Cook County Entertainment
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Now you see it: New signs go up at Hoffman Estates arenaSep 28, 2020 1:00 am - Four weeks after its official re-christening as the Now Arena, Hoffman Estates' 11,000-seat entertainment venue began to look more like its new self Monday. Crews instal...
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Buffalo Creek Brewing presents check to YouthBuild Lake CountySep 27, 2020 11:00 pm - Buffalo Creek Brewing presented YouthBuild Lake County with a check for $1,500 from a specialty beer called North Star it produced earlier this summer. Partial proceeds...
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In the time of COVID, local haunts adopt 'scary safe' precautionsSep 27, 2020 7:00 am - Halloween in the time of COVID-19 means safety precautions will accompany scares. To that end, most local haunted houses require reserved, timed admission. Advance ticke...
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Saint Viator High School moves fall play outdoorsSep 24, 2020 11:00 pm - In an effort to maintain social distancing and protect the student performers and audience members, Saint Viator High School in Arlington Heights has moved the performan...
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ComEd gives $10,000 grants to 12 arts programsSep 24, 2020 1:00 am - ComEd and the League of Chicago Theatres have announced grants of up to $10,000 each to 12 nonprofit arts organizations throughout northern Illinois to support the arts ...
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Best Bets: Common teams with Chicago Children's Choir for world premiere videoSep 23, 2020 6:00 am - Common premiere Grammy Award-winning hip-hop star Common teams with the Chicago Children's Choir for a music video called "God is Love!" It receives its world premiere a...
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Dining: Lettuce Entertain You Restaurant Week debuts, plus Buddy's Bites N Brews opens in SchaumburgSep 23, 2020 6:00 am - Lettuce Entertain You Restaurant Week Now here's a deal: The inaugural Lettuce Entertain You Restaurant Week will be offering three-course lunch, brunch and dinner speci...
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All Aboard Thomas the Tank Engine at Kohl Children's MuseumSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Seventy-five years ago, Reverend Wilbert Awdry's 4-year-old son Christopher came down with a bout of the measles. To amuse him, the reverend began making up stories base...
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Buffalo Creek Brewing hosts scaled-back Oktoberfest weekend Oct. 2-4Sep 20, 2020 11:00 pm - Lake County's destination brewery, Buffalo Creek Brewing, is scaling back its annual Oktoberfest event amid Coronavirus concerns this year in favor of a subtler Oktoberf...
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Spotlight: Live improv returns to Schaumburg's Laugh Out Loud TheaterSep 18, 2020 6:00 am - Laugh live Schaumburg's Laugh Out Loud Theater resumes live performances of its improv show "20,000 Laughs Under the Sea." Temperature checks are required for all patron...