Ongoing Festival of Lights and Christmas Tree Sale: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through Dec. 31 at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. Thousands of twinkling lights and Christmas trees, wreaths, greenery and hot chocolate for purchase. Lights co...

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's famous holiday ballet gets multiple stagings this time of year by both professional and community ensembles. Here's a partial list of suburban and city productions. Professional • The State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine ...

Ongoing Fall Flower Show: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Nov. 26 at Wilder Park Conservatory, Church Street and Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst. A seasonal display of fall flowers. epd.org. Yuletide Treasures: 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 2...

Starts before Friday Fall Flower Show: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Nov. 26 at Wilder Park Conservatory, Church Street and Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst. A seasonal display of fall flowers. epd.org. “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”: 1 and 7:3...

For years, it was “a rite of passage” for Northwest suburbanites to check out supposedly haunted Cuba Road at night, actor/filmmaker Jon Lee Brody explained. So it made perfect sense for the Palatine native, who now lives in Los Angeles, to borrow h...

The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College is putting on a new adaptation of “Frankenstein” by Danielle Mohlman from Mary Shelley's novel. Mohlman has created a unique version of this tale of gothic horror. When Mary Shelley sits down to write ...

Chappelle's show With Friday night nearly sold out, a Saturday show was added to comedian Dave Chappelle's live tour to the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago, where he'll be joined by comedian/actor Donnell Rawlings. Tickets start at ...

Starts before Friday Randall Oaks Fall Festival: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 29, at Randall Oaks Zoo, 1180 N. Randall Road, West Dundee. Pedal tractors, pumpkins and fall treats for sale, and on weekends, hayrides for $3.50 and ...

Chicago is a magnet for world-class dance. Not only is the Windy City home to many famed troupes that have specialized in ballet, modern and folk dance traditions, Chicago is also a prized touring stop for internationally celebrated dance companies....