Entertainment
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Concerts Oct. 4-10: Meghan Trainor, Peso Pluma, Wayne Newton and moreOct 02, 2024 11:11 am - Upcoming concerts include Meghan Trainor at Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, Peso Pluma, Toad the Wet Sprocket with Jackopierce, Wayne Newton and more.
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Festivals Oct. 4-10: Oktoberfests, Jumptoberfest, Boo at the Zoo and moreOct 02, 2024 8:25 am - Mark your calendar for the Oktoberfest at Naper Settlement, Norge Ski Club’s Jumptoberfest, Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s Boo at the Zoo and more happening this week.
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Seasonal sustenance: New fall dishes, drinks arrive at suburban restaurantsOct 02, 2024 6:34 am - 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.
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Dining out: Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month, National Pierogi Day and moreOct 02, 2024 6:32 am - With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, some local restaurants are encouraging you to eat and drink pink to support research and awareness. Also, Tuesday, Oct. 8, is National Pierogi Day, and bingo is getting a lot cooler in Oak Brook.
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St. Charles library celebrating ‘One Book, One Community’ with the author of ‘The Music of Bees’Oct 01, 2024 10:07 pm - Throughout the month of October, the St. Charles Public Library will celebrate “One Book, One Community,” a shared, community-wide reading experience.
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O Tannenbaum: Tickets go on sale for ‘Illumination’ at the Morton ArboretumOct 01, 2024 8:52 pm - “Illumination,” the holiday light show returning next month to the Morton Arboretum, has been rooted in the idea that bare trees are still beautiful in winter. Follow a m...
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Ron Onesti: Robby Krieger ‘Lit The Fire’Oct 01, 2024 7:36 pm - “Come on baby, light my fire!” When you hear that, it really can mean just ONE thing. It represents the same melodic yet intense voice and psychedelic sound that belted out “Riders on the Storm,” “People Are Strange,” “Love Me Two Times,” “Hello, I Love You,” and so many other tunes that helped to define a generation. Yes, the music of Jim Morrison and The Doors.
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Ron Onesti: ‘Did I ever tell you about the time…?’Oct 01, 2024 7:16 pm - I have been blessed with a 35-plus-year career in the entertainment biz and it has provided for me almost countless moments of excitement, emotion and bewilderment. Being able to share some of these “pinch me” moments with you, my ever-so humbling readers, has been a blessing in and of itself.
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Abercrombie & Fitch joins wave of new business coming to downtown NapervilleOct 01, 2024 6:43 pm - National clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch will take the space once occupied by Ulta Beauty on Washington Street in downtown Naperville.
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Since its inception more than two decades ago, the experimental rock band Xiu Xiu has danced between extremes. The prolific band, which released their 18th LP recently, is bringing its unique sound to Chicago’s Sleeping Village Monday, Oct. 21.
Oct 01, 2024 5:40 pm - LOS ANGELES — Since its inception more than two decades ago, the experimental rock band Xiu Xiu has danced between extremes. They’ve made music — drenched in synthesizers...