Music
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Chamber Music on the Fox opens season with ‘Golden Hour’ concert Oct. 4-5Sep 29, 2026 9:02 pm - On Oct. 4-5, Chamber Music on the Fox opens its season with "Golden Hour: An Autumnal Music Experience" featuring classical masterpieces by Beethoven, Mozart, and Brahms, alongside contemporary works, at venues in Aurora and West Dundee.
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‘Frida Kahlo — A Woman Who Dared’ concert blends music and visual art in WilmetteSep 29, 2026 7:40 pm - Chicago singer-songwriter Linda Marie Smith presents "Frida Kahlo -- A Woman Who Dared" at First Congregational Church of Wilmette on Oct. 4 , featuring original songs, storytelling, and projected imagery exploring the artist's life.
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‘An adult listening room’: Music lounge proposed for downtown MundeleinSep 29, 2026 12:46 pm - Music-loving entrepreneurs intend to open a listening lounge that would offer patrons cocktails in Mundelein.
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Concerts Oct. 2-8: Doja Cat, Mt. Joy, UB40 and moreSep 29, 2026 8:01 am - Upcoming concerts include Doja Cat at the United Center, Mt. Joy at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Los Lonely Boys at the Des Plaines Theatre, Don Omar at the Allstate Arena, UB40 at The Auditorium and more.
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Dennis Haskins, who played the hapless principal on 'Saved by the Bell,' dies at 75
Sep 29, 2026 7:52 am - Dennis Haskins, the actor best known for playing the affable Principal Richard Belding on the hit NBC sitcom ‘Saved by the Bell,’ has died. He was 75.
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Bartlett’s Living Lord Lutheran Church to be next stop on pipe organ tourSep 28, 2026 3:31 pm - The Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour kicks off its third season on Sunday, Oct. 4, with a stop at Living Lord Lutheran Church in Bartlett. The instrument featured is the church’s hybrid pipe and digital Rodgers organ.
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What a Journey: Looking back on 10 of the band’s Hot 100 hits ahead of the United Center show MondaySep 28, 2026 3:22 pm - Turn on a radio between 1978 and 1987 and you were sure to hear Journey. Four decades later, the band’s music is still everywhere. Here are 10 of the band’s best songs ahead of their Monday, Oct. 5, show at Chicago’s United Center.
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Things to do Oct. 2-8: Great Highwood Pumpkin Fest, Cider & Ale Festival, Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns and moreSep 28, 2026 1:46 pm - Mark your calendar for the Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival, Bill Burr at the Chicago Theatre, the Cider and Ale Festival at The Morton Arboretum, Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns at the Chicago Botanic Garden and more.
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Taylor Swift becomes most-awarded artist in MTV VMAs history, dedicates top prize to Dolly Parton
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What to stream: Quavo album, ‘East of Eden’ series and ‘Minecraft Dungeons II’