Cook County Entertainment
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Chicago actress follows dad’s footsteps in more ways than oneFeb 14, 2024 2:17 pm - Actress Isabel Quintero is more like her late father, broadcaster Oscar Quintero, than even she realized. Like him, Quintero — currently appearing in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s young adults series “a home what howls (or the house what was ravine)” — initially pursued a career in broadcasting.
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Don’t be intimidated by the sommelier, wine is funFeb 14, 2024 10:15 am - “A lot of people think of sommeliers as stuffy, with the white cloth draped over their arm, trying to upsell you a $1,000 bottle of wine,” sommelier Marsha Wright said. “That’s not what it’s about. We like to have conversations, find out what you like. I make it fun.”
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Dining out: National Margarita Day is hereFeb 14, 2024 9:29 am - Today is National Margarita Day. Here are some of the local restaurants touting specials.
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American Wind Band will be bringing the ‘Heat’ to Feb. 25 concertFeb 14, 2024 12:29 am - On Sunday, Feb. 25, the American Wind Band will put on some “Heat” at the 3 p.m. concert at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W. Brush Hill Road in Elmhurst. No tic...
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‘An institution’: Mount Prospect bakery is paczki central on Fat TuesdayFeb 13, 2024 4:38 pm - Eating the Polish pastries known as paczkis — commonly pronounced poonch-keys or ponch-keys — is a Fat Tuesday tradition before the fasting of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.
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Things to do Feb. 16-22: Chicago Auto Show, RV and Camping Show, The Drifters and moreFeb 13, 2024 12:55 pm - The Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place, the Chicago RV and Camping Show in Rosemont, The Drifters performing at North Central College and Brick Fest Live in Grayslake are just a few entertaining events happening this weekend.
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Spotlight: American Blues Theater’s ‘Reclamation’ examines history, identityFeb 13, 2024 12:27 pm - American Blues Theater stages the Chicago premiere of “The Reclamation of Madison Hemings,” while Marriott Theatre presents the family-friendly turner “James and the Giant Peach.”
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‘Something Rotten!’ comes to Maine East High SchoolFeb 13, 2024 10:10 am - Maine East High School is proud to present the outrageously entertaining musical farce, “Something Rotten!” This hilarious production, featuring a talented company of ov...
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Busey presents ‘1868 The Exhibition’ in GlenviewFeb 13, 2024 9:54 am - Open House will be held on Feb. 28 Since it opened its doors more than 155 years ago, Busey Bank has been committed to supporting the arts throughout local communiti...
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Arlington Heights author pens book set in 1930s ChicagoFeb 13, 2024 9:09 am - Terra3 Communications has acquired the publishing rights to the novel “Whispers in a Phone Booth: A Depression-Era Tale of Danger and Deception” written by Joseph Reed, a...