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Cream of Wheaton brings live music, carnival rides, food and more to Wheaton’s Memorial Park Thursday through Sunday, June 4-7.

Things to do June 5-11: Cream of Wheaton, Roselle Lions Rose Festival, Chicago Blues Fest and more

Mark your calendar for Cream of Wheaton, Roselle Lions Rose Festival, Chicago Blues Festival, Mundelein Craft Beer Festival, Eid Fest, Rosemont UnCorked Wine Festival, Illinois Home Show and more.

Max Cady (Javier Bardem) is out for revenge in Apple TV’s “Cape Fear.”

Apple TV’s retelling of ‘Cape Fear’ brings a psycho killer into our homes in ‘a nightmare for today’

If there’s ever been a terrifying screen villain, it’s got to be Max Cady. He’s the sadistic, unhinged former inmate bent on getting revenge against the lawyer who put him away in “Cape Fear.” The 10-part series on Apple TV stars Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson as well-to-do lawyers whose family gets upended by Bardem’s revenge-seeking missile.

Pop star Danny (Nick Jonas), left, and wedding singer Rick (Paul Rudd) collaborate on unfinished songs in “Power Ballad.”

Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas hit the right notes in ‘Power Ballad’

When a wedding band singer (Paul Rudd) and a pop star (Nick Jonas) cross paths at a wedding in “Power Ballad,” for one night, all of the stratification of the music world falls away as the movie starts like a fairy tale.

Caden Quaintance, left, 11, of Wheaton, and his friends enjoy cold drinks at the Cream of Wheaton festival in downtown Wheaton on Thursday, June 4, 2026.

Cream of Wheaton opens summer fest season

The opening of the Cream of Wheaton means summer is here. The festival continues through the weekend with a bunch of bands in Memorial Park.

Paradegoers walk through a cloud of bubbles as they take part in the 2025 Elgin Pride Parade. This year’s parade and festival returns on Saturday, June 6.

Celebrate Pride Month with parades and festivals in June

Almost 20 Pride events featuring parades and festivals will take place across the suburbs in June, including events in Downers Grove, Elgin, Buffalo Grove, St. Charles, Woodstock, Aurora, Elmhurst, Des Plaines and other communities.

The Maxwell Street Polish topped with mustard and grilled onions is one of Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga’s favorite menu items at Portillo’s.

Dining out: Shota meal at Portillo’s and Cinco De Drinko at Fat Rosie’s

Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga shares his favorite order from Portillo’s, Fat Rosie’s is launching Cinco De Drinko on the fifth of every month, and there’s a new craft soda and sandwich shop opening in Antioch.

Shorty (Marlon Wayans) seems to be a bit stuck and can’t get out in “Scary Movie.”

‘Scary Movie 6’ brings back the Wayans and the Core Four for a rapid-fire horror spoof

The knife-wielding serial killer known as Ghostface unwisely tries to stab Teyana Taylor in the opening scene of “Scary Movie,” and it goes rather poorly. The dagger the psycho plunges into the actor’s abdomen bounces off, horribly bent. “I’m Teyana Taylor,” she announces. “My abs have abs.”