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John B (Chase Stokes), left, and JJ (Rudy Pankow) can sense trouble is brewing in “Outer Banks.”

What to stream: Jelly Roll, 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,' ‘Outer Banks’ and Charli XCX remixes

Sean Wang’s semiautobiographical feature debut “Dìdi,” Netflix’s favorite sun-drenched, treasure-hunting teens in “Outer Banks” and Charli XCX’s deluxe, remixed, double-album version of “Brat” are coming to a device near you.

“The Blue Hour” by Paula Hawkins.

Book Review: Paula Hawkins returns with psychological thriller ‘The Blue Hour’

Since bursting on the scene in 2015 with “The Girl on a Train,” Paula Hawkins has established herself as a reliable writer of psychological thrillers set in the U.K. “The...

Café del Sol owners, left, Jackie Anonales, Violet A. Galindo and Maya Nieves are busy as baristas and owners of their new coffeehouse in North Aurora.

‘We figured it was a good spot’: Location is key for coffee shop success

It takes careful thought to determine where you might want to open a coffee shop these days, and Jackie Anonales and her partners Maya Nieves and Violet A. Galindo did just that in opening Café del Sol two months ago in North Aurora.

Enter Round Lake Beach’s Realm of Terror haunted house only if you dare.

Not for the faint of heart: Haunted houses deliver scares in the suburbs

With the temperature chilling and the leaves dropping, children aren’t the only ones awaiting the thrills of Halloween. For those who have moved on from trick-or-treating, chances to be frightened at a haunted house are opening up in several suburbs.

Ella (Molly Bremer) reveals herself to her true love Prince Topher (Patrick Johnson) in Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's revival of “Cinderella.”

Simply charming: Metropolis’ ‘Cinderella’ features able singer-actors, first-rate orchestra

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre newcomer Molly Bremer makes a charming debut as the winsome Ella in the Arlington Heights theater’s revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.”

Fall flavors have joined the Table at Crate menu, including a butternut squash hummus appetizer.

Seasonal sustenance: New fall dishes, drinks arrive at suburban restaurants

As the leaves change with the onset of fall, so do menus at many suburban restaurants as they embrace a new crop of seasonal ingredients.

A killer infiltrates a Midwest haunted house in the upcoming horror film “Haunt Season,” from Gurnee writer/director Jake Jarvi. Realm of Terror haunted house owner Stephen Kristof, center, plays a haunted house owner in the film which premiered Friday in Los Angeles and begins streaming via video-on-demand Oct. 8.

Suburban scares: Round Lake Beach haunted house, Gurnee director team for ‘Haunt Season’

Gurnee filmmaker Jake Jarvi says fainthearted horror film fans only have to close their eyes once or twice during “Haunt Season” his new movie filmed at Realm of Terror, a longtime haunted house in Round Lake Beach.