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The Suburbs This Weekend: Frontier Days, Penn Jillette

Richard picks The Arlington Heights Frontier Days Festival and Civil War Days in Lake County.

Sean picks Penn Jillette, comedian and half of the Emmy Award-winning magic duo Penn & Teller, at North Central College.

He also likes Tony Award-winning Broadway vet Idina Menzel (“Wicked,” “Glee”) teaming up with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and conductor/composer Marvin Hamlisch for a splashy Sunday concert featuring show tunes and pop hits at the Ravinia Festival.

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  Watch authentic Civil War battle re-enactments at the annual Civil War Days at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com