Cook County Entertainment
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Guest violinist Samuel Vargas to perform Tchaikovsky concerto with Elgin SymphonyApr 02, 2025 10:04 am - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra will feature guest violinist Samuel Vargas playing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, along with works by Sibelius and López, at its April 5-6 concerts.
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Dining out: Local breweries offer Links & Drinks, CPK celebrates 40 years and moreApr 01, 2025 3:08 pm - Play mini-golf and drink locally brewed beers with Links & Drinks, or head to CPK for the limited-time return of classic menu items as they celebrate their 40th year in business.
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‘I was hooked’: Arlington Heights native Annie Aiello is ‘Always Olivia’ in stage show at MetropolisApr 01, 2025 12:13 pm - When she was 7, Annie Aiello’s father bought her an Olivia Newton-John album. “I was hooked,” she said, which is apparent in her stage show, “Always Olivia — An Olivia Newton-John Tribute,” which she’ll perform at the Metropolis in Arlington Heights Saturday, April 5.
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New dining concept arriving this summer at Bell Works in Hoffman EstatesApr 01, 2025 10:46 am - A rebranding and renovation of the dining venue formerly known as World’s Fair at Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates will be completed with its reopening as Bell Market this summer.
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Buffalo Grove teen on way to becoming next American IdolMar 31, 2025 4:23 pm - Nikki Rodrigues had two reasons to celebrate Sunday night. It was not only the Stevenson High School senior’s 18th birthday. It was also the night her successful audition for “American Idol” aired.
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Spotlight: ‘Da Vinci Code’ thriller at Drury Lane, ‘Titanic’ tuner at MarriottMar 31, 2025 2:08 pm - Drury Lane Theatre stages a theatrical adaptation of Dan Brown’s bestselling “The Da Vinci Code,” Marriott Theatre revives the rarely produced musical “Titanic,” and Victory Gardens co-produces the Chicago premiere of David Mamet’s latest, “Henry Johnson.”
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Fine Line to host Stone-a-Palooza April 5Mar 31, 2025 11:23 am - One-day sale of unique jewelry supplies at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles on April 5 featuring gems, mammoth ivory, meteorite, amber, antler, cabochons, beads, findings, and rough rocks like tiger's eye, jasper, jade, and rhodonite
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Seniors take center stage and show their stuff during Schaumburg variety showMar 30, 2025 4:12 pm - Performers of a certain age showed their stuff Sunday during the 10th annual Schaumburg Senior Follies Variety Show.
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The Biz Week That Was: Pickleball saves big boxes, anxiety over auto tariffs, and townhouses at Bell WorksMar 29, 2025 1:50 pm - How pickleball is revitalizing vacant big-box spaces across suburbs The rise of e-commerce has reshaped the retail landscape, leaving big vacancies in dozens of shop...
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La Hacienda Calavera to replace former Lalo’s Mexican Restaurant in Schaumburg by EasterMar 27, 2025 4:49 pm - La Hacienda Calavera, the second location of a 3-year-old Cicero restaurant, will open by Easter on the former site of Lalo’s Mexican Restaurant in Schaumburg.