Summer music festival season is officially here. Here's a look at some of the biggies in the city and the suburbs. Spring Awakening June 8-10 at Addams-Medill Park, 1301 W. 14th St., Chicago; springawakeningfestival.com Top billing: Tiesto, De...

An unexpected $1.9 million will be sent from the state to Barrington Area Unit District 220 for a preschool program serving at-risk children. District 220 Superintendent Brian Harris said he received confirmation about the extra cash this week for t...

Alondra Carranza St. Charles East This first time all-area selection made a name for herself in a breakout sophomore campaign at the center back position. Carranza's 1 goal, 2 assist output doesn't show the grit she had in the back, which garnered a...

Jeremy Cox St. Charles East Named Upstate Eight Conference pitcher of the year, this senior was the winning hurler in 35 percent of the Saints' 23 victories. The 6-foot-5, 205-pound right-hander went 8-2 in 11 starts with a 2.47 ERA in 51 innings. H...

By John Lemon jlemon@dailyherald.com Katie Arrambide St. Charles East This freshman burst on the scene this spring, going 17-4 for the Upstate Eight Conference River champion Saints. In 130 innings, Arrambide struck out 165 batters and allowed 94 h...

35th Annual Chicago Blues Festival: 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday, June 8-10, at Millennium Park's Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago. Mavis Staples headlines the fest, which includes tributes to Little Walter, Bob Koes...

Gina Gonzalez and Bryan Sansom: 6 p.m. Friday, June 1, at Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse, 70 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard. Free, on the patio. (630) 953-3400 or harrycarays.com. Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys, Ozomatli: 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 1, ...

Harvard Milk Days: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, June 1; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 2; and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at Milky Way Park, 6600 Lawrence, Harvard. Carnival, entertainment, petting zoo, milk-drinking contest, cow chip lotto, ant...

Words like violence ... The English rockers of Depeche Mode brought their new-wave dance rock to the States in the mid-'80s, giving American teens a new way to channel their angst, along with some sick new dance moves. The band, still rocking h...

Bob Jungwirth was feeling nostalgic before the Elgin Valley Fox Trot Saturday. So he got ready for race day by looking for something of sentimental value in his Downers Grove home. It was a framed picture of him as a teenager at the long-running ev...