The Arlington High School homecoming last Saturday drew more than 750 alumni from 12 states to celebrate the school's rich history and reunite with classmates and former staff. Throughout the day, alumni participated in a sock hop, all-class picture...

German metal Rock out with the German metal band The Scorpions ("Wind of Change," "Rock You Like a Hurricane") when the "2017 Crazy World Tour" comes Saturday to the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $20.50-$295; $15-$20 parking. (800...

Guitar great Buddy Guy, one of the greatest living exponents of Chicago blues guitar, performs tonight at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $49-$175. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com. 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 An apple a day ... Apple...

The two-story, 8,280-square-foot addition planned at Greenbrier Elementary School in Arlington Heights will cost $6.4 million under a bid package approved by the Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 school board Thursday night. The expansion wou...

Comedy on the spot You'll be laughing in an instant when improvisational actor/comedians Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis and Joel Murray perform in "Whose Live Anyway" on Wednesday at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $28-$4...

This weekend Fifth Annual Hofbräuhaus Chicago Oktoberfest: 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday; and 11 a.m. to midnight Thursday, through Sunday, Oct. 29, at Hofbräuhaus Chicago, 5500 Park Place, Rosemo...

For the first time in 62 years, the Illinois PGA's most prestigious honor will be awarded to a woman. Carol Rhoades has been named the IPGA's Professional of the Year, an award presented annually since 1955 to the section member whose "total contrib...

This weekend ArtsFest-St. Charles: Runs through Sunday, Sept. 17, at various venues in St. Charles. Features multiple artistic disciplines in venues all over the city including art galleries, film, music, spoken word and live theater. There will be ...

Olive-Mary Stitt Elementary School in Arlington Heights has been named a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, officials said Thursday. The award recognizes the K-5 school at 303 E. Olive St. for its academics and oth...

Arlington Heights trustees approved plans Tuesday for an expansion to Greenbrier Elementary aimed at alleviating overcrowding. The two-story, 8,280- square-foot addition on the southwest side of the school building at 2330 N. Verde Drive would be t...