Entertainment
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Things to do Oct. 10-16: Glass Pumpkin Patch, St. Charles Scarecrow Fest, Lumenaura and moreOct 06, 2025 4:01 pm - Mark your calendar for Glass Pumpkin Patch at The Morton Arboretum, St. Charles Scarecrow Fest, Lumenaura in Aurora, “Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience” in Ingleside, Fall Festival at Danada, Boo at the Zoo at Brookfield Zoo Chicago and more.
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Best bets: MAC welcomes Capitol Fools comedy and ESO opens its seasonOct 06, 2025 3:59 pm - The Capitol Fools send up politicians and politics at the McAninch Arts Center, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra opens its 76th season, and Berwyn native Sondra Radvanovsky plays the scorned sorceress in Lyric Opera of Chicago’s season-opening production of “Medea.”
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Addison Rae, who became the perfect pop star, headlines Chicago’s Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom Friday
Oct 06, 2025 3:58 pm - Addison Rae has fallen into popland from the misshapen clouds of TikTok. And onstage during her current tour, which stops at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago Friday, Oct. 10, she’s singing the most exquisite pop songs of 2025.
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Rush to bring reunion tour to Chicago’s United Center July 16 and 18
Oct 06, 2025 3:01 pm - Five years after their influential drummer and lyricist Neil Peart died of glioblastoma, the Canadian band Rush have announced a reunion tour, including two shows — July 16 and 18 — at Chicago’s United Center.
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Bari Weiss is the new editor-in-chief of CBS News after Paramount buys her website
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New art exhibit opens at Des Plaines Public LibraryOct 06, 2025 1:39 pm - The work of two members of the Des Plaines Art Guild is on display at the Des Plaines Public Library starting this month.
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Bark BBQ ushers in Halloween season with Barktober FestOct 06, 2025 1:35 pm - Halloween isn’t just for humans. Thanks to Bark BBQ, an Arlington Heights business near the Buffalo Grove border, pets were also able to get into the act during Barktober Fest.
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Hoffman Estates Sister Cities Commission hosts 27th annual French-inspired meal Oct. 24Oct 06, 2025 1:22 pm - Join Hoffman Estates’ Sister Cities Commission for the 27th annual “Soirée Culinaire — A French Culinary Experience” from 5:30-9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24 at village hall, 1900 Hassell Road.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ breaks record, sells 2.7 million copies in U.S. on first day
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Prospect Heights Library Coffee House Concert features folk singer songwriter Dvorak Oct. 19Oct 06, 2025 11:12 am - On Oct. 19, Prospect Heights Public Library is hosting folk singer Mark Dvorak whose songwriting is inspired by folk legends like Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, and Woody Guthrie. His songs tell stories of struggle, celebration, loss, and triumph.