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GreenFields of Geneva residents Bruce Petsche and Lynda Cox stand near the printed lyrics and diorama Lynda created near the grand piano in the center’s lobby — where Bruce often plays songs, including one for those lyrics, from a poem Cox wrote.

Creative collaboration: How Geneva retirement residents transformed poetry into music

Lynda Cox and Bruce Petsche, residents of the GreenFields of Geneva life-care retirement community, have turned their friendship late in life into a musical collaboration.

A classic Chicago-style hot dog from Dogfather in Bartlett.

Hot dog! 10 local joints to get a Chicago-style dog with everything

Here are 10 suburban hot dog spots where you can get a classic Chicago-style dog.

Delta Goodrem poses for portrait photographs on Thursday, April 2, 2026, in London.

Singer Delta Goodrem follows in Celine Dion’s footsteps to Eurovision

With links to Celine Dion and Olivia Newton-John, Delta Goodrem is one of the best-connected contestants at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. She’s also one of the most successful, as the award-winning Australian singer-songwriter has sold over nine million albums and topped charts in eight countries.

‘Brewing soon’: Elk Grove Village lands one of first Dutch Bros Coffee shops in the suburbs

Dutch Bros Coffee, a West Coast drive-through chain popular with young people, will open this fall at the corner of Biesterfield and Meacham roads in Elk Grove Village.

If Broadway producers are smart, they'll make room for Goodman Theatre's galvanic revival of August Wilson's “Ma Rainey's Black Bottom” featuring Tiffany Renee Johnson, left, Jabari Khaliq, Cedric Young, Kelvin Roston Jr., David Alan Anderson, E. Faye Butler, Matt DeCaro (above) and Al’Jaleel McGhee.

Broadway-ready: Goodman’s magnificent ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ primed for a post-Chicago run

For August Wilson fans, or any theater fans for that matter, Goodman’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is a must-see revival.

Portillo’s Perks members can get a slice of cake for $1 with a $5 purchase April 13-15.

Dining out: Tax day specials, chef collab dinners and more

Tax day is around the corner and several restaurants are offering some relief. Plus, The Greggory and Prairie Grass Cafe will be hosting chef collaboration dinners and Puttshack recently added more than 50 food and beverage items to its menu.

Lois (Jane Kaczmarek) and Hal (Bryan Cranston), right, are still making life difficult for Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) in “Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair,” debuting Friday on Hulu.

‘Malcolm in the Middle’ returns after 20 years with questions of legacy and its trademark craziness

A very grown-up Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) turns to the camera at the beginning of the new “Malcolm in the Middle” revival debuting Friday on Hulu and, weirdly, has nothing to complain about — yet.