Entertainment
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St. Charles Singers present ‘Choral Connections’ Concerts with six school choirs Feb. 20-21Feb 13, 2026 4:44 pm - The St. Charles Singers will perform two concerts featuring student choruses from six suburban high schools on Feb. 20-21. Each concert will include performances by three high school choirs and a combined finale with all choirs under the direction of Jeffrey Hunt.
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ESO ensemble showcases harpsichord masterpieces at Feb. 27 concertFeb 13, 2026 2:25 pm - Elgin Symphony Orchestra Presents is hosting an intimate Baroque ensemble concert featuring the harpsichord on Friday, Feb. 27, at an Elgin church. It showcases a handmade 1991 dual-manual harpsichord replica, with Maryse Carlin performing works by Handel, Scarlatti, C.P.E. Bach, Vivaldi, and Geminiani.
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Christian Siriano invites New York Fashion Week guests into his surrealist dream
Feb 13, 2026 2:20 pm - Christian Siriano barely had 48 hours to design his finale gown for his New York Fashion Week show. The iridescent green liquid fabric Siriano had ordered from Italy was stuck in customs for weeks before it finally arrived shortly before Thursday's runway show.
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The Matrix Club closes, forcing Naperville proms to moveFeb 13, 2026 2:02 pm - The Matrix Club has abruptly closed in Naperville, forcing organizers of at least one high school prom and other events into scrambling mode. The Neuqua Valley High School senior prom, for instance, will have a change in venue.
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Mundelein’s Royal Cantonese shutters following death of co-ownerFeb 13, 2026 12:50 pm - Following the unexpected death of a co-owner, a Mundelein dining institution has permanently shut down.
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Industry veteran named new president and CEO of Portillo’sFeb 12, 2026 2:06 pm - Chicago-based Portillo’s has appointed restaurant industry veteran Brett Patterson as president and chief executive officer, effective Feb. 23, the company announced Thursday.
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‘The Outsiders’ musical tour muscles its way to ChicagoFeb 12, 2026 1:47 pm - Director Danya Taymor’s stagecraft is truly the major star of “The Outsiders.” This hit four-time 2024 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s beloved 1967 coming-of-age novel is now making an emotional and aggressively confident Chicago touring debut at the Cadillac Palace Theatre.
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5 new works of historical fiction feature painful secrets
Feb 12, 2026 11:44 am - Be they sniper, pirate, orphan, anthropologist, labor unionist or craftswoman, the characters in this selection of new historical fiction strive to conceal painful secrets as readers journey from the frigid Finnish forests to the sweltering Caribbean, Jim Crow America and war-torn Paris.
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Amid Nigerian unrest, two sons experience deeply affecting day with dad in ‘My Father’s Shadow’
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A man from the future fights an AI apocalypse in ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’