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Portillo’s has introduced a new limited-time Char’diniera Dog, a char-grilled beef hot dog infused with giardiniera and provolone cheese.

Dining out: Portillo’s new Char’diniera Dog, $2.50 kids’ scoops at Oberweis

Portillo’s is turning up the heat with a new limited-time Char’diniera Dog infused with giardiniera and provolone cheese. Plus, are you ready for it? July 4 holiday weekend specials are here.

Mundelein Community Days runs Thursday through Sunday, July 2-5, with rides, music, fireworks, a parade and more.

Things to do July 3-9: Fourth of July events, Taste of Chicago, Itasca Fest and more

Mark your calendar for Fourth of July festivals, parades and fireworks throughout the suburbs, Frontier Days, Northwest Fourth-Fest, Taste of Chicago, Itasca Fest and more.

Victor Willis, a member of the disco group The Village People, has died at 74.

Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People and co-wrote ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ dies at 74

Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People, co-wrote the disco group’s classic hits “Y.M.C.A.,” “Macho Man” and “In the Navy,” and delighted crowds while dressed as the band's helmeted and mustachioed police officer, has died. He was 74.

Wahlburgers in St. Charles closes abruptly Monday

A month shy of its sixth anniversary, Wahlburgers in St. Charles announced on social media Monday that it would close the location immediately.

Maya Keleher, left, plays Alice Paul and Marya Grandy plays Carrie Chapman Catt in the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical “Suffs.”

Theater spotlight: National tour of ‘Suffs’ stops at Chicago’s CIBC Theatre

The national tour of the Tony Award-winning “Suffs” stops in Chicago for a brief run, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre revives “The Wizard of Oz,” and Theatre Y presents the Chicago premiere of the multimedia theater piece “The School of Memory.”

Frontier Days hits the big Five-Oh, and it’s as lively as ever

A little more than five decades ago, a group of Arlington Heights residents gathered to create an event they hoped would bring their community together in celebration of the United States’ Bicentennial. Fifty years later, that special celebration to mark the nation’s 200th birthday lives on as one of the suburbs’ biggest and most beloved festivals — Frontier Days.

The Mount Prospect Lions Club’s 87th annual Fourth of July Festival at Melas Park will include fireworks on Wednesday and Saturday, July 1 and 4.

Where you can see fireworks, drone shows in the suburbs this week

Suburban skies will light up this week with fireworks displays and drone shows. Some will be even bigger than usual to celebrate America’s 250th. Here’s where you can see them.