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The demons will come out during Six Flags Great America’s Fright Fest starting Sept. 13.

Conjuring nightmares: Six Flags Great America’s Fright Fest unveils new thrills, haunted mazes

Roller coaster buffs will have to hurry to ride Raging Bull before it temporarily closes for a full repaint, but there are plenty of other big events, including new Fright Fest haunts, planned for visitors to Six Flags Great America in Gurnee.

Elburn Days includes a truck and tractor pull and more Friday through Sunday, Aug. 15-17, at Lions Park in Elburn.

Things to do Aug. 15-21: Elburn Days, Naper Nights, Little Bear Ribfest and more

Mark your calendar for Elburn Days, Naper Nights, Little Bear Ribfest and more happening this week.

Beyoncé, center, is joined by her daughter Blue Ivy, right, during a halftime performance in an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans on Dec. 25, 2024, in Houston.

Beyoncé wins first Emmy, for ‘Beyoncé Bowl’ halftime show

Beyoncé has an Emmy to go with her 35 Grammys. She was listed as one of a half dozen people on a team that won outstanding costumes for a variety, nonfiction or reality show for "Beyoncé Bowl.”

A rendering of The Barn on North, a special event space Sonny Acres is building at its farm business on North Avenue in an unincorporated portion of West Chicago.

Sonny Acres to build special event space, The Barn on North

Sonny Acres, the farm and family entertainment complex in West Chicago, is building a 7,000-square-foot building, The Barn on North, to host special events.

Brent Copstead, owner of Geneva Winery, is expanding the business to include an event venue and a larger production facility located in Elburn. He also is aiming to establish a vineyard on land near Elburn.

‘Creating a little wine community’: Geneva Winery expands production in Elburn, plans to grow

Brent Copstead, owner of Geneva Winery, is expanding the business to include an event venue, vineyard and larger production facility.

A traditional Lion Dance, performed by Wong's Lion Dance Association, brings good fortune to Hollywood Casino Joliet during a grand opening ceremony Monday.

New $185 million Hollywood Casino Joliet opens, seen as regional destination point

The new Hollywood Casino Joliet opened Monday with fanfare that included a traditional Chinese lion dance and an announcement that the casino has become an official sponsor of the Chicago Bears.

The last day of operations for Regal cinema, which opened 32 years ago on Rand Road in Lake Zurich, is Thursday.

Curtain closing on Regal cinema in Lake Zurich

After 32 years, the screens at Regal Lake Zurich cinema will go dark for good after the last showing Thursday.