Six Flags Great America in Gurnee is gearing up to welcome adrenaline junkies of all ages Saturday for the opening of the 2024 season, which will include the debut of Sky Striker, a new massive pendulum thrill attraction, later this spring.
Mark your calendars for appearances by the BoDeans, Cary Elwes and the Impractical Jokers, the College of Lake County’s Fear No Art Festival, Earth Day events and more happening this week.
Maggie Rogers wrote and recorded her new album, “Don’t Forget Me,” over five days last winter. The songs came quickly and chronologically, as if she was writing “diff...
Buffalo Creek Brewing has created a special beer inspired by Taylor Swift’s new album and, just like her concert tickets, it will probably sell out quickly.
Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra play a benefit concert at Aurora University, Nicki Minaj and Monica headline two nights at the United Center, and the Morton Arboretum welcomes canine friends.
Internationally renowned mixologist Tao Zrafi, who was a Season 1 finalist on Netflix’s “Drink Masters,” is opening the new high-concept, one-of-a-kind cocktail bar No School Tomorrow on Thursday, April 18, on the campus of the Itasca Country Club.
Adventurous theatergoers eager for new works have a lot to look forward to come spring and summer, including world and regional premieres, two of which feature bona fide sitcom stars Laurie Metcalf and Jason Alexander.