Entertainment
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Rotaryfest features fireworks display and live musicJul 20, 2024 4:56 pm - Fireworks, live music, food and a carnival were among the highlights of Rotaryfest held Saturday at Rotary Green in Elk Grove Village. Saturday's music performances inclu...
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Music, food and fun headline Vernon Hills DaysJul 20, 2024 10:39 am - A multitude of food offerings from local restaurants, a beer tent, live music acts and a carnival were part of the fun Friday at Vernon Hills Days at Century Park. Alt 10...
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Mount Prospect expanding ‘alfresco’ dining on Prospect Avenue through OctoberJul 20, 2024 8:43 am - Mount Prospect has expanded outdoor dining on Prospect Avenue as a pilot program, village officials announced Friday.
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Suburban Skyview: Marquee on the move at new Aurora theaterJul 20, 2024 6:00 am - A bird’s-eye view of the marquee and blade sign being installed this month outside the new Stolp Island Theatre in Aurora.
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SciTech welcomes Mary Johnston as the new director of programs and educationJul 20, 2024 12:01 am - STEM Lab Open House set for July 27 SciTech in Batavia recently announced the appointment of Mary Johnston as the new director of programs and education. She brings...
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Ron Onesti: George Thorogood, really ‘good’ to the bone!Jul 19, 2024 9:18 pm - George Thorogood reveals a bit of his background to Ron Onesti: “My heroes were Jack Benny and Bob Hope. … I wanted to be a stand-up comedian just like them!”
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Ron Onesti: Don’t thank me, thank the ‘Old Neighborhood’Jul 19, 2024 8:59 pm - Being a child of the early ’60s, I was fortunate enough to have experienced much of the music from the ’60s and ’70s now referred to as “Heritage Rock” and “Classic Rock.”
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Sugar Grove Corn Boil is back for summer fun July 25-28Jul 19, 2024 6:00 pm - The annual Sugar Grove Corn Boil, a summertime tradition for over 50 years, returns Thursday through Sunday, July 25-28, at Volunteer Park.
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Weird Al on new music, Sabrina Carpenter, a decade of ‘Mandatory Fun’ and 40 years of ‘Eat It’
Jul 19, 2024 12:48 pm - To celebrate 10 years of “Mandatory Fun,” Weird Al Yankovic recently released a new polka medley, “Polkamania!,” a creative cover of some of the biggest songs of the last decade.
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Ready for a night out? Elgin’s Movies on the Lawn series starts SaturdayJul 19, 2024 11:18 am - Elgin’s free ”Movies on the Lawn“ series starts Saturday on the south side of the Hemmens Cultural Center with a showing of ”Zombieland“ on a 30-foot-wide screen.