Cook County Entertainment
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Elgin Summer Theatre stages 'Annie' at HemmensJun 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Elgin Summer Theatre presents the ever-hopeful "Annie" at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way in downtown Elgin. Performances for this much loved musical are 8...
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Stellar acting sells Drury Lane's 'Broadway Bound'Jun 19, 2011 11:00 pm - Audiences come to Drury Lane expecting musical spectacles. Not this time. The Oakbrook Terrace theater last set aside the orchestra in 2007 for Neil Simon's “The Odd Cou...
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Hanson retires from ESOJun 18, 2011 12:00 am - Robert Hanson, music director of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, has resigned that post, effective July 1, in order to devote more time to writing music and to spend time ...
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Dann in reel life: So it's a hobo? With a shotgun?Jun 17, 2011 12:15 am - Reel Life mini-review: ‘Hobo With a Shotgun' Here's a blood-soaked, unabated urban revenge fantasy rendered in such over-the-top excesses that it becomes an adults-...
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Enjoy Friday Concert on the Green June 24Jun 16, 2011 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect is trying out a new tradition. Friday, June 24 will feature the first “Friday on the Green.” We are excited to announce Diving for Dynamite will be the fi...
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June 24: MTV Networks offer Waukegan casting callJun 16, 2011 11:00 pm - If you are age 17-20 and dropped out of high school, MTV Networks would like to interview you at a casting event to be held from noon to 4 p.m. on June 24 at the Waukega...
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Dance studio director pays tribute to dadJun 16, 2011 12:00 am - In 28 years, Donna Gould Jessen, artistic director of the Gould Academy of Dance Arts of Elgin, has produced many programs, but none may be more emotional or rewarding a...
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On stage: what's new in theatersJun 16, 2011 12:00 am - Self discovery Waukegan native Michael Fosberg chronicles the search for his biological father in his one-man show “Incognito” for Clockwise Theatre. Fosberg, who grew u...
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Wheeling to host 2011 Brickworld conventionJun 16, 2011 12:00 am - Brickworld is back at the Westin North Shore Hotel in Wheeling, and this weekend the event is open for public viewing. Brickworld is a convention created by Adult Fans o...
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Sick comedian's goal: Do Letterman show or die tryingJun 16, 2011 12:00 am - Hanover Park cancer patient in documentary