Cook County Entertainment
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Palatine's Sounds of Summer entertainment seriesMay 30, 2024 12:57 pm - If you close your eyes in Palatine on a sultry summer evening, you’ll hear the sounds of the Beatles, Blues Brothers, and even the pop diva herself, Taylor Swift. The 2024 entertainment series, Sounds of Summer, returns to Fred P. Hall Amphitheater in June.
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Anderson Humane to host ‘Summer Solstice Concert’ June 22May 30, 2024 12:00 pm - Imagine the longest day of sunlight surrounded by nature in an intimate setting with the sounds of renowned harpist Laura Fako Utley.
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Grapes on the Green returns to Village Green Park on Saturday, June 15May 30, 2024 10:14 am - After last year’s smashing success, the Grapes on the Green adults-only event will be back next month in downtown Northbrook. The event will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Jun...
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Westfield Old Orchard welcomes summer season with new stores and activationsMay 30, 2024 9:47 am - Westfield Old Orchard is celebrating the arrival of warmer weather by reopening outdoor seating for some of its premier restaurants and introducing a new summer event ser...
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History illuminated: Women play 19th-century male explorers in Janus Theatre’s ‘Men on Boats’May 30, 2024 8:35 am - An all-female cast plays members of John Wesley Powell’s 19th-century geological expedition to what is now known as the Grand Canyon in Janus Theatre’s revival of “Men on Boats” by Jaclyn Backhaus.
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Arlington Heights art show opens Thursday nightMay 30, 2024 7:24 am - The Empty Corner in Arlington Heights will host an opening reception Thursday night for its second “100 Under $100” exhibition featuring local art for sale. Drawings, pai...
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Des Plaines History Center to host ‘Chicago Engineered: The Taming of the Swamp’May 29, 2024 11:53 am - The Des Plaines History Center will host its June Coffee Talk program on Thursday, June 13, with “Chicago Engineered: The Taming of the Swamp.”
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Best Bets: Rosemont’s Bark at the Ballpark, The Venue turns 5, John Cusack Q&AMay 29, 2024 11:36 am - The Chicago Dogs in Rosemont welcomes baseball fans and their canine pals, and Aurora’s The Venue fetes turning 5 with special outdoor concerts this weekend.
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Illinois Vintage Fest promises ‘a little bit of everything’May 29, 2024 10:08 am - Booths full of vintage clothes, vendors from across the region and crowds of people searching for the perfect new-old item will gather this weekend at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.
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Hey Nonny plans free Thursday night concertsMay 29, 2024 9:36 am - Arlington Heights music venue and bistro Hey Nonny is planning free concerts on most Thursday nights between June 6 and Aug. 29. The concerts will begin at 8:30 p.m., following the free Sounds of Summer concerts in Harmony Park