DuPage County Entertainment
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GreenMan Theatre names cast for fifth annual ‘8 to the Bar’ play festivalJun 16, 2025 4:46 pm - Elmhurst’s GreenMan Theatre Troupe has selected cast members for “8 to the Bar 2025,” its fifth annual production of 10-minute plays to be performed July 18-20.
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Why Naperville’s Last Fling is instituting new safety measuresJun 16, 2025 4:00 pm - Naperville’s Last Fling returns for its 60th year with a few changes — minors must be with an adult and only clear bags will be allowed.
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Former Rosemont village hall to be torn down for new restaurants near Rivers CasinoJun 16, 2025 12:41 pm - Rosemont’s former village hall will be demolished with an eye toward development of a restaurant campus across the street from Rivers Casino in Des Plaines.
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Family fun, food and music on tap at Taste of Des PlainesJun 14, 2025 5:37 pm - The Taste of Des Plaines is a two-day festival in downtown Des Plaines that centers around food, music and family fun.
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Wheaton Municipal Band celebrates the music of Alfred Reed June 19Jun 13, 2025 8:45 pm - Wheaton Municipal Band spotlights prolific band composer Alfred Reed on June 19, featuring his well-known "Armenian Dances," with guest Reed expert Yasuhiro Murakami conducting.
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Symposium explores Lincoln's early love, career, and legacy in ChicagoJun 12, 2025 4:40 pm - The Abraham Lincoln Association is hosting a June 21 symposium at Cantigny Park in Wheaton with renowned scholars speaking on various aspects of Lincoln's life and legacy. It’s free and open to the public, with registration.
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Naperville’s Block 59 dining district to welcome the Cheesecake Factory June 17Jun 12, 2025 2:38 pm - Attention cheesecake fans: The Cheesecake Factory has announced that it’s opening a restaurant at Block 59 in Naperville next week.
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble announces new artistic leadershipJun 12, 2025 2:07 pm - A year after longtime Buffalo Theatre Ensemble managing artistic director Connie Canaday Howard stepped down, the company named Gus Menary, co-founder of Jackalope Theatre, an off-Loop Chicago company, as the new managing artistic director. Canady Howard retired last year.
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Sudden closing of Emmett’s Brewing Co. in Downers Grove surprises longtime customersJun 12, 2025 11:28 am - A Downers Grove restaurant quietly closed its doors on June 1, a move that came as a bit of a surprise to its staff and longtime loyal customers.
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Marimba maestro to bring literary beats to St. Charles libraryJun 11, 2025 11:20 pm - Percussionist Josh Graham concludes the St. Charles Library's 2024-25 Sunday Concert Series on June 22, performing recently commissioned marimba works inspired by works of literature.