Des Plaines Entertainment
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Best Bets: Celebración de los Árboles at Morton and New Philharmonic opens its seasonSep 23, 2026 8:40 am - The Morton Arboretum, Sonny Acres Farms, Cantigny and the Village of Rosemont host family-friendly festivals, and Emily Rohm, who originated the role of Jane Doe in CST’s “Ride the Cyclone,” brings her cabaret show to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, whose “Cyclone” revival runs through Oct. 25.
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Dining out: New limited-time sundae collab at Oberweis, National Coffee Day and moreSep 22, 2026 11:45 am - Oberweis is teaming up with Killer Brownies on a new limited-time sundae, plus there are National Coffee Day deals, a three-course dinner at Eddie V’s, a new test-market item at Panda Express and more.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for August 2026Sep 17, 2026 8:59 am - The top finishers in August’s amateur photo contest showcase landscapes from desert ranges to a glacier ice field.
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Best Bests: Common headlines free Chicago Live Fest at Navy Pier, Six Flags serves up scaresSep 15, 2026 12:03 pm - Common headlines a free concert Saturday during Chicago Live Fest at Navy Pier, Six Flags Great America opens Fright Fest, Monster Jam rolls into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, and the Cleve Carney Art Museum debuts “Linework: Chicago Comics and Community.”
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Des Plaines Theatre roof repairs to cost $94,000, city saysSep 15, 2026 9:01 am - Roof repairs are needed at the city-owned Des Plaines Theatre.
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While Sugar Factory remains in legal limbo, two other new eateries coming to Rosemont entertainment districtSep 14, 2026 6:27 pm - Rosemont’s Parkway Bank Park entertainment district is undergoing significant changes with two new restaurants in development, while the Sugar Factory site remains in legal limbo.
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Nine Maine Township High films chosen for prestigious New York film festivalSep 14, 2026 12:02 am - Nine student films from Maine West and Maine South high schools were selected for the All-American High School Film Festival in Times Square, New York City, from over 2,500 entries worldwide.
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Rosemont set to revoke Sugar Factory’s zoning amid sour ownership splitSep 11, 2026 5:28 pm - The Rosemont village board on Monday is poised to revoke zoning approvals for the closed Sugar Factory restaurant amid a bitter legal dispute between former business partners.
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Flower power: Big rose sculptures sprout in RosemontSep 10, 2026 3:45 pm - Rosemont has unveiled 20 eight-foot-tall rose sculptures throughout the village as part of “Rosemont in Bloom: Where Art Takes Root,” a public art project celebrating the town’s 70th anniversary.
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Girl power: Big vocals, savvy casting fuel Paramount’s ‘Mean Girls’Sep 10, 2026 2:02 pm - Paramount Theatre’s regional premiere of “Mean Girls” benefits from outsize performances from the actors playing the musical’s titular queen bees and wannabes.