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Starting with the Obama Presidential Center opening, Chicago and suburban museums unveil ambitious summer exhibitions

Starting with the Obama Presidential Center opening, Chicago and suburban museums unveil ambitious summer exhibitions

The biggest cultural event in the Chicago area this year promises to be the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in June. But other suburban and Chicago museums have significant exhibitions planned too.

 
Things to do May 22-28: Memorial Day events, Lake County Food Truck Festival, Prairie Arts Festival and more

Things to do May 22-28: Memorial Day events, Lake County Food Truck Festival, Prairie Arts Festival and more

Mark your calendar for Memorial Day ceremonies and parades, Lake County Food Truck Festival, Barrington Art Festival, Prairie Arts Festival in Schaumburg, Arbor Evenings at Morton Arboretum, Finesse Mitchell at the Chicago Improv and more.

 
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Now that’s a tasty burger: 10 good places to dine on National Hamburger Day

Now that’s a tasty burger: 10 good places to dine on National Hamburger Day

Thursday, May 28, is National Hamburger Day, and here are 10 places around the suburbs where you can enjoy a tasty burger.

 
Timely as ever: TimeLine Theatre inaugurates new home with superb ‘Enemy of the People’

Timely as ever: TimeLine Theatre inaugurates new home with superb ‘Enemy of the People’

A superb revival of the ever-resonant “An Enemy of the People” inaugurates TimeLine Theatre Company’s new home.

 
Memorial Day parades, services, events in the suburbs

Memorial Day parades, services, events in the suburbs

Memorial Day parades, services and observances throughout the suburbs will pay tribute to those U.S. military personnel who gave their lives in service of their country.

 
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Best Bets: Rosemont’s Rockin’ in the Park and Morton’s Wonder Woods Mini Golf return

Best Bets: Rosemont’s Rockin’ in the Park and Morton’s Wonder Woods Mini Golf return

Summer will be rocking with outdoor concerts at Rosemont’s Parkway Bank Park and the Elmhurst History Museum, mini golf resumes at the Morton Arboretum, and Brookfield Zoo Chicago debuts its larger-than-life Dinos! experience.

 
‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ makes a clumsy big-screen debut

‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ makes a clumsy big-screen debut

It’s been nearly seven years since there was a new “Star Wars” movie released in theaters, and there are lots of ways to do it. “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,” a disjointed off-ramp that lacks the scale and ambition of its sisters, fails the task.

 
Dining out: Memorial Day dining specials, new eateries in Schaumburg, Aurora, Oak Brook

Dining out: Memorial Day dining specials, new eateries in Schaumburg, Aurora, Oak Brook

Many restaurants around the suburbs will be serving specials for Memorial Day, plus the anticipated Hopscotch Pub recently opened in Schaumburg.

 
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Spotlight: Chicago Shakes stages North American premiere of ‘Brokeback Mountain’

Spotlight: Chicago Shakes stages North American premiere of ‘Brokeback Mountain’

Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents the stage adaptation of “Brokeback Mountain,” adapted from Annie Proulx’s 1997 novella that inspired the Academy Award-winning film.

 
Concerts May 22-28: The Kid LAROI, Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky and more

Concerts May 22-28: The Kid LAROI, Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky and more

Upcoming concerts include The Kid LAROI at The Salt Shed, Kid Cudi at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, A$AP Rocky at the United Center and more.

 

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