Strong thunderstorms with damaging winds, heavy rain and potential flooding struck Chicago and the suburbs Sunday. In Chicago, a pedestrian walkway at the CTA Illinois Medical District station collapsed about 7 p.m. when high winds knocked over the ...

Slick fun Get wet, dance and party along when Salt Lake City-based Slide the City temporarily installs a 1000-foot inflatable water slide at two locations; First on Saturday at Carpenter Park, Maple Avenue and Rosewood Drive, Carpentersville; then a...

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...

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...

'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...

The Fourth Annual Superior Ambulance Elmhurst Cycling Classic is coming! This exciting day and night of amateur and professional bike racing around Elmhurst College and at Wilder Park is scheduled for Friday, July 22, 2016. The Elmhurst Cycling Cl...

Harper College volleyball player Meghan Chartier (Inverness, Ill./Buffalo Grove) was recently recognized by the National Alliance of Two Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) as a 2015-2016 NATYCAA Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention. Here ar...

Bryant belts 3 home runs, 2 doubles Kris Bryant became the first major leaguer to hit 3 home runs and 2 doubles in a game, and Jake Arrieta added a solo shot in the ballpark where he threw a no-hitter in April, leading the Chicago Cubs to an 11...

VILLA PARK- DuPage County schools may see an increase in education funding for the fourth year in a row thanks to State Senator Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park). Cullerton is working on a plan to increase education funding and to allow DuPage County sch...

DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners may decide Tuesday whether a landmark structure near Glen Ellyn should be demolished or preserved along with other district-owned buildings. The board is scheduled to review “treatment options” for three b...