Half Day Brewing boasts big beer selection
When Mark Zych and Scott Ward, co-owners of the Tap House Grill franchise, decided to open a brewpub in Lincolnshire (the better to supply Tap House with their own craft...
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Gary Gulman headlines ‘Standup Soiree’ for Holocaust Museum
When you think Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, standup comedy might not be your first association. Gary Gulman gets it. Gulman is the featured entertainment at the museum's "Standup...
Writers break from solitude for Open Mic
Writing is a solitary endeavor, and so it was with a sense of anticipation and community that local authors of prose and poetry gathered recently on a dark and stormy...
Former ‘Happy Days’ actor recalls working with Garry Marshall
Harris Kal was in a hotel on July 19 when he received word that famed director and producer Garry Marshall had died at the age of 81. Kal appeared for...
Cellar Gate goes from small plates to big ones
The Cellar Gate Wine Market & Bistro in Highwood is going through "positive growing pains," said owner Kayla Steffens. Steffens opened it in 2008 as a labor of love; a...
Honey’s brings fried chicken to Highland Park
Start spreading the news: Honey's Hot Chicken, the newest venture of Jeff Shapiro and executive chef and partner Dean Eliacostas, of Real Urban Barbecue fame, is now open in Highland...
How Operation, Etch-a-Sketch and other toys work
The Kohl Children's Museum isn't playing around with "Toys: The Inside Story," an interactive exhibit that runs through Sept. 4. And neither, at the moment, is 4-year-old Mason Van Patten,...
Where to watch outdoor movies in the northern suburbs
The American drive-in movie theatre is an endangered species, but local park districts are recreating the nostalgic experience in the parks, on the beaches or even in the pools with...
Live it up at Chatterbox in Long Grove
In the classic Nick Lowe song, the singer counts down his "Seven Nights to Rock" — "Monday, at sister Suzy's ball/Tuesday, at the old dance hall/Wednesday, at the road house...
‘On Golden Pond’ concludes Oil Lamp’s thematic season
Ernest Thompson's Tony Award-winning play, "On Golden Pond," which runs June 16-July 31 at Oil Lamp Theatre, completes the Glenview-based theatre company's trilogy of productions that explore father-daughter relationships. The...