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Yelp names Lou Malnati’s as the top pizza chain in America, while the world’s best bar is about to take up residency in downtown Chicago through the end of the year.
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“Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience” thrills fans starting this weekend, Naper Settlement hosts Oktoberfest, Karen Mason headlines a special tribute to Davenport’s at the Skokie Theatre, and “Carmina Burana” comes to the MAC.
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A traveling exhibit about Bob Hope has landed at the First Division Museum on the Cantigny campus in Wheaton. “So Ready for Laughter: The Legacy of Bob Hope” shows the entertainer in a wartime, on-the-ground role.
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Mark your calendar for the Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival, Harmony Fest Featuring the Taste of Arlington Heights, the Morton Arboretum’s Cider and Ale Festival, Oktoberfests, Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns at Chicago Botanic Garden and more.
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I’m resigned to the sad fact that I will probably never get to dine at 1587 Prime, the steakhouse fronted by Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. So I’ve re-created the restaurant’s cocktail dubbed “The Alchemy,” an ode to Kelce’s fiancée, pop star Taylor Swift.
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“It’s about the taste. It’s about the culture,” says co-owner Dan Latcu of the Chic Cafe, which opened in mid-August in downtown Lake Zurich. On the menu are made-to-order crepes, gourmet coffee, gelato, paninis and more.
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There’s no doubt that Daniel Day-Lewis is one of our greatest living actors. And so the most important thing to say about “Anemone,” a bleak, somber, absorbing but also sometimes frustratingly opaque collaboration with his director son Ronan, is that it’s brought Day-Lewis back.
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Actors Yourtana Sulaiman and Preeti Thaker discuss “Wish You Were Here,” Sanaz Toossi’s play about five Iranian women and their enduring friendship, in its Chicago-area premiere at Remy Bumppo Theatre.
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Upcoming concerts this week include 38 Special at the Genesee Theatre, Ziggy Marley at the Salt Shed, Ice Cube and Mumford and Sons at the United Center, Shawn Mendes at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island and more.
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Premieres of the punk/metal/hip-hop tuner “Revolution(s)” at Goodman and Sandra Delgado’s “Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars” at TimeLine open this week. Plus, Morton Arboretum’s Walking Hikes series salutes Edgar Allan Poe and “The Lion King” returns to Chicago for a brief run.
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