Entertainment
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St. Charles Fine Art Show awards 10 artists for originality and techniqueMay 27, 2025 10:44 pm - The St. Charles Business Alliance hosted the 27th annual St. Charles Fine Art Show, featuring 110 juried artists, live entertainment, and awards for outstanding original artwork.
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Gilberts marks 135 years with music, food, crafts at Community Days festivalMay 27, 2025 9:49 pm - Gilberts Community Days on May 29-June 1 has live music, kids' events, craft fair, carnival, and more for the village’s 135th anniversary. This year, there will be a Craft & Artisan Market featuring over 40 vendors.
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Acclaimed jazz artists headline Elmhurst University’s 29th annual June Jazz ConcertMay 27, 2025 6:41 pm - Acclaimed jazz artists Byron Stripling, Bobby Floyd, Sydney McSweeney and Jim Rupp will perform with the Elmhurst University Jazz Band at the school's 29th annual outdoor June Jazz concert on June 14.
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Rick Derringer, who had a hit with ‘Hang On Sloopy’ and produced ‘Weird Al,’ dies at 77
May 27, 2025 3:26 pm - Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded “Hang On Sloopy,” had a hit with “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” and earned a Grammy Award for producing “Weird Al” Yankovic’s debut album, has died. He was 77.
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Suburban CosMc’s to close as McDonald’s phases out spinoff
May 27, 2025 2:57 pm - Bolingbrook’s CosMc’s will close in late June — as will the other standalone CosMc’s nationwide, McDonald’s has announced.
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Concerts May 30 to June 5: The Weeknd, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Stephanie Mills and moreMay 27, 2025 2:51 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include the Weeknd, “The Queens! 4 Legends. 1 Stage.” featuring Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Stephanie Mills, Glass Animals and more.
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Six Flags Great America without the screams: A ride-shy visitor’s guide to summer funMay 27, 2025 2:24 pm - You don’t need nerves of steel or a love of stomach-lurching drops to enjoy a day at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. While the park is known for its towering roller coasters, like the new 180-foot-tall Wrath of Rakshasa dive coaster opening Saturday, it’s also a destination for those who prefer to stay grounded.
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Things to do May 30 to June 5: Roselle Lions Rose Festival, Brews & Views, Cream of Wheaton and moreMay 27, 2025 2:01 pm - Mark your calendar for Roselle Lions Rose Festival, Antioch Taste of Summer, Gilberts Community Days, Brews and Views, Cream of Wheaton, Deerfield Art Festival and more happening this week.
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South African actor Presley Chweneyagae, who starred in Oscar-winning film 'Tsotsi', dies aged 40
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Best Bets: Cleve Carney, Elmhurst Art museums debut new exhibitionsMay 27, 2025 1:19 pm - This week, new exhibitions open at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art and the Elmhurst Art Museum, Chicago Opera Theater stages a world premiere and the Joffrey Ballet presents the family favorite “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”