Scarecrow fest See more than 150 handcrafted scarecrows at the 32nd Annual St. Charles Scarecrow Festival at Main and 4th streets and along the riverfront in downtown St. Charles. Music includes Rockstar Rodeo from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, American Engli...

Standup guy Comedian John Heffron, a past winner of “Last Comic Standing,” returns for another standup engagement at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $22 plus a two-item purchase. (847) 240-2001 or chicago.improv.com. 8 and ...

Chart toppers Spend "An Evening With Alison Krauss and David Gray" to hear hit songs like "Baby Mine," "Stay," "Babylon" and more at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. $37.50-$73. (800) 745-3000 or rosemonttheatre.com. 7:30 p.m. Thu...

Joe Kennedy stands, and then crouches, at the intersection of Naperville civic and football traditions. When the Naperville Central senior center straddles the ball Friday in the annual "Wes Spencer Cross Town Classic" against Naperville North at No...

They were schoolteachers and youth football coaches, real estate agents and local business owners. They were parents, siblings, husbands, wives, neighbors and friends. They traveled to Las Vegas to see their favorite stars, posting videos and photos...

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...

KOALA SURVIVES 10-MILE AUSTRALIA TRIP IN WHEEL ARCH ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - For a stowaway who made a 16-kilometer (10-mile) journey squeezed in the wheel arch, a koala was lucky to escape with just scratches. The driver of the ...

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 ...

"The whirling dancers, clapped hands, and later added distinct sound of wooden sticks struck together in perfect harmony by toe tapping music and people, especially ladies including small girls wearing colorful dress. Tempo of dance picks up gradual...

Buffalo Grove Days, the village's big, annual Labor Day weekend festival, will include a new event this year - a classic car, truck and motorcycle show (pre-1988) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4. The five-day festival also will include the us...