Naperville Entertainment
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Naperville could apply food and beverage tax to drive-through-only chains, food trucksOct 22, 2025 2:22 pm - Despite their growing popularity in Naperville, most drive-through-only concepts are not required to collect and remit the city’s food and beverage tax, according to a finance department memo. A draft ordinance would change that.
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‘We don’t all have to be the same’: BrightSide Theatre revival of ‘Rocky Horror’ comes at the right timeOct 22, 2025 1:55 pm - BrightSide Theatre artistic director Jeffrey Cass fulfills his longtime ambition to stage the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Show,” a campy 1973 tuner that celebrates living one’s truth and living it fearlessly.
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Best Bets: Halloween events, Frank Caliendo at Paramount, Ailey II at The MACOct 22, 2025 8:10 am - It’s a jam-packed weekend, with Howlin’ at the Moon in Naperville, master impressionist and comedian Frank Caliendo at the Paramount, Sons of the Never Wrong in Evanston and Ailey II at The Mac.
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Halloween trick-or-treat times in the suburbsOct 22, 2025 8:06 am - Halloween is on Friday, Oct. 31, and many communities have set trick-or-treating hours. Some towns also are hosting downtown trick-or-treating events.
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Howlin’ at the Moon returns to Naper Settlement Oct. 24-25Oct 20, 2025 12:08 pm - Howlin' at the Moon is an annual Halloween bash for adults at Naper Settlement, featuring four live bands, including one coming from Scotland; art displays’ a BOOZe Bar; and a Food Truck Graveyard.
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The Biz Week That Was: Illinois towns enact grocery tax, Stellantis to reopen plant, and recession warning signsOct 18, 2025 1:39 pm - More than half of Illinois communities have enacted a local grocery tax Illinois will stop levying a statewide grocery tax on Jan. 1, but millions of people througho...
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Stage frights: Halloween shows dominate Chicago-area stagesOct 17, 2025 9:35 am - This Halloween, suburban and Chicago theaters are serving up thrills, chills and chuckles, including tales of mad scientists, drunken vampires, terrorized wives, imperiled puppets and plucky farm animals.
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Best Bets: Paul Reiser at The MAC and Chicago Sinfonietta opens seasonOct 15, 2025 10:28 am - Actor/comedian Paul Reiser headlines The MAC, the Chicago Sinfonietta showcases Indian music at Naperville and Chicago concerts, and Chicago’s MCA hosts a career perspective of artist/activist/musician Yoko Ono.
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Grace United Methodist Church marks organ’s 20th anniversaryOct 14, 2025 9:47 pm - Grace United Methodist Church in Naperville celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Reuter pipe organ with a concert on Nov. 9.
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Naperville church hosts dramatic monologue on Michelangelo’s struggle with faithOct 14, 2025 9:28 pm - New Covenant Church in Naperville is hosting a dramatic monologue "Michelangelo: Chiseled by Grace" on Oct. 26, revealing the untold story of the artist's spiritual journey.