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Susan P. Anderson plays one of the six Poets who recount the “unshakeable attraction” and the endless brutality of war in Janus Theatre’s version of “An Iliad” by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare. (Janus Theater Company)

Ever-timely epic: Elgin’s Janus Theatre revives ‘An Iliad’

Ten years after Janus Theatre Company staged “An Iliad,” director Sean Hargadon revisits the play adapted from Homer’s epic poem, this time with an all-female cast.

Real-life married couple Timothy Edward Kane and Kate Fry play embattled former spouses and co-workers in Northlight Theatre’s premiere adaptation of the newspaper dramedy “The Front Page.” (Jeffrey L. Kurysz photo)

Fall theater preview: Plenty of intriguing musicals and plays coming to suburban, Chicago stages

World and regional premieres are among the productions scheduled to run on suburban and Chicago stages this fall.

The 25th annual Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival Sept. 4-6 offers fun for the family with carnival rides all three days. (Village of Lake in the Hills)

Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival marks 25th year with 10 bands and fireworks

Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival celebrates its 25th year on Labor Day weekend with three days of activities, 10 bands performing various music styles, carnival rides, and a fireworks show Sunday night.

Septemberfest returns to Schaumburg Saturday through Monday, Sept. 5-7. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Big names, big fun: Schaumburg Septemberfest returns Sept. 5-7

The 55th annual Schaumburg Septemberfest will take place Saturday through Monday, Sept. 5-7. Main Stage entertainment includes Cheap Foreign Cars and Night Ranger Saturday, White Lion and Warrant Sunday, and Krysten Knievel and Max Weinberg’s Jukebox Monday.

Kevin Jarr of Naperville and son Jude at the Naperville Last Fling on Sept. 1, 2025. The Jaycees’ annual farewell to summer returns to downtown Naperville Friday, Sept. 4, and runs through Monday. (Karie Angell Luc/for the Daily Herald)

Naperville’s Last Fling featuring a little of everything — including breakdancing

Naperville’s 61st annual Last Fling festival runs Labor Day weekend with carnival rides, live music, food vendors, and a new breakdancing competition called “Riverwalk Breaks” offering cash prizes.

Northlight Theatre inaugurates its new Evanston home with a new adaptation of “The Front Page” starring Kate Fry, center, and Timothy Edward Kane, seated, second from left. (Jeffrey L. Kurysz)

Spotlight: Comedy classic ‘The Front Page’ heralds Northlight’s Evanston homecoming

Northlight Theatre inaugurates its new home in Evanston with the premiere of Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of “The Front Page,” based on the play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur and the 1940 screwball comedy “His Girl Friday.”

Enjoy carnival rides, live music, a car show and more at Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival, which runs Friday through Sunday, Sept. 4-6, at Sunset Park in Lake in the Hills. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Things to do Sept. 4-10: Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival, Naperville Jaycees’ Last Fling, Buffalo Grove Days and more

Mark your calendar for Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival, Naperville Jaycees’ Last Fling, Buffalo Grove Days and more.