Des Plaines Entertainment
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‘You can get through this’: Mount Prospect woman’s book shines light on invisible injuryMar 10, 2024 5:15 am - High school sweethearts Chase and Katianne Olson were raising a family in Mount Prospect when their lives changed in an instant on May 18, 2020. Chase was doing maintenan...
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Dads Slot Cars in Des Plaines created memories for familiesMar 06, 2024 12:22 pm - The children of Thomas and Reba Pelletiere grew up around slot cars — their dad’s way of keeping them on the straight and narrow. Thomas opened Dads Slot Cars in November 1992. Then he set about creating memories for local kids.
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Sláinte! Suburban bars and restaurants have big plans for St. Patrick’s DayMar 06, 2024 9:54 am - With St. Patrick's Day falling on a Sunday, most bars and restaurants are planning a weekend of activities and specials. So gear up in your best green and get ready to celebrate with music, corned beef, green beer and more.
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Dining Out: Pi day deals and moreMar 06, 2024 6:16 am - It’s the calm before the green storm of St. Patrick’s Day, so grab a discounted slice of pie for pi day Thursday.
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Best Bets: St. Patrick’s Day concerts, magician Bill Blagg, ‘HYPROV,’ Shen Yun and moreMar 05, 2024 3:24 pm - While the McAninch Arts Center and Hey Nonny celebrate St. Paddy’s Day early, hypnotist Asad Mecci and improvisor Jonathan Mangum bring “HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis” to Naperville and Shen Yun dances onto the Rosemont Theatre stage.
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Things to do March 8-14: World of Wheels, the Eagles, St. Patrick’s Day Parades and moreMar 05, 2024 12:29 pm - Mark your calendars for the World of Wheels car show in Rosemont, the Eagles and Steely Dan at the United Center, St. Patrick’s Day parades in Naperville and St. Charles and more this weekend.
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Harper College welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright to campusMar 01, 2024 3:10 pm - It’s not every day that a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright comes to Harper College, but Beth Henley will be in the audience when the Harper Ensemble Theatre Company presents her award-winning play, “Crimes of the Heart.”
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Sound check: Richard Marx, Tony Orlando and the indie Winter PromFeb 29, 2024 9:46 am - Crooner Richard Marx returns to Chicago; Tommy Kessler and Damager head up Beat Kitchen’s Winter Prom; and Tony Orlando brings his “Farewell Tour” to the suburbs this weekend.
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Dining out: Free ice cream for Shaq’s birthday, kids’ cooking classes and moreFeb 28, 2024 9:46 am - Big Chicken in Rosemont will celebrate founder Shaquille O’Neal’s birthday on Wednesday, March 6, with free ice cream cones.
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Restaurant weeks bring deals and special menus to more than 125 eateriesFeb 28, 2024 9:13 am - The Northwest suburbs want you to know that Chicago doesn’t have a monopoly on restaurant week. Over 90 restaurants from eight communities will take part in the 10th Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week March 1-10.