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Camp Duncan on Route 12 in Ingleside will be home to “Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience” featuring mystical creatures and more beginning Oct. 3.

‘A game changer for Camp Duncan’: Harry Potter experience to make Chicago-area debut in fall

Anticipation is building but fans aren’t the only ones excited for the pending Midwest debut of “Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience” at YMCA Camp Duncan in Ingleside.

McHenry County Fair adds new racing, art and livestock events this year

The McHenry County Fair returns July 29 to Aug. 3 with new pavilions for food and Quad Racing as a new grandstand event.

Durty Nellie’s co-owners Mark Dolezal, left, and younger brother Jimmy have been operating the beloved 53-year-old Palatine institution since 1988. Mark died from esophageal cancer last Thursday at the age of 75.

Palatine community mourns passing of Durty Nellie’s co-owner Mark Dolezal

The Palatine community and music fans from across the suburbs are mourning the death of 75-year-old Mark Dolezal, who’s co-owned Durty Nellie’s in the village’s downtown since 1988.

Kauai (Jason Momoa) is a nobleman and warrior who plays a major part in the unification of the Hawaiian islands in “Chief of War.”

What to stream: Reneé Rapp, ‘The Phoenician Scheme,’ Elvis rarities, Anthony Mackie and Jason Momoa

Benicio Del Toro starring in Wes Anderson’s “The Phoenician Scheme” and Reneé Rapp's second studio album are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

Meet your local first responders at National Night Out events

Towns across the suburbs are hosting National Night Out celebrations in early August with family activities, food, and emergency vehicle displays.

A drunken binge reveals how similar sibling rivals Lee (Ben Page), left, and Austin (Jack Ball) are in Paramount Theatre's swift, searing revival of the Sam Shepard classic “True West.”

Brothers at odds: Paramount Theatre delivers superbly acted revival of Sam Shepard’s classic ‘True West’

Paramount Theatre’s “True West” feels less overtly menacing than other productions of the Sam Shepard classic, but director Jim Corti’s superb revival is every bit as engrossing.

It just works: Chicago Dog Deep Dish pizza collab from Portillo’s, Lou Malnati’s surprisingly delicious

We tried the new Chicago Dog Deep Dish pizza from Lou Malnati’s and Portillo’s. Yep, that’s mustard on a pizza.