Cook County Entertainment
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Schaumburg-area sandwich shop makes Yelp’s list of nation’s 100 bestAug 28, 2025 5:07 pm - Finuccio and Sons, just outside Schaumburg, is among only three Illinois eateries and the sole suburban one to make Yelp’s list of the nation’s top 100 sandwich shops for 2025.
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Historic Crystal Lake event venue transformed by new ownersAug 28, 2025 4:56 pm - A nearly 100-year-old home nestled in the downtown Crystal Lake area has been reborn again as its new owners transformed the place into an updated wedding and event venue.
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Wauconda Street Fest offering incentives for a safe ride homeAug 27, 2025 5:07 pm - A designated driver program and $15 Lyft discounts are new features of the annual Wauconda Street Dance.
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Get ‘em while they’re hot (literally): Arlington Heights bakery serves up sweet treats to Taylor and Travis fansAug 27, 2025 2:42 pm - Out of the oven and into the hands of well-wishers. That's the mission of Sweet T's Bakery and Cake Studio employees who have been serving up specialty cookies commemorating the pending nuptials of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce since the couple's engagement announcement Tuesday on social media.
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Musicals and dramas add up to a well-rounded career for St. Charles actor/musician making Drury Lane debutAug 27, 2025 10:47 am - St. Charles native and musical theater veteran Ian Paul Custer makes his Drury Lane Theatre debut as the sketchy Captain Lesgate in the Oakbrook Terrace theater’s revival of the suspense thriller “Dial M for Murder.”
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Schaumburg’s Septemberfest returns to a municipal campus in transition this weekendAug 27, 2025 10:03 am - Having already seen Septemberfest compromised twice by the pandemic at the beginning of the decade, Schaumburg officials are determined it won’t be by the more deliberate decision to replace the village hall on the same municipal grounds.
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Dining out: Piccolo Buco opens in Naperville, secret menu at Portillo’s, Labor Day brunches and moreAug 27, 2025 6:26 am - Cooper’s Hawk has opened its second suburban location of Piccolo Buco, Portillo’s has some new secret menu items, and several suburban restaurants are extending weekend brunch to Monday for Labor Day.
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The next big step for Hawthorn Mall property redevelopment is waiting for green light to proceedAug 26, 2025 6:01 pm - The next big step in the ongoing transformation of the Hawthorn mall property in Vernon Hills appears ready to proceed.
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BG Singers ready to roam memory lane in 30th anniversary concertAug 26, 2025 4:46 pm - The BG Singers are gearing up for their 30th anniversary concert in September.
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Spotlight: World premieres at American Blues, Northlight theatersAug 26, 2025 2:23 pm - American Blues Theater premieres the new play by artistic associate and Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz, Drury Lane Theatre revives the 1950s suspense thriller “Dial M for Murder,” and Northlight Theatre premieres “The First Lady of Television.”