Entertainment
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Dining out: Blind wine tasting contest, new menus and moreApr 22, 2025 4:04 pm - Head to a Cooper’s Hawk restaurant for a blind wine tasting contest to be entered to win a prize, check out these new restaurant menus, and The Original Rainbow Cone is offering a Tuesday ice cream deal for its 100th birthday.
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Spotlight: Aurora’s Paramount stages cirque-inspired ‘Cats’ revivalApr 22, 2025 4:03 pm - Aurora’s Paramount Theatre debuts its cirque-inspired revival of “Cats,” BrightSide Theatre stages a new adaptation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and the Metropolis rocks out with “Rock of Ages.”
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Craving pickles? Popeyes is finally on the bandwagon, and it’s quite a ride
Apr 22, 2025 1:57 pm - Introduced on April 1, Popeyes’ pickle menu was no joke. Its handful of pucker-inducing products — sandwich, lemonade, fried pickle chips, wings with sauce — goes where many others have gone before. And for the most part, they’re actually quite good.
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Glenbard North Theatre presents comedy musical ‘The Addams Family’Apr 22, 2025 1:54 pm - Glenbard North High School performs The Addams Family musical about Wednesday falling in love with a "normal" boy, causing chaos when their families meet.
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Concerts April 25 to May 1: OK Go, Maddie & Tae, The Fixx, Charli XCX and moreApr 22, 2025 11:58 am - Upcoming concerts this week include OK Go, Robbie Fulks, Charli XCX, Maddie and Tae, The Fixx and more.
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Naperville Writers Group names winners of high school writing contestApr 22, 2025 11:19 am - Naperville Writers Group announces high school writing contest winners in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction categories. Winners received cash prizes and publication.
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Pallet to Palate fundraiser highlights Elgin restaurants while fighting food insecurityApr 22, 2025 11:07 am - Chefs from Elgin restaurants will offer up bites of specialty dishes to raise money to fight food insecurity in the Elgin area during Food for Greater Elgin’s annual Pallet to Palate event.
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Things to do April 25 to May 1: Chris Redd, Riverdance 30, Fear No Art Fest and moreApr 22, 2025 10:37 am - Mark your calendar for Chris Redd’s standup show at the Chicago Improv in Schaumburg, the College of Lake County’s Fear No Art Festival, Cantigny’s Tulip Sip and Stroll, Black Violin at the Belushi Performance Hall and more happening this week.
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The 2025 Latin Grammys will return to Las Vegas for the 15th time
Apr 22, 2025 9:57 am - The 2025 Latin Grammys are headed back to Las Vegas on Nov. 13. Nominations will be announced Sept. 17.
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Book Review: ‘Hope Dies Last’ visits visionaries fighting global warming