Cook County Entertainment
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Marcus Theatres hosts Gabby’s Big Screen Bash at three local cinemasSep 18, 2025 10:29 pm - On Saturday, Sept. 27, Marcus Elgin Cinema, Marcus Addison Cinema, and Marcus Gurnee Mills Cinema will all roll out the pink carpet for Gabby’s Big Screen Bash, a one-day celebration of “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie.”
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Elgin Fringe Festival returns for 12th year with 80 performancesSep 18, 2025 3:24 pm - Elgin Fringe Festival returns for 12th year with four days of performances, events, and celebrations across downtown Elgin.
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‘The right time to exit’: Wheeling’s District Brew Yards is closingSep 17, 2025 2:58 pm - Wheeling’s District Brew Yards restaurant and brewery soon will shut down after less than three years, village officials confirmed Wednesday.
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Volunteers to repaint historic Pioneer Sholes School museum fence in St. CharlesSep 17, 2025 12:50 pm - An upcoming volunteer painting project will help spruce up the historic Pioneer Sholes School museum in LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve.
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Fox Valley barbershop choruses join in ‘A Cappella Palooza’Sep 17, 2025 12:19 pm - Two longtime Fox Valley barbershop choruses to compete in friendly singing contest on Sept. 21, featuring songs like "Cabaret" and "Sweet Caroline.
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Savor the season: Fall fun, tasty treats beckon at Long Grove Apple FestSep 17, 2025 11:56 am - If autumn had a flavor, it would taste like apples in Long Grove. The historic village’s oldest and most popular festival will return for its 33rd year Sept. 26-28.
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Conservation Foundation hosting Beer, Bands & Barns benefit Sept. 20Sep 17, 2025 11:11 am - Enjoy live music, craft beer, and food trucks at The Conservation Foundation's Beer, Bands & Barns fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Dickson-Murst Farm in Montgomery.
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Comedy show at Zanies to raise funds for Colorectal Cancer AllianceSep 17, 2025 10:26 am - “Laugh Your (expletive) Off,” a one-night comedy fundraiser at Zanies in Rosemont, will feature entertainers who have had or who are undergoing treatment for colorectal cancer.
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The MAC opens season with comedian Steve SolomonSep 17, 2025 10:23 am - Comedian Steve Solomon brings his show "My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm In Therapy" to the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn.
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Best Bets: Cantigny’s First Division Museum salutes Bob HopeSep 17, 2025 9:38 am - Cantigny’s First Division Museum examines the legacy of comedian Bob Hope, Buddy Guy plays a free concert during Chicago Live! at Navy Pier, comedians host a fundraiser at Zanies Rosemont, and it’s the last weekend for Cleve Carney Museum of Art’s “Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating World.”