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The Italian restaurant Cucina Bella is celebrating 20 years in downtown Algonquin.

Algonquin’s Cucina Bella celebrates 20 years of serving up Italian family recipes

For the past two decades, Cucina Bella has been bringing a piece of Italy to downtown Algonquin. On Thursday, the restaurant celebrated its 20th birthday.

Music historian and journalist Brian Mansfield holds an original pressing of the “Buckingham Nicks” vinyl record at his home in Nashville, Tenn.

‘Buckingham Nicks’ bombed in 1973. Then it became used vinyl treasure

Four years before Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” became one of the best breakup records of the 1970s — and, many might say, all time — Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were relative unknowns, a young couple putting out their own album, “Buckingham Nicks.”

Goose Island has revealed its 2025 Bourbon County Brand Stout lineup.

Dining Out: Bourbon County Stout lineup, an evening of bourbon in Naperville and some non-bourbon stuff, too

Goose Island announced their Bourbon County Stout lineup this week, while CityGate Grille in Naperville will host “Beyond the Barrel” July 30 with Maker’s Mark cocktails and apps.

Garden Berry Cafe just opened its fourth location at 440 W. Northwest Highway in Palatine.

‘We make sure they leave happy’: Garden Berry Cafe starts new tradition at former Billy’s Pancake House in Palatine

With an expansive breakfast and lunch menu, Garden Berry Cafe plans to bring new life to the former location of Billy’s Pancake House in Palatine.

The GooRoos will perform on Saturday, July 26, at the Lake County Fair, which runs from Wednesday to Sunday, July 23-27, at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.

Things to do July 25-31: Lake, DuPage and McHenry County Fairs, Long Grove Vintage Days, Lollapalooza and more

Mark your calendar for the Lake, DuPage and McHenry County Fairs, Long Grove Vintage Days, Northbrook Days, Lollapalooza and more happening this week.

The Generations will perform a charity concert along with The Wise Guys to raise funds for Joey’s Song, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting epilepsy research and families affected by seizures, Friday, July 25, at the Des Plaines Theatre.

Concerts July 25-31: Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms, Chubby Checker, Lollapalooza and more

Upcoming concerts this week include Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms with the Spin Doctors, Chubby Checker, Lollapalooza and more.

Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal) tries to save the Earth from danger in “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.”

Movie Review: The villains steal the show in ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’

More than six decades after Jack Kirby and Stan Lee created a superhero team to rival the Justice League, the Fantastic Four finally get a worthy big-screen adaption in a spiffy ’60s-era romp bathed in retrofuturism and bygone American optimism.