Students take the lead, both center and backstage, during “The Chairs,” by Eugène Ionesco, translated by Donald Watson, this spring’s “Play On! A CLC Theatre Student Showcase.”

Celebrate Earth Month this April at a music concert powered exclusively by renewable energy with AY Young’s Battery Tour on April 4 at College of Lake County.

Mark your calendars for performances by Dan + Shay, Dionne Warwick, Elle King, One Night of Queen and Ali Wong, plus Navy Pier’s Holi celebration and more happening this week.

Mark your calendars for performances by The Ides of March, Warrant, and Boy Band Night, plus check out St. Patrick’s Day events, The Chicago Sports Spectacular in Rosemont and more happening this week.

Mark your calendars for the World of Wheels car show in Rosemont, the Eagles and Steely Dan at the United Center, St. Patrick’s Day parades in Naperville and St. Charles and more this weekend.

Mark your calendars for Monster Jam at Allstate Arena, the DuPage Comic Con in Wheaton, “The Price Is Right Live” at the Chicago Theatre and more this weekend.

The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College will be putting on Noel Coward’s lighthearted farce “Present Laughter” as its spring production A self-caricature of the playwright’s legendary wit and larger-than-life persona, actor Garry Essendine is...

Katie Yohn’s all-around skill, and especially her long-range shooting, stood out on the basketball court. The Bradley Braves remember. A 2009 graduate of St. Edward High School in Elgin, Yohn will be inducted into the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame d...

College of Lake County’s spring music concerts begin in March. Grammy Award winner Jeff Coffin will be the guest artist at the 47th annual “Art of Jazz” concert series on Sunday, March 10. Coffin is a globally celebrated saxophonist, composer and ed...

Mark your calendars for the Chicago Golf Show, the Lincoln State Cat Club benefit show, and several events celebrating Black History Month and more this weekend.