That's the ticket! Actor and comedian Jon Lovitz ("Saturday Night Live," "Newsradio") is out to get plenty of laughs when he performs standup on Saturday at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. $35-$45. (815) 356-9212 or r...

Animal house Famed TV animal expert Jack Hanna shares loads of travel stories and brings along a few wild beasts for his touring "Into the Wild Live" tonight at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $26-$36. (847) 263-6300 or geneseethe...

Sooner or later Comedian and Oklahoma native Brandon Vestal ("Last Comic Standing," "Laughs") returns for another run of standup gigs starting Thursday at Zanies at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $20 plus a two-item purchase. (6...

Meet the finalists and learn who will become the 2017 Soon to be Famous Illinois Author at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, in the Meadows Community Room of the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave. in downtown Elgin. It also will be streamed liv...

Derby time Boys and girls between the ages of 7 to 20 will be racing each other at the Greater Chicago Soap Box Derby Race this weekend at the Charlestowne Mall, 3800 E. Main St., St. Charles. No charge for spectators, but there is a fee and registr...

Zombie gathering Fans of TV shows like "The Walking Dead," "Sons of Anarchy," "Arrow" and more won't want to miss seeing many of those series' stars at the dual Walker Stalker convention and Heroes and Villains Fan Fest this weekend at the Donald E....

Ailey returns Cheer on former South Elgin dancer Sarah Daley as she performs with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on its 47th annual visit to Chicago starting Wednesday for six repertory performances at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt Uni...

A redevelopment project in East Dundee that would turn a shuttered Wal-Mart property into an industrial business park is moving forward after trustees gave a thumbs-up to a developer's rezoning request. Plote Property Management LLC plans to repurpo...

Denis Alibegovic, Downers South For three years on varsity Alibegovic was consistently one of the area's top 3-point shooters. This senior season the 6-foot-4 guard continued to round out his entire game. He knocked down 90 3-pointers while averagi...

Against Me at Nellie's Satisfy your punk rock itch when Florida's native Against Me! hits Durty Nellie's Friday, Feb. 24. The band's lineups may have changed, and the sound might have morphed in the process, but the power of the protest-filled lyric...