Entertainment
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American Nightmare Scream Park to offer scares like no other hauntSep 25, 2025 12:02 am - New outdoor haunt "American Nightmare Scream Park" emerges in Spring Grove cornfield, offering intense scares and midway entertainment.
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Faith Community UCC to host concert rededicating recently refurbished Wicks Pipe OrganSep 24, 2025 11:44 pm - Zach Klobnak, a professor at Centre College, will perform on the recently refurbished Wicks Pipe Organ at Faith Community United Church of Christ in Bensenville on Oct. 12.
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‘Tales & Tombstones’ takes you through Lombard’s oldest cemeterySep 24, 2025 10:20 pm - The Lombard Park District, in partnership with the Lombard Historical Society, is hosting “Tales & Tombstones - A Candlelit Tour of Lombard's Oldest Cemetery” on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3-4
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Elgin’s Bluff City Cemetery Walk honors local history and legaciesSep 24, 2025 10:09 pm - Experience Elgin's past through outdoor theatrical performances at the Bluff City Cemetery Walk on Sept. 27-28, highlighting notable locals like an early car dealer, a pioneering female driver, a decorated World War II pilot, and a road safety innovator.
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Lost and found: Steppenwolf’s ‘Mr. Wolf’ a tense, emotionally charged look at trauma, survivalSep 24, 2025 5:11 pm - Every parent’s nightmare, the loss of a child, animates Rajiv Joseph’s “Mr. Wolf,” an unsettling but ultimately hopeful examination of post-trauma survival in its Chicago premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre.
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Jessica Chastain opposes Apple TV+ decision to delay ‘The Savant’
Sep 24, 2025 2:54 pm - Jessica Chastain says she disagrees with Apple TV+'s decision to postpone the release of the political thriller series “The Savant” following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
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Art After Dark event celebrates Downers Grove Public Library’s art collection
Sep 24, 2025 11:44 am - The Downers Grove Public Library has a permanent collection of 30 art pieces, including a dress made from woven romance novel pages created by former employee Carrie Ann Bronkowski in memory of her friend Nadine Walsh.
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Bartlett Oktoberfest returns with food, drinks, live musicSep 24, 2025 10:40 am - Get ready for two full days of music, food, and fun with a festive flair at the fourth annual Bartlett Oktoberfest in Leiseberg Park.
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Two Way Street Coffee House to host Heritage SeriesSep 24, 2025 10:35 am - Two Way Street Coffee House in Downers Grove celebrates its 55th season with the Heritage Series of concerts featuring local musicians and songwriters.
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Schaumburg Halloween Carnival, House of Creeps moving into Wintrust Field againSep 24, 2025 10:19 am - The Schaumburg Boomers baseball team have begun their off-season, allowing a spookier type of fun to take over Wintrust Field and its grounds for three extended weekends in October.