Illinois celebrated its bicentennial as a state in December of 2018.\u00a0 To celebrate, the Chicago Tribune published the Bicentennial Bucket List: 200 Things To Do In Illinois, celebrating the best the state has to offer in history, food, architecture, culture, sports, nature, drink, and oddities.\u00a0 With the state shutting down tonight due to the corona virus outbreak, I figured this was the second-best time to look through this collection and cover the ones I\u2019ve done\/eaten\/seen.<\/p>\n
We kick things off with one of the entries from the Culture category: Rialto Square Theatre, from Joliet, IL.<\/p>\n
Putting on more than 150 events a year, this Jewel of Joliet evokes a bygone era with its Greek, Roman and Byzantine architecture.<\/p>\n
Afternoon tours are offered most Tuesdays.\u00a0 The nearly century-old theater gets especially festive at the end of the year with its monthlong Home for the Holidays programming, with movies, concerts and other special events.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
My one and only trip to the Rialto Square Theatre came in 2015 to see\u00a0Craig Ferguson during his Hot & Grumpy tour.\u00a0 To be honest, I don’t remember much about the theater itself, so I can’t say that it left much of an impression.\u00a0 I certainly would be willing to go back if something interesting was coming to town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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