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Saturday's Homegrown Arts & Music Festival marks a decade of bringing local artists togetherJul 28, 2022 10:00 am - Over the last 10 years, hundreds of local musicians have crossed the Homegrown Arts & Music Festival stages. Some rocked indoors. Some played outdoors. Some performed i...
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Dining events: The Cheesecake Factory debuts new flavor for National Cheesecake DayJul 28, 2022 6:00 am - National Chicken Wing Day Friday, July 29, is National Chicken Wing Day, and Dak Dak Korean Wings in Villa Park is honoring the day by offering its signature double-frie...
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Sound check: Goo Goo Dolls slide into town; benefit for Action/AdventureJul 28, 2022 6:00 am - Boys named Goo During the late '90s, the multiplatinum-selling Goo Goo Dolls were an alt-rock force to be reckoned with, dominating national airwaves with the haunting “...
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Best Bets: Kansas plays RiverEdge Park in AuroraJul 19, 2022 6:00 am - Wayward sons Cheer on former Lombard resident Ronnie Platt as the lead singer of Kansas ("Carry On Wayward Son," "Dust in the Wind") when the celebrated classic rock ban...
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Arlington Heights Art Guild hosts 51st annual art fairJul 16, 2022 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights Art Guild will host their 51st annual A Walk in the Park Art Fair on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. In honor of 51 years of hosting this juried art fair,...
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Sound check: Norah Jones fetes an anniversary; Martina McBride plays Des Plaines TheatreJul 13, 2022 6:00 am - Norah Jones' anniversary In 2002, singer-songwriter Norah Jones brought a bit of sultry calm to the radio with her breakout single "Come Away With Me," a dreamy ballad o...
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Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival returns July 15-21 to Chicago FilmmakersJul 12, 2022 11:00 pm - The 12th Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival will be held from July 15-21 at Chicago Filmmakers, 1326 W. Hollywood Avenue in Chicago. The festival will exhibit nightl...
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Rosemont hikes pay for off-duty cops to work security at entertainment venuesJul 12, 2022 1:00 am - Rosemont is hiking the pay for private security at its entertainment venues, in an attempt to entice more off-duty cops to staff the large-scale events there. Officials ...
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Spotlight: Marriott returns to Oz while Skokie re-visits Avenue QJul 08, 2022 6:00 am - Back to 'Avenue Q' MadKap Productions revives the Tony Award-winning musical "Avenue Q," an R-rated, coming-of-age tale about twentysomethings navigating their private a...
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Friday at Fan Expo Chicago: Carl Weathers loves Baby Yoda, artists celebrate 50 years of conventionsJul 08, 2022 1:00 am - A new era is beginning this weekend as pop culture fanatics from across the country celebrate 50 years of comic cons in Rosemont - and the first year under the Fan Expo ...