Cook County Entertainment
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‘Time for a change’: La Tasca Tapas in Arlington Heights to close, reopen as Greek restaurantJan 02, 2025 6:46 pm - La Tasca Tapas, a Spanish restaurant in downtown Arlington Heights, will close after 28 years on Feb. 28 and reopen as Paréa Greek Kitchen weeks later. The owners decided to change the concept due to declining business, especially after the pandemic, and to fill a void for Greek fine dining in the area.
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Ramzy’s Italian Steak House to replace The Local Kitchen & Tap in SchaumburgJan 02, 2025 12:30 pm - Just days after the closure of The Local Kitchen & Tap in Schaumburg, plans already are maturing to replace it at 1140 E. Higgins Road with Ramzy’s Italian Steak House.
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From Spain to Greece: LaTasca Tapas to become ParéaDec 31, 2024 10:49 pm - After 28 years, La Tasca Tapas in Arlington Heights, will close and reopen as Paréa Greek Kitchen, bringing authentic Greek cuisine and community to the neighborhood.
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Brothers’ hip-hop version of ‘The Prince and the Pauper’ has Midwest premiereDec 31, 2024 2:56 pm - Suburban siblings and award-winning theater artists Brian and Marvin Quijada collaborate on “Kid Prince and Pablo,” a hip-hop tuner inspired by Mark Twain’s “The Prince and the Pauper” in its Midwest premiere at Lifeline Theatre.
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Elmhurst Art Museum’s ‘Sustenance & Land’ exhibit to feature multimedia works examining environmental themesDec 31, 2024 2:55 pm - The “Sustenance & Land: Five Artists Consider Our Relationship With the Earth” exhibition at Elmhurst Art Museum includes hands-on programming and a dance performance by The Seldoms. An opening reception will be held Jan. 24.
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Dining out: Downtown Elgin favorite under new ownership, Illinois craft beer promo and moreDec 31, 2024 9:06 am - Elgin Public House is closed temporarily as it transitions to new owners. Plus, Cupitol The Restaurant is now open at Old Orchard in Skokie and here’s a way to support local breweries even if you’re observing Dry January.
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Best Bets: Hey Nonny celebrates women in jazzDec 30, 2024 9:13 pm - Start 2025 with music and laughter courtesy of Hey Nonny’s Women’s Jazz Festival, comedian Jeff Dye at Zanies Rosemont, and comics Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood at the Rialto.
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The Local Kitchen & Tap in Schaumburg closes after two yearsDec 30, 2024 3:48 pm - The Local Kitchen and Tap restaurant abruptly announced its closure on social media Monday, a little more than two years after it replaced a shuttered Tilted Kilt Pub and Eatery in Schaumburg.
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Make plans for new restaurants coming to the suburbs in 2025Dec 30, 2024 2:37 pm - A new year brings with it the promise of a bevy of new restaurants expected to open in the suburbs in 2025. Here’s a taste of what’s to come, including Vicolo, The Greggory Hearth and Tavern, the suburbs’ first Pizza Ranch and more.
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Spotlight: ‘Shucked,’ Broadway’s corn-fed tuner, plays CIBC TheatreDec 30, 2024 10:22 am - The Broadway tuner “Shucked” comes to Chicago for a brief run, Pegasus Theatre showcases teen playwrights, and Broadway vet Courtney Reed headlines Elgin’s Hemmens this week in Chicago-area theater.