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The Paramount Theatre in Aurora returns to live performances with “Kinky Boots.” Patrons must show proof of vaccination.

Theater | Paramount Theatre to require proof of COVID-19 vaccine when venue reopens next month

Want to see "Kinky Boots" next month at Aurora's Paramount Theatre? You'll need proof of vaccination with your ticket.
For the second day in a row, Illinois has recorded more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19. The last time that happened was in mid-May.

News | Illinois averaging 80% more COVID-19 cases than a week ago

Illinois is averaging more than 1,100 new COVID-19 cases a day now, while the vaccination rate is fewer than 20,000 inoculations a day.
After reaching “critical capacity” earlier this summer, the DuPage County Animal Services shelter in Wheaton has found homes for some of the pets they received during the traditional summer surge, but it stills need homes for many more.

News | How county animal shelters are handling the summer influx, and what pet owners can do

DuPage County Animal Services, the second largest county-run pet shelter in the state, was at "critical capacity" in June. Now, thanks to adoption, reunification and rescue partners, the shelter has less than 200 animals in their care for the first time in weeks. The pattern is seen at most other suburban county-operated shelters.
Seth Jones has been traded from the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Sports | Hawks get top defenseman Jones in mega-deal, now will it pay off?

After weeks of speculation that they would acquire Seth Jones -- one of the best defensemen in the league -- the Hawks pulled off a blockbuster deal by sending Adam Boqvist, the first (No. 11 overall) and second-round picks of the 2021 draft and the first pick in the 2022 draft to Columbus.
News | Boy pulled from Lake in the Hills pond by golfers, in critical condition
A child was pulled from a pond in Lake in the Hills by bystanders who began resuscitative efforts, police and fire officials said in news releases Friday.
News | Child drowns at Fox River Grove home
A child drowned Friday morning at a Fox River Grove home, a fire official said.
Stacia Landon
Cook County | Police searching for missing, endangered Schaumburg Township woman
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public's help in locating a missing and endangered woman from unincorporated Schaumburg Township.
Robert Azarcon
News | 74-year-old man from Rolling Meadows goes missing
Rolling Meadows police are looking for a 74-year-old man who has been missing since Friday afternoon.
A restaurant called Pirosmani Georgian Food Art is planned for vacant space at 849 W. Dundee Road in Wheeling, in the Dunhurst Plaza.
Business | Georgian restaurant coming to Wheeling
A restaurant serving Georgian food is coming to a Wheeling shopping center.
Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell created Lollapalooza as a going-away party for his band, which was breaking up. This year's event marks the fest's 30th anniversary.
Music | 'It's the love bomb': Chicago's Lollapalooza returns to mark 30th anniversary
Following a layoff in 2020 amidst the pandemic, Lollapalooza returns to Grant Park Thursday, July 29. "It's the medicine that we need," says creator Perry Farrell.
Smoke from the forest fires in the West continues to flow into our area, resulting in colorful sunsets like this one Thursday over the Hill & Dale farm in Barrington.
Illinois | Western wildfires bring smoke to our skies, coloring our sunsets
The haze resulting from the Western U.S. and Canada wildfires continues to linger over the suburbs, affecting air quality and even our view of the setting sun.
Salma Hussein, 3, of Minneapolis attends Eid Fest on Friday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton. Salma was visiting family from Chicago.
DuPage County | Three-day Eid Fest in Wheaton welcomes all
Thousands of people are expected to attend this weekend's Eid Fest, which opened Friday night in Wheaton.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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