Cook County Entertainment
-
Lazy Dog open to Buffalo Grove human and doggy dinersMar 11, 2025 4:40 pm - Lazy Dog opened the doors of its new Buffalo Grove location Tuesday.
-
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre names new artistic directorMar 11, 2025 3:51 pm - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre names Chicago-area theater veteran Johanna McKenzie Miller as its new artistic director.
-
Craft brewers converge on Wheeling to learn about hemp-based drinksMar 11, 2025 1:35 pm - Craft brewery owners and operators gathered Tuesday in Wheeling to discuss options they hope will allow them to keep making the intoxicating drinks.
-
Dining out: Meatless Friday, Pi Day and ‘Top Chef’ finalist brings Ghanaian cuisine to Oak BrookMar 11, 2025 12:53 pm - Portillo’s has options for your meatless Fridays during Lent, while Blaze Pizza has a Pi Day deal on 3.14 and a “Top Chef” finalist will be cooking a special meal in Oak Brook.
-
O’Hare’s Pub in Bartlett to close Tuesday at third and final locationMar 10, 2025 5:46 pm - Tuesday will be the final day for O’Hare’s Pub in Bartlett, which acquired a loyal following over more than 11 years at three successive locations.
-
Best Bets: Ailyn Pérez returns to the Lyric for ‘La Bohème’Mar 10, 2025 5:04 pm - Former Elk Grove Village resident Ailyn Perez stars as Mimi in “La Bohème” at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Jay Pharoah does standup in Schaumburg, and McHenry Sham-Rocks the Fox takes over Miller Point Park this weekend.
-
Algonquin sees several businesses opening in March: Fresh Market, First Watch, Mr. Kimchi, and moreMar 10, 2025 2:34 pm - Several businesses are opening this month in Algonquin, including new eateries and a new grocery store in Algonquin Commons.
-
Lake Park film society to show Christie classic, ‘Murder on the Orient Express’Mar 10, 2025 12:22 pm - Lake Park High School’s Film Appreciation Society presents the Agatha Christie classic, “Murder on the Orient Express,“ on Wednesday, March 12.
-
On stage for spring: New, new-to-Chicago plays and musicalsMar 08, 2025 10:43 pm - Suburban and city theater fans looking for a new or a new-to-Chicago show have plenty to choose from this spring. Here are a dozen mostly new shows for spring.
-
St. Patrick’s Day Parade floats and Irish dancers draw thousandsMar 08, 2025 5:07 pm - The annual Elmhurst St. Patrick’s Day parade drew thousands to celebrate, with 80 floats, dancers, bands, mascots, clowns, and more marching down Spring Road.