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WED, 1/29/2020

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

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The Long Grove Cocoa Crawl takes place Saturday, Feb. 1.

5 events for $5 (or less): Go on a Cocoa Crawl in Long Grove

Looking for budget-friendly fun? Go on a Cocoa Crawl in Long Grove, hear a piano recital by Kourosh Dini in St. Charles or get pet ideas at the All Animal Expo in Wheaton.
Get a free hot chocolate Friday, Jan. 31, at Stan’s Donuts & Coffee.

Dining out: Free hot chocolate Friday at Stan's Donuts

Get a free hot chocolate Friday at Stan's Donuts, Jeni's fetes National Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day Saturday, Beerhead intros 50 new craft beers, and City Works offers half-price Impossible burgers, this week on the suburban dining scene.
The Voices of Praise student choir was founded in 1988.

'Freedom and victory': Student choir leads North Central's Gospel Extravaganza

The Voices of Praise student choir will be the headliner when North Central College celebrates its 32nd annual Gospel Extravaganza on Saturday, Feb. 1.
The Bakers Square restaurant in Libertyville closed on Friday as part of a corporate reorganization. The restaurant opened in 1975 as Poppin’ Fresh.

Libertyville Bakers Square closes as result of corporate reorganization

Bakers Square, a longtime local favorite for pies and other fare, has closed its Libertyville location as a result of a corporate reorganization. Twenty-two Bakers Square restaurants, including locations in Gurnee, Palatine, Naperville and Woodridge remain open, according to the company website.
St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights will present “The Sound of Music” Jan. 31-Feb. 9.
St. Viator's 'Sound of Music' is curtain call for director
At St. Viator High School, the halls are alive with "The Sound of Music." After months of rehearsing, the school presents this musical that features nearly 150 students on stage, behind the scenes and in the orchestra.
A line stretched around the new Raising Cane’s in Batavia for the restaurant’s opening last week. The Louisiana-based chain expects its Glen Ellyn location to open this spring.
Raising Cane's targets spring opening in Glen Ellyn
If the opening of the Raising Cane's in Glen Ellyn looks anything like the one in Batavia, be prepared to wait in line to order chicken tenders. The Louisiana-based chain expects the Glen Ellyn restaurant to begin serving "Caniacs" this spring.
JDR & the Broadcast drops a new release at The Venue in Aurora Saturday, Feb. 1.
Sound check: JDR & the Broadcast drop new release at Aurora's The Venue
Aurora's JDR & the Broadcast plays a release show at The Venue, Take the Reins headlines an ALS benefit at BrauerHouse and Bitter Jester opens submissions for this summer's music series.
The Clocktower at Naval Station Great Lakes is lit up in patriotic colors for a previous Fourth of July Celebration at the base. The station’s commanding officer announced Tuesday that this year’s festival has been canceled due to the large number of other events scheduled to take place at the base the same week.
Naval Station Great Lakes cancels 2020 4th of July Celebration
Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago is calling off its popular 4th of July Celebration this year due to a large number of other events scheduled to take place at the base the same week.
The Park Ridge Civic Orchestra, seen here in a 2015 concert at the Pickwick Theatre with conductor Victor Muenzer and soprano Linden Christ, is now seeking financial assistance to survive beyond its current 26th season.
Park Ridge Civic Orchestra seeking help to survive
Following the loss of its longtime home at the Pickwick Theatre and the more recent loss of its major donor, the Park Ridge Civic Orchestra is seeking new sources of financial support to survive beyond its current 26th season.
Leigh-Ann Esty and Josh Drake star in Drury Lane Theatre’s “An American in Paris.”
Spotlight: Drury Lane revives the Gershwin classic 'An American in Paris'
Drury Lane revives a Gershwin classic "An American in Paris," Writers stages the domestic drama "Stick Fly," Citadel presents "The Fantasticks" and the sixth Chicago Musical Theatre Festival returns, this week in Chicago-area theater.
Bar Louie at 22 E. Chicago Ave. in downtown Naperville closed over the weekend, officials said, making it one of 38 in the chain to shut its doors as part of a bankruptcy filing.
Naperville Bar Louie closure reflects 'chain-wide issue'
Bar Louie in downtown Naperville has closed, one of a reported 38 locations of the gastropub chain to shut its doors in a bankruptcy filing, downtown business officials said.
Ron Onesti with former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali in 1999 at the unveiling of a bronze statue of Rocky Marciano at the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame Museum in Chicago.
Sponsored | Ron Onesti: The 'Raging Bull,' a sweet guy
Each week, so many of you turn to Page 6 of the Daily Herald's Time Out! section to see which rock 'n' roller backstage story I will have. But my behind-the-scenes escapades are not solely limited to the field of music. There are many "celebs" from other worlds with whom I happen to cross paths on a regular basis. Especially in sports!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 15,584, Bob Finch photo: “Give Peace a Chance” and other anti-war ballads filed the cold air at Kopp Park during a sparsely attend peace rally in Prospect Heights in December of 1969. 40 people attended and the Northwest Suburban Peace Coalition of Students fore Peace called the demonstration a success.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 15,277, Tom Grieger photo: Wheeling policemen Jack Koenig, Tom Javens, Sgt. Ron Nelson and Clarence Trausch, seated, took first place in the second annual skeet tournament in Northbrook in November of 1969. The group topped 10 other suburban teams at the contest in which policemen shoot skeet with riot shotguns.
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The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 23,061, Bob Finch photo: Palatine Girl Scout leaders, left to right, Mrs. James Hilgendorf, Mrs. Steve Chernicky, and Mrs. Don Bennett learn the finer art of cooking scrambled eggs outdoors during a leader training session at Deer Grove Forest Preserve in Palatine in September of 1971.
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