermen are poised to approve a sales tax rebate to get a Texas Roadhouse restaurant on Randall Road.

David Moreland and the cast of "Jekyll & Hyde" by Kokandy Productions at the Broadway Playhouse. (Amy Boyle)

Review: ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ proves itself more than ready to fill the Broadway Playhouse

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.

Oktoberfest brat from Mac's Wood Grilled. (Terri Mooney/Mac's Wood Grilled)

Oktoberfest 2026 guide: 28 Chicagoland celebrations

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.

Ethan Check, left, Carmen Liao, Steve McDonagh, Jennifer Ruffner and Alexis Primus play private school board members dealing with a mumps outbreak in Citadel Theatre’s revival of the biting social satire “Eureka Day.” (North Shore Camera Club)

Big laughs, hard truths: Citadel Theatre delivers both in hilarious ‘Eureka Day’

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.

“St. Patrick” Tim Johnston of Naperville makes his rounds at the 2024 Naperville Irish Fest at Central Park in Naperville. This year’s event takes place Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18-19. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Things to do Sept. 18-24: Naperville Irish Fest, West Dundee Heritage Fest, Mundelein Arts Festival and more

Mark your calendar for the Naperville Irish Fest, Heritage Fest in West Dundee, the Mundelein Arts Festival and more.

Patrons enter the Martin Theater at Ravinia, a 122-year-old building that has seen several major renovations over its lifetime. The music venue was once used as office space and storage after going dark in 1915. (Kyle Dunleavy, Ravinia Festival)

Ravinia announces major renovation of historic Martin Theatre

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.