Cook County Entertainment
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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.
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Free admission to Dunn Museum with food donationsMar 17, 2025 2:41 pm - Visitors to Lake County’s Bess Bower Dunn Museum, 1899 W. Winchester Road in Libertyville, will be admitted at no charge from later this month, with the donation of at least one nonperishable food or toiletry item.
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The Biz Week That Was: Celebrity chef opening restaurant, new meat store, and bird flu vaccines to curb soaring egg pricesMar 15, 2025 2:20 pm - Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis opening restaurants at Hollywood Casino in Aurora and Joliet Befitting its name, Hollywood Casino Aurora is pulling in some star p...
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Alfresco dining: A onetime lifeline turned summer mainstay for suburban eateriesMar 15, 2025 1:50 pm - Embraced out of necessity amid the COVID-19 pandemic as a way for restaurants to operate safely, alfresco dining offered a lifeline for many suburban eateries. Now, what started as a means of survival has become a summer mainstay, and a profitable one at that.
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A new restaurant could replace long-shuttered Oliveti’s in Des PlainesMar 14, 2025 11:10 am - The brick building that years ago housed Oliveti’s Italian Ristorante in downtown Des Plaines soon could make way for a new eatery.
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Palatine St. Patrick’s Day parade, fest set for March 15Mar 14, 2025 9:38 am - Downtown Palatine will host a St. Patrick’s Day parade and celebration on Saturday, March 15.
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Mount Prospect serves ‘triangle’ restaurants with valet parkingMar 13, 2025 4:50 pm - Parking is limited for restaurants in Mount Prospect’s “triangle,” bordered by Busse Avenue, Main Street, Northwest Highway and Wille Street. Mount Prospect provides help with a valet parking service.
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Carnivore’s paradise: Wild Fork opens Buffalo Grove locationMar 13, 2025 1:51 pm - Minutes after Wild Fork opened its Buffalo Grove location Wednesday morning, customers began filling their baskets with meat.
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Stars shine at Ravinia this summerMar 13, 2025 11:12 am - Oscar nominee and “Wicked” co-star Cynthia Erivo, Lenny Kravitz, Chicago’s own Earth, Wind & Fire, Janelle Monáe and the CSO are among the luminaries scheduled to perform at the Ravinia Festival this summer.