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Stan’s Maple Bacon Long John returns for Father’s Day weekend.

Dining out: Where to treat dad on Father’s Day

If dad is the cook in your home, make Sunday the day you take him out for a brunch or dinner, or even a Maple Bacon Long John. Here are some suburban options awaiting your reservation.

The Kung Fu Boys perform with The Flip Circus this summer in Vernon Hills, Aurora, Gurnee, Lombard, Schaumburg and North Riverside.

Best Bets: Flip Circus tours the suburbs this summer

The Flip Circus begins its suburban summer tour, Kohl Children’s Museum debuts “WhirlWind,” Waukegan hosts the inaugural Little Fort Film Festival, and the Cantigny Jazz Fest hosts a tribute to Miles Davis on Sunday.

The Glen Ellyn Volunteer Fire Co. leads off the Fourth of July parade downtown in 2021. It starts at noon this July 4.

A ‘quintessential American town’: New Glen Ellyn volunteer organization plans July 4th celebration, new drone show

Glen Ellyn is one of those towns that does Fourth of July right. A new, entirely volunteer group is organizing an amped-up celebration for America’s 250th year.

The Naper Nights concert series runs Friday and Saturday, June 19-20, July 17-18, and Aug. 14-15, at Naper Settlement in Naperville.

Things to do June 19-25: Naper Nights, Libertyville Days, Taste of Des Plaines, Blues on the Fox and more

Mark your calendar for Naper Nights, Libertyville Days, Taste of Des Plaines, Wood Dale Prairie Fest, Blues on the Fox, Downers Grove Rotary GroveFest and more.

Robin (Hugh Jackman) is a grizzled marauder in “The Death of Robin Hood.”

‘The Death of Robin Hood’ drains the blood, and life, out of an old English legend

“The Death of Robin Hood” drains the blood, and life, out of an old English legend. So forget about robbing from the rich and stealing from the poor. This Robin is a grizzled marauder who can’t even remember how many people he’s killed.

Piccolo Buco, a century-old Roman pizzeria known for its unique tall crust, is set to open its fourth U.S. location on Monday, June 29, in Schaumburg.

Piccolo Buco brings century-old pizza experience to Schaumburg

Piccolo Buco, a century-old Roman pizzeria known for its unique tall crust, is set to open its fourth U.S. location on Monday, June 29, at 1340 E. Golf Road in Schaumburg.

The trio flowersatherfeet — drummer Tim Vallaro, left, vocalist Ivory Flores and guitarist Rob Biskoski — plays Friday, June 19, at Summerfest in Milwaukee.

‘Chasing connection’: West suburban band flowersatherfeet takes the stage Friday at Milwaukee’s Summerfest

Just a little over two years together as a band, flowersatherfeet plays Summerfest in Milwaukee on Friday, June 19.