Cook County Entertainment
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Getting the band back together: Garage rockers from St. Viator to perform in suburbs for first time since ’60sOct 12, 2025 7:10 pm - The Huns — a garage band that formed at St. Viator High School in the 1960s — is reuniting and performing publicly for the first time since their teenage years.
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Scarecrow building, pumpkin decorating draw families to Autumn Harvest festOct 11, 2025 3:36 pm - A scarecrow-building contest was among the highlights of the four-hourlong annual Autumn Harvest festival Saturday at North School Park in Arlington Heights.
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Connect with Elmhurst’s past at Graveside Stories Cemetery WalkOct 10, 2025 11:58 pm - Time is drawing near for a beloved Elmhurst event – Graveside Stories Cemetery Walk. With limited ticket availability, this one-of-a-kind, all-ages event lets attendees take a step back in time to learn about notable past residents of Elmhurst.
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Fox Lake and Libertyville partner in regional Halloween Express pumpkin jubileeOct 10, 2025 5:22 pm - Fox Lake and Libertyville are partnering for the “Holiday Express” pumpkin jubilee from 12 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12 at Lakefront Park, 10 Riverview Ave. in Fox Lake.
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41st annual Pinball Expo to light up Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Oct. 15-18Oct 09, 2025 12:46 pm - Still growing year by year in size and breadth, the 41st annual Pinball Expo returns Wednesday through Saturday, Oct. 15-18, to the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel. “Pinball is universal in its interest and appeal,” says expo organizer Rob Berk.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for September 2025Oct 09, 2025 9:16 am - The winning entries in the Daily Herald’s amateur photo contest for September range from graceful egrets to tenacious porcupines.
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Cruising on water: Boats made to look like luxury cars available to rent on Chain O’ LakesOct 08, 2025 6:35 pm - As long as weekend forecasts stay pleasantly warm, boaters are expected to remain on the Chain O’ Lakes past the end of the normal boating season and into October. The people behind Luxury Jet Cars hope the extended boating season gives people looking to rent a boat the time to check out one of their models.
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Arlington Heights library transforms for Met Gala-inspired ‘One Book, One Gala’Oct 08, 2025 5:55 pm - The Arlington Heights Memorial Library hosted a "One Book, One Gala" event inspired by the Met Gala to celebrate this year's "One Book, One Village" selection, "The Stolen Queen" by Fiona Davis.
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Make it a Detroit-style pizza for National Pizza MonthOct 08, 2025 10:43 am - “I think when you give them a great product, once they have that first bite they’re like, ‘that’s pizza and it’s delicious,’” says Squares Pizza Pub owner Lawrence Colburn, whose new restaurant in Bartlett is among several Detroit-style pizza places in the suburbs serving up the thicker, rectangular pan pies.
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Oil Lamp’s ‘Gaslight’ delivers more melodrama than thrillsOct 08, 2025 10:34 am - Oil Lamp Theater’s revival of “Gaslight (Angel Street)” — Patrick Hamilton’s combination melodrama and suspense tale — has a nicely claustrophobic feel, but requires higher stakes and more tension if it wants to deliver real thrills.