Silicon guy Fans of the TV series “Silicon Valley” won't want to miss seeing one of its stars, Jimmy O. Yang, performing stand up comedy at Zanies at MB Financial Park, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont, (847) 813-0484. $25 plus a two-item purchase. zanies....

A Creedence crooner Former Creedence Clearwater Revival singer and guitarist John Fogerty makes his Ravinia Festival debut Thursday with his "Rollin' on the River" tour. See him at 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. $80-$95 pavilion seating; $38-$43 ...

This weekend Stratford Square Mall's Summer Fest: 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, and noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27-28, at Stratford Square Mall, 152 Stratford Square, Bloomingdale. In The Stix, Sixteen Candles and Wedding Banned perfor...

Though kindergarten remains optional in Illinois, full-day sessions are increasingly the norm in the suburbs, gaining favor with parents and educators alike. Numerous suburban school districts have shifted from half- to full-day kindergarten within ...

Itasca-based Accurate Biometrics, which serves clients nationwide, is aiming to develop a national collection network that acts as a warehouse for all the fingerprints it collects. That would allow for data from those fingerprints to be available m...

Like a Wolf Fans of former TV series "Chelsea Lately" and "My Name is Earl" won't to miss seeing series regular Josh Wolf, right, doing standup at two different Zanies locations: first at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, (630) 524...

Drum it out Big, Loud & Live 13, the annual Drum Corps International World Championship Preliminaries, will be simulcast live to select movie theaters in Batavia, Chicago, Crystal Lake, Deer Park, Evanston, Gurnee, Lincolnshire, Lombard, South Barri...

This weekend McHenry County Fair: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Aug. 5-7, at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Drive, Woodstock. Livestock shows, agricultural and 4-H exhibits, entertainment tent with live music, demolit...