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A restaurant called Kow is to open in a space that was last occupied by Panera Bread at 1518 Market St. at Metropolitan Square in Des Plaines.

New Korean restaurant coming to downtown Des Plaines

A Korean barbecue restaurant should open this spring in downtown Des Plaines’ Metropolitan Square.

Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), left, and Emily (Blake Lively) make up and move on in “Another Simple Favor.”

Do yourself a favor: Decline ‘Another Simple Favor’

“Another Simple Favor” is a textbook example of what I call the Location Vacation Movie: a film so dreadful that it’s a mystery why actors of any credibility would have signed on — until you realize they’re getting paid to spend time in a gorgeous setting.

Actor Pat Healy, a graduate of Buffalo Grove High School, arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “George & Tammy” in 2022.

Arlington Heights actor reflects on enduring legacy of ‘Draft Day’

Buffalo Grove High School graduate Pat Healy talks about his memorable role in “Draft Day,” and what makes the film endure a decade later.

Stephanie Izard, best known as the first female chef to win Bravo’s reality cooking competition “Top Chef,” is bringing her all-new burger concept to the Hollywood Casino in Aurora and Joliet.

Celebrity chef Stephanie Izard opening burger spot at Hollywood Casino food halls in Aurora and Joliet

Hollywood Casino’s two new land-based riverboat sites under construction in Aurora and Joliet will feature prominent Chicago chefs and restaurants dishing out gourmet and specialty burgers, tacos, pizza and ice cream when they open.Celebrity chef Stephanie Izard is among the headliners, along with Chicago favorites Antique Taco and Pretty Cool Ice Cream.

Retta (Caroline Stefanie Clay), center, her husband, Reggie (Ray Anthony Thomas), left, and their grandson Trent (Cecil Blutcher) witness a neighbor being harassed by police in the new dramedy “Bust,” co-produced by Goodman Theatre and Atlanta's Alliance Theatre, in association with Sonia Friedman Productions.

Goodman and Alliance theaters premiere ‘Bust,’ Zora Howard’s keenly observed tale of racism and rage

Goodman and Alliance theaters team up for the world premiere of “Bust,” a new play examining racism and rage by Pulitzer Prize finalist Zora Howard.

Fremd alum and Palatine native Jack Schumacher is one of the stars of the new Netflix drama "Ransom Canyon."

Palatine native, ‘Ransom Canyon’ star stays close to Chicago-area roots

While attending Fremd High School, Jack Schumacher never dreamed of becoming an actor. Yet today, Schumacher is basking in the success of Netflix’s “Ransom Canyon,” a Western romance that features him as the enigmatic Yancy Grey.

The Richardson Farm Tulip Festival will feature about 1 million tulip blooms, plus thousands of daffodils.

Things to do May 2-8: Tulip festivals, Nightmare Weekend Chicago, Naperville Food Truck Festival and more

Mark your calendar for tulip festivals in Spring Grove and Maple Park, D.L. Hughley, the Naperville Food Truck Festival and more happening this week.