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Things to Do
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You don’t need an excuse to head to your local parlor for tasty ice cream. But if you’re looking for justification, July is National Ice Cream Month. Here are 11 suburban spots to try, starting with Milk House Ice Cream in Pingree Grove.
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When Julio Iglesias Jr. feels good, so does his audience. The son of Spanish pop crossover legend Julio Iglesias, he will prepare his smooth pipes for back-to-back concerts in Hillside and Des Plaines next week.
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Mark your calendar for the Kane and DuPage county fairs, Lake Zurich Alpine Fest, Rotary Fest in Elk Grove Village, Vernon Hills Days, Naper Nights Concert Series, Sugar Grove Corn Boil, Lombard Brew Fest and more.
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Lou Malnati’s has launched its first Lou’s Rewards Fest for loyalty club members, and Everdine’s Grilled Cheese Co. is closing its Naperville location on Friday.
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Metropolis Performing Arts Centre delivers a sweet, well-sung and well-designed revival of “The Wizard of Oz,” adapted from L. Frank Baum’s novel and MGM’s 1939 film classic.
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“Tiny Encounters,” a walking tour of interactive performances, debuts in downtown Elgin Saturday; a real-life version of the TV game show “The Cube” opens in Chicago; and trickster Michael Carbonaro brings “Wonderboy” to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie.
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Getting home, and turning back the clock, has long been at the root of Christopher Nolan’s films. As a story about a man whose cunning offends the gods, Nolan’s “The Odyssey” feels very much like a companion piece, if not a downright sequel, to “Oppenheimer,” but with Odysseus played by Matt Damon in the role of his life.
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A few new acts will join longtime favorites when the 157th Kane County Fair returns to the fairgrounds in St. Charles this week.
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Upcoming concerts include Rush at the United Center, Paul Simon at Ravinia Festival, Sixteen Candles at RiverEdge Park, Lil Wayne at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island and more.
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Joey Fatone plays Lance in the national tour of “And Juliet,” Highland Park’s Uptown Music Theater revives “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” and Woodstock Shakespeare Players stages “A Bit O’ The Bard: Fair And Foul.”
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