The Lake Park softball team is on fire. The Lancers started the season 8-0, which included a 6-0 mark at the recent Ripken Experience in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee over spring break. Pitching certainly has been eye-catching for coach Lynsey Gunnells’ sq...

The St. Charles East softball team isn’t shying away from tough competition. The Saints got off to a 7-1 start with wins against West Aurora (12-2), Yorkville (3-1), Lincoln-Way Central (10-0), Downers Grove North (4-0), Neuqua Valley (14-1), Jacobs ...

Make plans to see Jon Lovitz and Andrew Dice Clay performing a double-bill stand-up comedy show at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, Expo Chicago at Navy Pier, BoDeans at the Paramount Theatre, the Great Midwest Train Show in Wheaton, Tommy Davidson at the Chicago Improv in Schaumburg and more.

Saturday, April 4 Baseball Barrington 10, Yorkville 8 Brother Rice 16, Libertyville 8 Crystal Lake South 12, Chicago University Lab 3 Glenbard South 4, Monmouth United 0 Hoffman Estates 7, Elgin 0 Lane Tech 4, Crystal Lake South 3 Nazareth ...

Friday, April 3 Baseball Antioch 11, Richmond-Burton 0 (6 Inn.) Dundee-Crown 2, Champaign Centennial 1 Glenbard North 15, West Chicago 1 (5 Inn.) Hamilton Southeastern (IN) 16, Hinsdale South 0 (5 Inn.) Hendersonville (TN) 6, St. Charles No...

Thursday, April 2 Baseball Arnold (FL) 7, Kaneland 3 Bartlett 5, Desales Catholic (KY) 2 Benet 12, Boyd-Buchanan (TN) 6 (5 Inn.) Boyd-Buchanan (TN) 12, Wheaton North 1 (6 Inn.) Butler (OH) 15, Batavia 3 (6 Inn.) First Assembly Christian (TN...

Wednesday, April 1 Baseball Antioch 3, Zion-Benton 2 Aurora Christian 7, Louisville 6 Benet 7, Hilliard Darby 1 Geneva 11, Plano 0 Geneva 12, South Milwaukee 2 Glenbard East 13, Spring Hill 2 Glenbard West 14, Xaverian 7 Hampshire 12, Coote...

We note the passing of former St. Charles High School athletic director Wayne DeMaar, and the visionary mind of Elk Grove athletic director Kirk Macnider.

Master jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval performs a free concert at Aurora University, the balloon exhibition “EmotionAir” continues at The Fields Studios in Chicago, and the virtual reality exhibition “Titanic: A Voyage Through Time” opens at Germania Place in Chicago.