Entertainment
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Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestras explore ‘Image’ in season finale concertsMay 07, 2025 11:28 am - The Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestras are wrapping up a season-long exploration of “Soundscapes” on Sunday, May 11, at the Elgin Community College Arts Center.
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Celebrate Lilac Time with guided tours of historic Lilacia ParkMay 07, 2025 10:48 am - Celebrate the beauty and history of Lombard during Lilac Time with a guided walking tour of Lilacia Park, offered by the Lombard Historical Society through May 17.
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2025 Academy of Country Music Awards: Who’s nominated and how to watch
May 07, 2025 10:44 am - Fans of country have long committed Ella Langley and Riley Green’s throwback duet “You Look Like You Love Me” to memory, and tonight they’ll get to celebrate them and many others at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Here’s how to stream the show.
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Restaurants are a business, just not YOUR businessMay 07, 2025 8:34 am - As long as I have been in the hospitality industry, I have never understood the guest who comes to a restaurant and then insists on ordering an item that’s not on the menu.
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Best Bets: Play ball! Professional baseball returns to Rosemont, SchaumburgMay 07, 2025 8:23 am - This week, professional baseball returns to Impact Field in Rosemont and Wintrust Field in Schaumburg, Raue Center hosts a “stand-up momedy” show, and Ballet Chicago celebrates legendary choreographer George Balanchine.
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Smokey Robinson accused by former housekeepers of sexual assault and rape
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Katy Perry’s sci-fi-inspired world tour lands at Chicago’s United Center May 12
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Wheaton church celebrates pipe organ’s 95th anniversary with special concertMay 06, 2025 10:20 pm - On May 31, Gary United Methodist Church will host a 95th anniversary event for its Austin pipe organ with talks on the instrument's history and performances by several organists.
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Élan Dance Company to present free dance showcase May 30May 06, 2025 8:58 pm - Elan Dance Company showcasing various dance styles on May 30; holding auditions on May 27 for next year's competitive and non-competitive dance teams.
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‘Sour’ cocktails are more varied — and familiar — than you might think
May 06, 2025 4:07 pm - It’s long baffled me how two of the most essential flavors — sour and salty — came to be associated with bad moods. A sour person is someone to avoid. A sour in the cocktail world, though, is something to embrace.