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WED, 10/27/2021

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Kids will have many opportunities to wear their costumes at Halloween festivals and trick-or-treat events this weekend.

Festivals Oct. 27-Nov. 3: Halloween fun abounds this week

Kids (and adults) will have many opportunities to wear their costumes at Halloween festivals and trick-or-treat events this weekend across the suburbs.
Drink's Halloweekend costume parties start at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 29-30.

Halloween bar bashes, pub crawls return this year

Halloween weekend is upon us, and for all those who don't have plans yet to celebrate the spookiest weekend of the year, here are some Halloween happenings at entertainment venues in the suburbs and city.
Lake County’s first Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers opened Tuesday morning in Gurnee.

Lake County's first Raising Cane's opens in Gurnee

Lake County's first Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers location opened Tuesday morning in Gurnee at the strip mall anchored by the Menard's at Grand Avenue just south of Gurnee Mills.
Thorn Restaurant’s four-course Prisoner Wine Dinner includes a pairing of Korean fried smoked pork belly with Saldo Zinfandel.

Dining bites: Prisoner Wine Dinner, Andy's new seasonal treats & more

Start the weekend at Thorn Restaurant's four-course Prisoner Wine Dinner Friday. Plus, Two Brothers Coffee Roasters recently collaborated with Chicago's Field Museum on the new Fossil Fuel coffee and Andy's Frozen Custard is now serving apple pie and pumpkin pie treats.
Keith Williams
Feder: Good Karma Brands names Keith Williams new boss for Chicago's ESPN 1000
Good Karma Brands has moved quickly to name a new market manager for Chicago, overseeing ESPN Radio sports/talk WMVP 1000-AM.
David Manilow
Feder: Crain's Chicago Business cooks up deal with 'Check, Please!' creator David Manilow
David Manilow, who created and produced the long-running weekly food show "Check, Please!" on WTTW-Channel 11, is teaming up with Crain's Chicago Business as the publication looks to expand its coverage of arts and culture.
This year, Halloween falls on a Sunday. Check our list of trick-or-treat hours so you can have the candy ready when your doorbell starts to ring.
Trick-or-treat hours throughout the suburbs
This year, Halloween falls on a Sunday. Check our list of trick-or-treat hours so you can have the candy ready when your doorbell starts to ring.
Pinball Expo 2021 will take place Oct. 27-31 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center. It will include free game time for everyone who has paid admission to the event hall.
You don't have to be a wizard to enjoy Pinball Expo 2021
Pinball Expo 2021 is returning for its 37th Annual Pinball Show at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 27-31.
In spite of being threatened by new technologies and the pandemic, vinyl records sales are strong, says Steve Warrenfeltz, owner of Kiss The Sky record shop in Batavia.
Constable: Neither 8-tracks nor CDs nor virus can scratch vinyl market
Vinyl records survived 8-track, CDs and even digital streaming. And when the pandemic threatened, vinyl record sales skyrocketed at shops like Kiss The Sky in Batavia.
FILE- This Aug. 9, 2017, file photo shows the Youtube, left, and Snapchat apps on a mobile device in New York. The leaders of a Senate panel have called executives from YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat to face questions on what the companies are doing to ensure young users’ safety. The hearing Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, comes as the panel bears down on hugely popular social media platforms and their impact on children. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Senators put YouTube, TikTok, Snap on defensive on kids' use
Senators put executives from YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on the defensive Tuesday, questioning them about what they're doing to ensure young users' safety on their platforms.
Kevin Costner & Modern West plays the reopening of the Des Plaines Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 31.
Best Bets: Kevin Costner to rock the reopening of Des Plaines Theatre
Kevin Costner & Modern West reopen the renovated Des Plaines Theatre Sunday, Black Violin plays the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan Friday, and comedian and self-styled psychic Karen Rontowski performs seasonal standup sets this weekend at Zanies in Rosemont.
Arcada Theatre owner Ron Onesti, at right, likes to belt out the hits of performers who have graced his stage, including singer Pat Benatar.
Sponsored | Ron Onesti: What are my favorite 'singalong' songs?
I must say, singing out loud at our live shows is one of the biggest pleasures for me! And as a child of the '70s classic rock era, I have a few faves I join in with the lead singer and once again prove to all that I belong more in front of a microphone than behind one.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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