Marriott raising curtain on 50th season
January 17, 2025Peter Blair has done it all at Marriott Theatre. The theater’s executive producer started at the Lincolnshire venue in 2005 as a production assistant. “I mopped the floors….
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Pezband founders see remixed ‘Best of Pezband’ as their legacy
January 16, 2025Pezband co-founder Mimi Betinis used the word “legacy” several times as he talked about the recent release on vinyl of “The Best of Pezband.” Betinis, the band’s guitarist,…
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Guzman y Gomez making a name for itself
January 15, 2025First of two parts looking at ethnic and health-focused eateries emerging on the Chicago area restaurant scene What happens when a New Yorker can’t find Mexican food to his liking…
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State Tourism Office promotes playing hooky
January 10, 2025To embrace the 2025 Rose Parade’s theme of “Best Day Ever!,” Enjoy Illinois partnered with Paramount Pictures to transport parade viewers to iconic Chicago’s destinations with…
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Boat Show docks in Rosemont
January 6, 2025The Chicago area’s biggest and longest-running boating event will launch this year from a new home. The Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show starts Wednesday and runs through Sunday…
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Snow, ice and subzero temperatures to impact travel
January 3, 2025The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are advising residents that a winter storm is anticipated to create dangerous travel conditions throughout much of…
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New year, new laws
January 1, 2025Time to study up, Illinois. New state laws are now in effect. They include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs,…
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Drive-thru displays light up the holidays
December 26, 2024With the holidays upon us, drive-thru light displays are ongoing in Illinois. Stretching from the Chicago region to the greater St. Louis area and covering several towns and cities…
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