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Things to do Sept. 4-10: Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival, Naperville Jaycees’ Last Fling, Buffalo Grove Days and more

By Luke Zurawski
Aug 31, 2026 4:16 pm - Mark your calendar for Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival, Naperville Jaycees’ Last Fling, Buffalo Grove Days and more.
Best bets: Paula Poundstone at Crystal Lake’s Raue Center; Cheap Trick in Aurora

By Barbara Vitello
Aug 31, 2026 2:00 pm - Tickets are still available for Paula Poundstone’s Raue Center show; Cheap Trick headlines RiverEdge Park; free museum admission this weekend for Bank of America cardholders.
Shedd Aquarium helping to reintroduce endangered sharks to native habitat

By Adriana Perez
Aug 31, 2026 10:49 am - The Shedd Aquarium is part of an international campaign to reintroduce the endangered Indo-Pacific leopard shark - also known as the zebra shark - to its natural home in the Coral Triangle, an area in the western Pacific and Indian oceans.
New art exhibit featuring rare masks opens in downtown Aurora

By David Sharos, For the Aurora Beacon-News
Aug 29, 2026 9:00 am - The David L. Pierce Art and History Center in Aurora unveiled "Masks: Identity in Diversity," featuring over 60 artists and a rare mask collection from the Federation of Michoacan Clubs in Illinois. The exhibit continues through Nov. 1.
Food trucks, live music and family fun coming to Lombard’s Maple Street Sept. 5

By Caitlyn Dixon, Lombard Historical Society
Aug 26, 2026 6:14 pm - The Lombard Historical Society hosts its fifth annual Food Truck Social on Sept. 5. This America 250 celebration features eight diverse food trucks, live music including a Blues Brothers tribute band, and family-friendly activities.
Elmhurst History Museum teams with Pro Football Hall of Fame on century of Chicago football stories

By Steve Metsch | For the Naperville Sun
Aug 25, 2026 2:48 pm - The Elmhurst History Museum will present “Bear Down: Football in the Windy City” Aug. 28 through Jan. 24.
Things to do Aug. 28-Sept. 3: Port Clinton Art Festival, Moose-a-Palooza Music Fest and more

By Luke Zurawski
Aug 24, 2026 2:53 pm - Mark your calendar for the Port Clinton Art Festival, Moose-a-Palooza Music Fest and Fundraiser, Edgewater Music Fest and more.
The MAC at 40: Celebrating DuPage County’s ‘cultural town square’

By Barbara Vitello
Aug 22, 2026 11:46 am - The McAninch Arts Center has emerged as a cultural hub in the 40 years since it opened on the College of DuPage campus where it typically attracts more than 100,000 visitors annually.
Things to do Aug. 21-27: Elburn Days, Glen Ellyn Carnival, Dandelion Wine Arts & Music Festival and more

By Luke Zurawski
Aug 20, 2026 6:55 am - Mark your calendar for Elburn Days, the Glen Ellyn Carnival, the 26th annual Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine Arts & Music Festival and more.
Batavia Depot Museum opens new exhibit celebrating the musical side of the city’s history

By David Sharos | For the Aurora Beacon-News
Aug 19, 2026 10:39 am - The Batavia Depot Museum has opened a new exhibit titled “In Harmony – Batavians Making Music,” showcasing the rich musical history of Batavia through artifacts, uniforms, and instruments.

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