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Shining bright: Holiday tree lightings around the suburbsNov 19, 2025 12:48 pm - A community tree lighting is a great way to kick off the holidays. Here’s where they are happening around the suburbs.
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‘This is where we wanted to be’: Patina Wine Bar closing Mount Prospect location, shifting its prospects to Park RidgeNov 18, 2025 5:34 pm - Mount Prospect has enjoyed a Renaissance in downtown dining, especially along the Prospect Avenue corridor. But a restaurant that played a major role in that revival, Patina Wine Bar, is leaving the downtown after a year and half, shifting its focus to a sister restaurant on another Prospect Avenue, this time in Park Ridge.
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Dining out: ‘Wicked’ doughnuts, Fat Rosie’s dirty sodas, new Yard House and moreNov 18, 2025 2:22 pm - You can grab a green-and-pink doughnut on your way to the theater to catch “Wicked: For Good.” We’ve also got news about Fat Rosie’s joining the dirty soda trend, a new Yard House in Naperville, a dessert auction at The Graceful Ordinary and more.
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Best Bets: Dazzling light displays usher in the holiday seasonNov 18, 2025 1:56 pm - Christmas at Cantigny, Chicago’s Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival and Light Up the Park in Rosemont welcome the holidays, and Smashing Pumpkins co-founder Billy Corgan brings “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” to the Lyric Opera.
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Fine Line’s ‘Animalia’ exhibit showcases vibrant animal artworksNov 12, 2025 8:11 pm - The Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles is hosting "Animalia" featuring works by 69 artists from 25 states depicting animals, both real and mythical.
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Chubby Cattle’s all-you-can-eat Wagyu barbecue coming to Rosemont in 2026Nov 11, 2025 6:06 pm - Chubby Cattle BBQ, specializing in tableside barbecuing of Wagyu beef, is set to open in Rosemont’s entertainment district in summer 2026.
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Dining out: Velvet Taco opens Monday in Naperville, plus National Pickle Day and moreNov 11, 2025 4:20 pm - Velvet Taco opens Monday in Naperville’s Block 59, with giveaways and more. Plus, Friday is National Pickle Day, and Jason’s Deli is rewarding social media posters with 100-gallon buckets of pickles.
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Performing live never gets old for Grand Funk Railroad playing Rivers Casino SaturdayNov 11, 2025 2:14 pm - He’s played it a million times, but Grand Funk Railroad’s Don Brewer never tires of performing “We’re an American Band.” “I get a charge when I see the audience get up on their feet and they’re all having a good time.” The band headlines Rivers Casino Des Plaines Saturday, Nov. 15.
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Get ‘Wicked’ at Des Plaines libraryNov 07, 2025 2:54 pm - Fans of Gregory Maguire’s novel “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” with gather to discuss the book Nov. 12 at the Des Plaines Public Library.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for October 2025Nov 06, 2025 11:00 am - The winning entries in the Daily Herald’s amateur photo contest for October are a mirror into nature’s beauty.
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