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Spotlight: The Conspirators reimagine Macbeth as a police officer in ‘Chicago Cop Macbeth’May 13, 2025 8:31 am - The Conspirators reimagine Shakespeare’s Macbeth as a Chicago police officer in “Chicago Cop Macbeth,” Aurora’s Paramount hosts an in-progress reading of the new bilingual musical “Mija,” and Evanston’s Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre premieres “Honeypot.”
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Best Bets: Play ball! Professional baseball returns to Rosemont, SchaumburgMay 07, 2025 8:23 am - This week, professional baseball returns to Impact Field in Rosemont and Wintrust Field in Schaumburg, Raue Center hosts a “stand-up momedy” show, and Ballet Chicago celebrates legendary choreographer George Balanchine.
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Dining out: Local breweries offer Links & Drinks, CPK celebrates 40 years and moreApr 01, 2025 3:08 pm - Play mini-golf and drink locally brewed beers with Links & Drinks, or head to CPK for the limited-time return of classic menu items as they celebrate their 40th year in business.
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Best Bets: TikTok sensation Drew Wiegman brings improvisational cello home to Lake CountyMar 25, 2025 9:59 am - Self-taught cellist and Lake County native Drew Wiegman headlines the James Lumber Center in Grayslake, Elmhurst History Museum examines DuPage County’s farming legacy, and the Lyric Opera stages the Chicago premiere of the new adults-only “The Listeners.”
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Dining out: Meatless Friday, Pi Day and ‘Top Chef’ finalist brings Ghanaian cuisine to Oak BrookMar 11, 2025 12:53 pm - Portillo’s has options for your meatless Fridays during Lent, while Blaze Pizza has a Pi Day deal on 3.14 and a “Top Chef” finalist will be cooking a special meal in Oak Brook.
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Spotlight: Charming tuner ‘Spelling Bee’ concludes Paramount’s current Bold SeriesMar 05, 2025 9:13 am - Paramount’s Copley Theatre concludes its 2024-2025 Bold Series with a revival of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” and Theo Ubique stages Andrew Lloyd Webber’s one-act solo show “Tell Me On a Sunday.”
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Spotlight: BET premieres tuner ‘Elvis Presley Was a Black Man Named Joe’Feb 25, 2025 10:43 am - Black Ensemble Theater stages the original semiautobiographical “Elvis Presley Was a Black Man Named Joe,” Still Point Theatre Collective hosts the first Social Change Theater Festival, and Music Theater Works revives “Guys and Dolls.”
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Best Bets: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘OVO’ at the NOW Arena, Second City at the MACFeb 11, 2025 11:57 am - Cirque du Soleil’s family-friendly, insect-themed spectacle “OVO” takes over NOW Arena for six shows, Second City brings its “best of” revue to the McAninch Arts Center, and Elmhurst University hosts its 58th jazz festival.
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Home field advantage: Takeout options for the big game that aren’t pizzaJan 28, 2025 3:53 pm - Suburban restaurants are ready to feed your Super Bowl party guests with special catering offers to satisfy a crowd.
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Spotlight: Goodman, Definition co-produce Chicago premiere of Pulitzer-winning ‘Fat Ham’Jan 07, 2025 2:48 pm - Goodman and Definition theaters host the Chicago premiere of the Broadway hit “Fat Ham,” while Chicago Shakespeare Theater stages the regional premiere of “JaJa’s African Hair Braiding.”