Cook County Entertainment
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Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week to run Feb. 27-March 8Feb 25, 2026 1:18 pm - Meet Chicago Northwest’s annual Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week will take place Friday, Feb. 27, through Sunday, March 8.
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Where to find meatless meals in the suburbs on Fridays during LentFeb 25, 2026 11:56 am - We’re over a week into the Lenten season and restaurants across the suburbs are frying up fish and offering limited-time menu offerings each Friday.
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Harmony through music: Conductor receives Arlington Heights award for concerts that bring people togetherFeb 25, 2026 11:43 am - For his efforts to build a “sense of pride and community” in Arlington Heights and among local artists, the village’s arts commission recognized Tamaron Conseur with its 2025 Cultural Arts Award.
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Best Bets: Monster Jam Freestyle Mania roars into Rosemont’s Allstate ArenaFeb 25, 2026 9:41 am - Monster trucks and motocross bikes roll into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, high-flying Circus of Bubbles takes center ring at the Raue Center, the ESO performs music from the Baroque in Elgin, and North Central College hosts the annual “Chords for Kids” concert.
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Antioch’s Sequoit Creek Park named among Illinois’ top infrastructure projectsFeb 25, 2026 9:31 am - Visitors who have enjoyed Antioch’s $12.5 million Sequoit Creek Park the past year and a half may not know how it was transformed from a blighted property into a centerpiece.
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Steve Kovalcheck Trio, Anat Cohen Tentet to headline Elmhurst U. Jazz Festival on Feb. 26 to March 1Feb 24, 2026 4:30 pm - The Steve Kovalcheck Trio featuring Jeff Hamilton and Jon Hamar, and the Anat Cohen Tentet will be among the featured artists at the 59th annual Elmhurst University Jazz Festival, one of the oldest and best-known collegiate festivals in the country.
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League of Women Voters of Wheaton hosts ‘Declaration 1776’ exhibit in celebration of America’s 250thFeb 24, 2026 4:19 pm - The League of Women Voters of Wheaton is sponsoring “Declaration 1776: The Big Bang of Modern Democracy,” a traveling panel exhibition from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, as our community marks the United States’ semiquincentennial.
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Dining out: Pair of restaurant weeks, soup’s on at Gong cha and moreFeb 24, 2026 11:42 am - Meet Chicago Northwest and Rosemont host restaurant weeks, bubble tea purveyor Gong cha has added soup to the menu, Fry the Coop now offers wings and more.
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86-year-old retiree gets back in the game with new backgammon leagueFeb 23, 2026 2:34 pm - A retired 86-year-old Warrenville man is spreading his passion for backgammon through Chicago and the suburbs.
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‘Embrace your Irish side’: Palatine St. Patrick’s Parade returns March 14Feb 23, 2026 12:45 pm - The renamed “Palatine St. Patrick’s Parade” will step off at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 14, from the corner of Wood and Oak streets in the village’s downtown. Before and after the parade, sponsoring establishments will host events to help celebrate the occasion.