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The Candy Hall of Fame Experience, seen in this rendering,

Candy Hall of Fame coming to Chicago next year

Candy Hall of Fame expected to open in summer 2027 on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile.

Maestro Kirk Muspratt and the New Philharmonic conclude the 2025-2026 season this weekend at the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn.

Best bets: The New Philharmonic concludes its season and Lyric celebrates ‘Mary Poppins’

The New Philharmonic concludes its season at the MAC, the Lyric Opera Orchestra performs the score to “Mary Poppins,” and Giordano Dance Chicago premieres three new works this week.

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.

Scene from “A Legal” by Chris Devor and Yousef Abutaleb of Naperville, which will be featured at Screen Test Local Friday, April 10, at Schaumburg's Al Larson Cultural Center.

Schaumburg sponsors annual festival of student filmmakers’ work Friday and Saturday

The work of student filmmakers from near and very, very far will be showcased Friday and Saturday at Schaumburg’s 19th annual Screen Test Student Fest at the newly rechristened Al Larson Cultural Center.

The Walking Man (Yamato Kôchi) keeps showing up in “Exit 8.”

‘Exit 8’ is the video game adaptation to see right now

Hallways, generally speaking, are not places you want to be in the movies. But “Exit 8,” a new film by the Japanese director Genki Kawamura, lands in a hallway and stays there.

Jon Lovitz joins Andrew Dice Clay during a double-bill stand-up comedy show at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan.

Things to do April 10-16: Jon Lovitz, Expo Chicago, BoDeans, Tommy Davidson and more

Make plans to see Jon Lovitz and Andrew Dice Clay performing a double-bill stand-up comedy show at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, Expo Chicago at Navy Pier, BoDeans at the Paramount Theatre, the Great Midwest Train Show in Wheaton, Tommy Davidson at the Chicago Improv in Schaumburg and more.

Ella Langley releases “Dandelion” Friday.

Make way for Ella Langley’s ‘Dandelion,’ a new era of old-soul country

Ella Langley’s sophomore album, “Dandelion,” out Friday, co-produced by Langley, Miranda Lambert and Ben West, proves her chops. She’s performing on Morgan Wallen’s “Still the Problem Tour” Saturday, June 20, at Chicago’s Soldier Field.