Cook County Entertainment
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On stage for spring: New, new-to-Chicago plays and musicalsMar 08, 2025 10:43 pm - Suburban and city theater fans looking for a new or a new-to-Chicago show have plenty to choose from this spring. Here are a dozen mostly new shows for spring.
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St. Patrick’s Day Parade floats and Irish dancers draw thousandsMar 08, 2025 5:07 pm - The annual Elmhurst St. Patrick’s Day parade drew thousands to celebrate, with 80 floats, dancers, bands, mascots, clowns, and more marching down Spring Road.
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‘We’re bringing it home’: After 60 years, restored historic library set to reopen as the Waukegan History Museum at the CarnegieMar 08, 2025 1:15 pm - Fitted into a steep bluff with Lake Michigan visible to the east, a prominent historic landmark in downtown Waukegan is set to reopen in its original style and with renewed purpose.
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U-46 TalentFest competition will showcase top performers from district high schoolsMar 07, 2025 10:19 am - Elgin Area School District U-46's talented high schoolers will showcase their skills at the 14th annual TalentFest on March 19 at the Hemmens in Elgin.
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28th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade to honor Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food PantryMar 06, 2025 1:34 pm - Elmhurst's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 8 features over 80 floats, dancers, bands, and more. Grand marshal is the Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pantry which aided over 32,000 people in 2023.
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The Greggory brings American classics with Mediterranean flair to South BarringtonMar 06, 2025 11:59 am - The Greggory, a new Mediterranean-influenced American restaurant with live-fire cooking, opens Friday in the Arboretum of South Barrington.
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Dinner and a view: 10 waterfront dining options in the suburbsMar 06, 2025 11:45 am - After a long winter, head out and enjoy waterfront dining opportunities at these 10 suburban restaurants.
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Free ice cream Thursday at Shaq’s Big Chicken in RosemontMar 05, 2025 5:38 pm - Big Chicken in Rosemont is giving away free ice cream cones on Thursday to celebrate founder Shaquille O'Neal's 53rd birthday.
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Harper director wants new generation to resonate with ‘Guys and Dolls’Mar 05, 2025 10:13 am - Harper College aims to make a new generation of audiences fall in love with the story and characters from a classic musical with its upcoming production of “Guys and Dolls.”
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A cultural journey: With Stumara, husband-and-wife team brings Georgian cuisine to WheelingMar 05, 2025 10:06 am - Stumara, which recently won a 2025 Jean Banchet Award for Best Heritage Restaurant, brings Georgian food, wine and culture to a strip mall in Wheeling.