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Where to find meatless meals in the suburbs on Fridays during Lent

Where to find meatless meals in the suburbs on Fridays during Lent

We’re over a week into the Lenten season and restaurants across the suburbs are frying up fish and offering limited-time menu offerings each Friday.

 
Best Bets: Monster Jam Freestyle Mania roars into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena

Best Bets: Monster Jam Freestyle Mania roars into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena

Monster trucks and motocross bikes roll into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, high-flying Circus of Bubbles takes center ring at the Raue Center, the ESO performs music from the Baroque in Elgin, and North Central College hosts the annual “Chords for Kids” concert.

 
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Together again: Suburban actors reunite for ABT’s ‘Come Back, Little Sheba’ revival

Together again: Suburban actors reunite for ABT’s ‘Come Back, Little Sheba’ revival

After seven years, American Blues Theater ensemble members Philip Earl Johnson of Mundelein and Gwendolyn Whiteside of Cary reunite for the company’s acclaimed revival of William Inge’s “Come Back, Little Sheba.”

 
Dining out: Pair of restaurant weeks, soup’s on at Gong cha and more

Dining out: Pair of restaurant weeks, soup’s on at Gong cha and more

Meet Chicago Northwest and Rosemont host restaurant weeks, bubble tea purveyor Gong cha has added soup to the menu, Fry the Coop now offers wings and more.

 
Things to do Feb. 27 to March 5: Trinity Irish Dance, Chris Kattan, WWE Elimination Chamber and more

Things to do Feb. 27 to March 5: Trinity Irish Dance, Chris Kattan, WWE Elimination Chamber and more

Make plans to see Trinity Irish Dance at The Auditorium, Chris Kattan at Austin’s Fuel Room, the Northern Illinois Boat Show at the Lake County Fairgrounds, Joffrey Ballet’s “American Icons” and more.

 
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Concerts Feb. 27 to March 5: Dan Tedesco, Tinsley Ellis, Bad Omens and more

Concerts Feb. 27 to March 5: Dan Tedesco, Tinsley Ellis, Bad Omens and more

Upcoming concerts include Dan Tedesco at Hey Nonny, Tinsley Ellis at The Venue, Bad Omens at the Allstate Arena and more.

 
‘Looking for a break’: Art, education exhibition features beauty of Lake Michigan shoreline

‘Looking for a break’: Art, education exhibition features beauty of Lake Michigan shoreline

Aside from showcasing the serenity of natural beauty, there is another reason behind an upcoming exhibition at the Robert T. Wright Gallery of Art at the College of Lake County in Grayslake.

 
‘Man on the Run’ chronicles Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles long and winding road

‘Man on the Run’ chronicles Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles long and winding road

If Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back” was the supreme document of the Beatles’ final moments together and of their dissolution, Morgan Neville’s “Man on the Run” is a kind of sequel.

 
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Spotlight: ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ returns to Aurora and ‘Hamilton’ is back in Chicago

Spotlight: ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ returns to Aurora and ‘Hamilton’ is back in Chicago

This week marks the return of two popular tuners to the Chicago area: “Million Dollar Quartet” to Aurora’s Stolp Island Theatre and “Hamilton” to Chicago’s CIBC Theatre. It also marks Chicago Children’s Theatre’s 20th anniversary and the world premiere of “White Rooster” at Lookingglass Theatre Company.

 
‘Scrubs’ revival brings back the old goofy gang, but now they're, gulp, in charge

‘Scrubs’ revival brings back the old goofy gang, but now they're, gulp, in charge

“Scrubs” — whose first two episodes premiered Wednesday on ABC and are streaming now on Hulu — picks up with the same characters all these years later. But this time, in addition to some physical wear and tear, the onetime interns are the teachers to a group of rookie doctors.

 

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