Whether your entertainment tastes include music, acrobatics, dance, comedy or illusion, you can find something to enjoy during the James Lumber Center (JLC) for the Performing Arts 2013-14 Professional Touring Season at the College of Lake County. ...

The 3rd Annual Summer Dance Showcase will be presented at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, August 2 and 3 by the College of Lake County Dance department. This free showcase will be held in the Studio Theatre of the James Lumber Center for the Performi...

Corn-ucopia Come hungry to the annual Sugar Grove Corn Boil, in Volunteer Park, west of Route 47, off Main Street in downtown Sugar Grove. Along with plenty of fresh corn to eat, there will be music, a carnival, a parade, a craft/vendor fair an...

Mini-review: 'Twenty Feet From Stardom' Legendary singer Darlene Love had been busy cleaning someone's bathroom when she heard her own voice coming from a radio playing one of her hit Christmas songs. What? The powder keg vocalist of "Christmas (B...

Big Fourth fun fest The Village of Hoffman Estates, the City of Elgin, the Village of Hanover Park and Hanover Township team up again for the massive Northwest Fourth-Fest featuring a performance by Thompson Square on Friday, carnival rides, fa...

Fox River fun The City of St. Charles RiverFest returns for its 31st edition this weekend complete with dragon boat races, dancing, a battle of the bands, canine capers shows, kids' activities, food and even a “Fox Hunt” jewelry competition. It...

Cleaner comedy Comedian Brian Regan is famed for largely eschewing blue content, so he can reach out to more audiences. Regan continues his Improv Comedy Showcase engagement at 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $45 plus a two-item menu purchase. (...

Kevin McKillip knows what it's like to suffer for his art. Since college, the classically trained actor has spent the better part of his summers performing Shakespeare under the stars. He battled a bat during "The Comedy of Errors" and caught a ...

Kick off to summer Starting off his Two Lanes of Freedom tour, country music star Tim McGraw headlines the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park, this weekend. $30.24-$70. For ticket information, visit ticketmaster....

Civil War Days See hundreds of re-enactors participate in an authentic battle, staged with artillery and marching infantry, when Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville, transforms into a Civil War encampment during the annual Civil Wa...