The events depicted in “Deaf President Now!” — a documentary revisiting the 1988 protest by students at Gallaudet University that led to the selection of the school’s first deaf president in its 124-year history — may seem like an incremental advancement for representation in the deaf community. But it was so much more.
A partnership of three veteran restaurateurs more than 25 years in the making has brought The Greggory to South Barrington, offering American classics with Mediterranean influences and an emphasis on service and hospitality.
The Bahama Breeze Island Grille restaurant in Schaumburg is among 15 nationwide that were closed this week by Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Paramount Theatre’s cirque-inspired revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Cats” is a nearly perfect revival of the popular, albeit polarizing, musical.
A blender. A lawn mower. A ceiling fan. A garden rake. A vending machine. An MRI scanner. These mundane items are supposed to ease us through life. But in “Final Destination Bloodlines,” ordinary objects become fearsome tools of murderous mayhem.
There’s a lot to choose from this weekend: Lisle’s Morton Arboretum welcomes “Vivid Creatures,” Santa’s Village opens for the season in East Dundee, Parkway Bank Park hosts the annual Spring Fun Fest and more.
Mark your calendar for the Long Grove Chocolate Fest, Anime Central, the Autograph and Sports Card Show, Bill Bellamy, Car Fun on 21, Wheaton French Market and more happening this week.