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A drunken binge reveals how similar sibling rivals Lee (Ben Page), left, and Austin (Jack Ball) are in Paramount Theatre's swift, searing revival of the Sam Shepard classic “True West.”

Brothers at odds: Paramount Theatre delivers superbly acted revival of Sam Shepard’s classic ‘True West’

Paramount Theatre’s “True West” feels less overtly menacing than other productions of the Sam Shepard classic, but director Jim Corti’s superb revival is every bit as engrossing.

Meet your local first responders at National Night Out events

Towns across the suburbs are hosting National Night Out celebrations in early August with family activities, food, and emergency vehicle displays.

Joe Loser from the Lake County Farm Heritage area helps Kellen Ott, 8, of Hawthorn Woods, drive a tractor at the Lake County Fair on Saturday in Grayslake. The fair continues through Sunday.

Tractor rides, petting zoo, lumberjack show entertain visitors Saturday at the Lake County Fair

On an overcast Saturday with light rain, the Lake County Fairgrounds and Event Center was filled with families that still came out to the Lake County Fair to enjoy activities, vendors and performances.

Actor/writer Kelvin Roston Jr. stars as R&B legend Donny Hathaway in Northlight Theatre's revival of “Twisted Melodies,” a solo bio-tuner about the late singer/composer that Roston describes in his program note as a labor of love.

Celebration of a life: Northlight’s emotional ‘Twisted Melodies’ salutes soul legend Donny Hathaway

Northlight Theatre presents “Twisted Melodies,” a solo show by actor/writer Kelvin Roston Jr. that celebrates the life of seminal soul singer/composer/arranger Donny Hathaway.

FILE — Musician Tom Lehrer sits beside the piano in his house in Santa Cruz, Calif., on April 21, 2000. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97

Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, has died. He was 97.

It just works: Chicago Dog Deep Dish pizza collab from Portillo’s, Lou Malnati’s surprisingly delicious

We tried the new Chicago Dog Deep Dish pizza from Lou Malnati’s and Portillo’s. Yep, that’s mustard on a pizza.

Elgin cold case detectives launch season 2 of hit podcast, seeking to solve 1970s murders and disappearance of Barbara Glueckert

How do you top solving a 42-year mystery surrounding the disappearance of a young woman? Perhaps by identifying the killer responsible for an unsolved murder dating back to the 1970s.