Festgoers came out to Wauconda Fest Thursday night for the live music, carnival rides and games, fair food and more. The festival continues through Sunday in Cook Park.
With speeches — and a lion’s dance for good luck — the new Hollywood Casino Aurora opened its doors Wednesday.
Pour one out for Johnny Knoxville and his crew. They’re done. “Best and Last” is a sad but fitting end to an extreme stunt franchise that was vanquished not by imagination but time.
Mark your calendar for Swedish Days in Geneva, Wauconda Fest, Frontier Days in Arlington Heights, Mundelein Community Days, Palatine Jaycees Hometown Fest, Northwest Fourth-Fest in Hoffman Estates and more.
As the Fourth of July approaches, so do themed events throughout the suburbs, including festivals, parades, fireworks displays, walks and runs, concerts and more. Here’s where and when you can celebrate.
Milly Alcock’s Kara Zor-El, or Supergirl, sports not a spandex suit but a Blondie T-shirt. Nonchalant and sarcastic, Kara is also a little Han Solo-ish. She’s a welcome, jagged riff on more buttoned-up superheroes, and Alcock is terrific in the role. If only “Supergirl” was as good as she is.
Madurai Kitchen opened a new location this week at Glen Town Center in Glenview, and there’s a new First Watch in Crystal Lake. Plus, where to celebrate July 4 and fun for your pup at Lazy Dog.