Cook County Entertainment
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Developer has big plans for former Regal Cinema in Round Lake BeachMar 20, 2025 11:59 am - A Texas-based developer wants to repurpose the empty, fire-scarred Regal Cinema in Round Lake Beach to a family entertainment center.
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Committed to her craft: West Dundee actress at home on city, suburban stagesMar 19, 2025 3:13 pm - Andrea Uppling is one dedicated actor. For proof, there’s the lengthy commute from her West Dundee home to Chicago’s Windy City Playhouse, where she stars in Invictus Theatre Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale.”
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‘A very big ‘wow’ moment’: Billy Bricks celebrates 20 years of wood-fired, brick-oven pizza in the suburbsMar 19, 2025 2:08 pm - Most people come home from a vacation with souvenirs. The founder and namesake of Billy Bricks, Bill Wilson, came home from a trip 20 years ago with a taste for wood-fired pizza. When he couldn’t find any brick-oven pizzerias in the Chicago area, he decided to open his own.
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‘I can’t wait’: Des Plaines City Council approves incentives, development deal for new downtown restaurantMar 19, 2025 1:16 pm - The Des Plaines City Council this week enthusiastically approved a multimillion-dollar economic incentive and development agreement that will bring a new restaurant to the downtown district.
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Chamber Music on the Fox celebrating 20th-century composersMar 18, 2025 11:45 pm - On March 23-24,.Chamber Music on the Fox presents "Capriccio," its largest concert of the season, featuring works by three 20th-century composers.
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Lombard Historical Society to host exhibit on the legacy of ‘Pioneering Women’Mar 18, 2025 9:30 pm - On Saturday, March 29, the Lombard Historical Society will host an opening for its latest temporary exhibit “Pioneering Women: The Peck Women and Their Legacy.”
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Dining out: March Madness specials, a new Moretti’s and moreMar 18, 2025 3:46 pm - We’ve got March Madness specials in the suburbs, as well as a way to help kids with pediatric cancer, a new Moretti’s in Wheeling and an anniversary for award-winning Brother Chimp Brewing in North Aurora.
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Best Bets: Sugary fun with the Hershey Super Sweet AdventureMar 18, 2025 1:47 pm - The interactive Hershey Super Sweet Adventure returns to Water Tower Place in Chicago, “Dancing With the Celts” tours to the Woodstock Opera House, and Salt Creek Ballet presents “The Sleeping Beauty” in Glen Ellyn.
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Schaumburg entertainment district parking deck cost rises as construction nears midpointMar 18, 2025 12:22 pm - Schaumburg’s finance committee has recommended approval of $631,656 in cost increases as construction of a nearly $30.3 million parking deck to serve the village’s forthcoming entertainment district and Andretti Indoor Karting approaches the halfway point.
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Dancing through life: Schaumburg couple who performed around the world now teach in their adopted homeMar 18, 2025 8:23 am - Dancers turned arts administrators and educators Victor Alexander and his wife, Maray Gutierrez, are among the Ruth Page Center artists and teachers responsible for the Center Stage at Ruth Page performances Friday and Saturday, March 21-22.