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Things to do Sept. 25 to Oct. 1: Long Grove Apple Fest, Cary Main Street Fest, Huntley Fall Fest and more

By Luke Zurawski
Sep 21, 2026 3:37 pm - Mark your calendar for the Long Grove Apple Fest, Cary Main Street Fest, Huntley Fall Fest, Meadows Fest in Rolling Meadows, Cantigny Fall Fest and more.
Taylor Swift will become the most awarded artist in MTV VMAs history: A guide to the 2026 show

By MARIA SHERMAN
Sep 21, 2026 12:53 pm - Taylor Swift will once again break records. At the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, she will receive the inaugural Artist Director Honors, becoming the most awarded artist in VMA history.
What to stream: ‘A Different World,’ ‘Toy Story 5’ and Kenny Chesney

By The Associated Press
Sep 21, 2026 5:15 am - The Disney+ debut of “Toy Story 5” and a new album from Kenny Chesney are some of the new television shows, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Darlene Love, at 85, finally gets the spotlight to herself in a new documentary at TIFF

By JAKE COYLE
Sep 20, 2026 9:21 am - It’s cosmic justice that Darlene Love, whose career in music so often went uncredited in her youth, still sings so well at age 85. The new documentary, “Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been,” is punctuated by Love’s performances of some of her classic songs.
Ed Sheeran says situation in Gaza is ‘catastrophic and unjustifiable’ as he opens concert

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA
Sep 20, 2026 9:10 am - Ed Sheeran opened a concert Saturday with comments about Gaza after controversy swirled around his tour and supporting acts withdrew in solidarity with opener Macklemore, who was dropped after making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.
Grammy winner Howard Levy opens Baker Center’s centennial season Oct. 17

By Mike Smith, Norris Cultural Arts Center
Sep 18, 2026 5:19 pm - Grammy winner Howard Levy will perform with guitarist Chris Siebold on Oct. 17 at Baker Community Center in St. Charles, opening the seventh “Saturday Night Lights” concert season with “I Speak Music: Songs and Stories of a Century” based on his memoir.
Duncan Sheik, Tony- and Grammy-winning ‘Spring Awakening’ composer and pop star, dies at 56

By MARK KENNEDY
Sep 18, 2026 9:59 am - Duncan Sheik, the Tony- and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who crafted the music for “Spring Awakening,” has died. He was 56.
Ravinia announces major renovation of historic Martin Theatre

By Joseph States | jstates@chicagotribune.com | Pioneer Press
Sep 18, 2026 8:17 am - The 122-year-old Martin Theatre at Ravinia in Highland Park will be getting “significant enhancements” thanks to a $38 million gift from the Negaunee Foundation — the largest in Ravinia’s history — Ravinia Festival announced Wednesday.
Artists, promoters and venues have their own kind of power on troubled tours like Ed Sheeran’s

By ANDREW DALTON and GARY GERARD HAMILTON
Sep 17, 2026 7:52 am - Concert promoters wield great power. Venue owners can too, but they rarely choose to. And artists capable of filling stadiums like Ed Sheeran usually have approval over everything that happens under their name.
‘North American Mosaic’: St. Charles Singers to weave together songs from early America to present day

Submitted by Nathan Silverman
Sep 16, 2026 10:30 am - The St. Charles Singers will open their 42nd season with "North American Mosaic" on Oct. 3-4, featuring songs from various eras and cultural perspectives including works by William Billings, Charles Ives, Florence Price, and Aaron Copland.

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