Cook County Entertainment
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Salsa dancing finds its footing in the suburbsFeb 10, 2012 5:00 am - Hayley Younkin learned to dance salsa while she was studying abroad in Ecuador. Her friend Megan LaRusso perfected her skills while abroad in Spain. The friends, both 22...
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Platinum Dance Academy comes to West ChicagoFeb 08, 2012 10:00 pm - West Chicago, Illinois: February 9, 2012 – The recent opening of Platinum Dance Academy at 956 N. Neltnor Blvd., Suite 410 in West Chicago was celebrated with a ribbon-c...
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First Folio keeps the laughs coming in 'Unnecessary Farce'Feb 08, 2012 10:00 pm - Oak Brook-based First Folio Theatre has a hilarious hit in Paul Slade Smith's 2006 comedy “Unnecessary Farce,” which is only now receiving its Chicago-area premiere. Smi...
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Kid-friendly rocker Ralph's World coming to StevensonFeb 08, 2012 10:00 pm - Ralph Covert, a kid-friendly rock musician whom the New York Times says could become the Elvis Presley of the genre, will bring his “Ralph's World” show to the Stevenson...
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Communal Italian dishes lure diners to NearFeb 08, 2012 5:00 am - Is it Italian? Mediterranean? California/Italian? Near Restaurant in the downtown Barrington Commons mini-mall claims to be Italian, but chef/owner Gaetano Nardulli stra...
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4th Annual Spellapalooza to take place March 2nd, 2012Feb 07, 2012 10:00 pm - The Glen Ellyn Children's Resource Centers' 4th Annual Spellapalooza fundraiser is right around the corner. Friday, March 2nd, at 7:30 pm. Local teams will take the st...
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Best bets: Zoom into the 2012 Chicago Auto ShowFeb 07, 2012 5:00 am - Auto ogling See an amazing range of domestic, imported and futuristic concept cars and trucks at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show starting this weekend at McCormick Place...
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Elmhurst native, OK GO up for second Grammy for videoFeb 06, 2012 10:00 pm - When OK GO remade "The Muppet Show" theme song last year, drummer Dan Konopka spent some quality time with Kermit the Frog (who thought their song "kicks it"), did inter...
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Suburban sports bars throw big Super Bowl partiesFeb 03, 2012 5:00 am - Maybe you'd like to come home from your Super Bowl party Sunday with a new HDTV? Or hundreds of dollars in cash? Or an NFL mini-fridge? You won't get any of those watchi...
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Black History Month kicks off at ECCFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - By Larissa Chinwah lchinwah@dailyherald.com From dance troupes to trivia challenges, Elgin Community College will host a number of events to educate and entertain as par...