Coaster opener Thrill rides will swing into action again with the Sneak Preview Weekend at Six Flags Great America, 1 Great America Parkway, Gurnee. $46.99-$71.99; $51.99 kids under 48 inches tall. (847) 249-1776 or sixflags.com/greatamerica. 10:30 ...

It's tempting for new parents to want to dress babies that are multiples the same. But Julie and Scott Aho rarely did that with their triplets: Jack, Matt and Elizabeth. "When we were really little, maybe we'd have the same shirt, but it would be in...

Mr. Misunderstood Fans of country singer Eric Church ("Talladega," "Hell on the Heart") won't want to miss his "Holdin' My Own" concert tour at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Tickets cost $29-$89 before fees. $15-$20 parking. (...

Chicago Cubs' banner raising a moment to remember Nothing was going to dampen the spirits of Chicago Cubs fans Monday night. Not a steady rain that poured down during the early-evening hours and certainly not a wind that shifted from warm to ch...

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...

Dance, music, poetry and art collide at the 19th Annual Fear No Art festival presented by the College of Lake County April 28 at 7:30 p.m. and April 29 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre of the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 1...

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...

How to avoid blowing up in anger management class, how to market a mystery product and how to build the Tower of Babel are the problematic situations contained in a trio of comedic one-act plays being presented by College of Lake County theater stud...

'Floor on Fire' Rock out when singer-songwriter Taylor Dayne ("Tell It to My Heart," "Love will Lead You Back") shares a concert bill with the trio Exposé ("Let Me Be the One," "Season's Change") at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan....