Entertainment
-
Best Bets: Dennis Quaid, ‘I Love the 90s Tour’ at RiverEdge, Voyage en France at CantignyJul 15, 2024 5:40 pm - Actor/songwriter Dennis Quaid performs in Chicago, 1990s hip-hop artists Vanilla Ice, Rob Base, Kid N Play and more headline Aurora’s RiverEdge Park, and Cantigny hosts Voyage en France.
-
Festivals July 19-25: County fairs, Vernon Hills Days, Sugar Grove Corn Boil and moreJul 15, 2024 5:39 pm - Mark your calendars for the Kane County and Lake County Fairs, Algonquin Founders Days, the Sugar Grove Corn Boil and more happening this week.
-
Annual Carol Stream dog show and festival returns for 7th year Aug. 4.Jul 15, 2024 5:02 pm - Central Bark-Carol Stream is hosting its seventh annual Charity Dog Show & Festival along with VetBros Pet Education Charitable Fund, on Sunday, Aug. 4. It will be 10 a.m...
-
A winning time at Batavia’s Windmill City FestivalJul 15, 2024 2:59 pm - A few rainstorms didn’t entirely dampen the fun at Batavia’s annual Windmill City Festival.
-
Kane County Fair returns with live music, rodeos and a demolition derby
Jul 15, 2024 12:32 pm - The 155th annual Kane County Fair returns with animals, carnival rides, fair food, demolition derbies, rodeos, music and more.
-
Griff has opened for some of pop’s biggest stars. Now she has a debut album of her own to bring to Chicago
Jul 15, 2024 11:27 am - British singer-songwriter Griff’s career has been an undeniable whirlwind. Less than two years after releasing her first single — and finishing her A-level exams — she wo...
-
Book Review: East Texas P.I. turns vigilante in funny and savage ‘Sugar on the Bones’Jul 15, 2024 10:21 am - In Joe R. Lansdale’s “Sugar on the Bones,” the quirky characters are well drawn, the prose is tight, the pace is furious, the surprises keep coming and the violent climax is nothing less than savage.
-
Bee Taylor brings New Orleans sound to Hey NonnyJul 15, 2024 8:28 am - When an artist’s bio includes a snippet that they bought their first guitar from funds raised by taking pigs to market, you know you might be in for a unique experience.
-
Music Review: Megan Moroney’s charms grow stronger on sophomore album, ‘Am I Okay?’
-
What to stream: Childish Gambino, Daisy Ridley, Natalie Portman, some gladiators and Kristen Stewart