Are you spending your summer binge-watching Netflix or stuck at work all day? Well, why not take a break and get out with your family to try one of these new attractions in the area? Go Ape Have you ever wanted to be Tarzan, king of the jungle? We...

Rocking on Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo ("Love is a Battlefield," "We Belong") share a rocking concert bill with Melissa Etheridge ("I'm the Only One," "I Need to Wake Up") at RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway, Aurora. $45. (630) 896-6666 or riveredgeau...

As you're cruising up and down the Randall Road corridor this summer, you might want to stop to check out some cool cars parked at various businesses along the way for classic cruise nights. Depending on the night of the week, you're likely to find ...

This weekend MainStreet Libertyville's Out to Lunch: 11 a.m. Friday, July 22, at Cook Park in downtown Libertyville. Local food vendors will offer their specialties for purchase. Local bands entertain. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Free. mainstreet...

Listen up, aspiring Cook of the Week Challenge contestants: if you don't know how to prepare a scrumptious meal in less than an hour or need to learn how to work with more unusual ingredients, then start boning up now because you'll likely need thos...

'Community' comic Comedian Joel McHale ("The Soup," "Community") touches down for two shows only at Zanies at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $30 plus a two-item purchase. (630) 524-0001 or stcharles.zanies.com. 7 and 9:15 p.m. T...

Youth group members from Immanuel Lutheran Church in East Dundee have grown up knowing Pastor Bill Yonker, but most didn't know their PBY was a PBD, a "pretty big deal" until they gathered with 25,000 other high school students in New Orleans for th...

Maple Avenue in Carpentersville will be transformed into a giant slip 'n slide Saturday, giving suburban residents a chance to experience what organizers are calling one of the steepest hills on this year's Slide the City schedule. As of Tuesday, mo...