May 22 2013 | 9:21 am
- First Folio Theatre's four-show 2013-14 season will be bookended with outdoor shows on the grounds of the Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook.
May 23 2013 | 1:36 pm
- You have your choice of country superstars Friday. Head to Tinley Park to see Tim McGraw in his Two Lanes of Freedom tour. Or see Grammy-winning singer Gretchen Wilson belt out her country sound at the Arcada in St. Charles. Need a laugh? Check out...
May 21 2013 | 6:33 am
- Who knew that The Rolling Stones would still be rocking after 50 years. Catch up with these rock legends starting Tuesday, May 28, for three "50 and Counting" tour concerts at the United Center. See acrobats, clowns, contortionists and more when the...
May 17 2013 | 3:34 pm
- Kids music superstar Raffi headlines a Sunday afternoon show at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. Today's the last day for Anime Central 2013, the Midwest's largest convention for fans of Japanese animation and manga, in Rosemont. Broadway touring...
May 17 2013 | 3:08 pm
- See hundreds of re-enactors participate in an authentic battle when Naperville's Naper Settlement transforms into a Civil War encampment during the annual Civil War Days this weekend. Scale a 25-foot rock wall, balance on a paddle board and more at...
May 16 2013 | 3:14 pm
- On the surface, the conflicts in A.R. Gurney's 2011 off-Broadway comedy "Black Tie" can feel slight. But "Black Tie," now playing in its Chicago-area debut at Steel Beam in St. Charles, gradually takes on larger and more universal themes of...
May 17 2013 | 4:25 pm
- More than 30 acts have signed up for the second edition of Suburban Chicago's Got Talent presented by the Daily Herald, produced by the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre and sponsored by the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce. And there's still...
May 17 2013 | 10:15 am
- Cosmic wonder isn't something you left back in the 1970s — it's a new show opening Friday at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. Anime Central 2013, the Midwest's largest convention for fans of Japanese animation and manga, returns for a...
May 13 2013 | 1:03 pm
- Anime Central 2013, the Midwest's largest convention of Japanese animation and manga, returns for a weekend-long bash at Rosemont's Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Scale a 25-foot rock wall, balance on a paddle board and more during the...
May 12 2013 | 12:42 am
- It's Mother's Day, so let Mom choose what she wants to do today. Mothers and grandmothers can ride the trolley cars for free (with a paying child) at the Fox River Trolley Museum. For the active mom, spend some time riding the rides together at...