Cook County Entertainment
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Dining out: Portillo’s heart-shaped cakes are back, plus wing competitions and moreJan 28, 2025 6:13 am - Portillo’s is bringing back its heart-shaped chocolate cake and there are a couple of chicken wing competitions this weekend. Plus, Saturday is Ice Cream for Breakfast Day and Jeni’s scoop shops have a flavor just for the occasion.
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Inaugural Woodridge Restaurant Week to feature 17 eateries with special menus, deals and trolley tourJan 27, 2025 5:53 pm - Woodridge Restaurant Week festivities include a Trolley Tour on March 1 where participants can hop aboard and visit four local restaurants, each offering a taste of their menu.
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The Clove sees its first residents; developer buys outlotsJan 27, 2025 5:25 pm - The Clove in Buffalo Grove is seeing its first tenants move. In addition, the developer, Kensington Development Partners, has bought the outlots formerly occupied by Burger King and Boston Market.
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Tangled Roots now open at Arboretum of South BarringtonJan 27, 2025 9:52 am - Already a culinary draw, the Arboretum of South Barrington has added another restaurant to its tenant roster.
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Experience the inner workings of the DuPage Symphony Orchestra at free open rehearsalJan 26, 2025 11:29 pm - The DuPage Symphony Orchestra is hosting a free open rehearsal on Feb. 13, featuring guest artist Rose Armbrust Griffin. There will be an instrument petting zoo and treats from MyChef.
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The Biz Week That Was: Offices to apartments, major mall changes, and restaurant week are among the highlightsJan 26, 2025 5:53 am - Panel recommends Schaumburg’s first residential conversion of office space near Woodfield Schaumburg’s first formal proposal for the residential conversion of an off...
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Chicagoland Fishing Expo returns with gear, guides, lessonsJan 25, 2025 1:47 pm - The Chicagoland Fishing Expo returned to the Schaumburg Convention Center this weekend with everything fishing under one roof.
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Maine South’s Unified Drumline wins Music for All Advocacy in Action AwardJan 24, 2025 9:09 pm - Maine South’s Unified Drumline program brings together band students and special education students to learn drumming fundamentals and perform at school events.
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As population soars, here’s where you can spot bald eaglesJan 24, 2025 4:34 pm - If you’re excited and inspired by the sight of a bald eagle soaring majestically above, then your Super Bowl has arrived. The bald eagle population in northern Illinois is surging this winter, and special events are on tap the next two weekends providing eagle watchers abundant opportunity to see them in action.
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Buffalo restaurant in Buffalo Grove closing after decades serving pancakes, burgers and moreJan 24, 2025 1:44 pm - The Buffalo Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlor in Buffalo Grove is closing for good March 30.