Boys II Men will welcome Terrell Brown to Aurora for the 10th annual Phenomenal Man Awards celebrating the Year of the Game Changers. From high school where he started his school's first weekly student-produced newscast to college where he earned a...

Monster machines Cheer on daring drivers of monster trucks like Grave Digger, Maximum Destruction, El Toro Loco and more with the return of Monster Jam this weekend at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $22-$65; $15-$20 parking. (8...

Write to laugh Mike Lawrence has made a name for himself doing standup comedy and writing for TV shows like “Inside Amy Schumer,” “Black and White” and “The Jim Gaffigan Show.” Catch him live this weekend at Zanies at MB Financial Park, 5437 Park Pl...

CHAMPAIGN - It was the ultimate sectional-final rematch Saturday night at the University of Illinois' State Farm Center. One week after dropping the Class 2A Sterling sectional in razor-thin fashion, Austin Macias had a symbolic reversal against a s...

Legendary Staples at Symphony Center Chicago treasure Mavis Staples is a slow-burning highlight on our music scene - her gospel roots informing her rhythm and blues persona for years locally and nationally before inspiring her to dabble in hip-hop, ...

CHAMPAIGN - Justin Pearch was deeply divided when approached to establish a wrestling program at Aurora Christian less than a year ago. "I was kind of on the hurdles (on whether to accept the position)," Pearch said. "I loved my time at Montini (as...

Lisle's boys basketball team got a nice surprise when Class 2A sectional assignments were announced earlier this month. The Lions got sent west. That last happened in 2003, and Lisle advanced out of the Northern Illinois University supersectional to...

Merging the Lisle and Naperville Township road districts into one unit of government has the support of most elected officials in the two townships as it heads to voters in an April 4 referendum question. But at least one official says he has unans...

Planetary genders? Laugh at the battle of the sexes when "Men are from Mars - Women are from Venus Live!" returns for another run starting Tuesday at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St., Chicago. $65. (800) 775-2000 or b...