TACOween at Nellie's Spice up your Halloween weekend as Palatine's Durty Nellie's presents the TACOween Halloween party featuring a taco buffet and costume contest, along with music by Boy Band Review playing favorite boy-band tunes from Boyz II Me...

Down under country Australian country star Keith Urban is back on the road with his "RipCORD World Tour" featuring guests Brett Eldredge and Maren Morris tonight at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $37.50-$59.50; $15-$20 parking....

Here's Johnny! Relive the horror of late director Stanley Kubrick's cinematic adaptation of Stephen King's novel "The Shining" in special big-screen showings Wednesday at select theaters in Addison, Batavia, Chicago, Crystal Lake, Deer Park, Elgin, ...

German historian Anette Isaacs relates the inspiring life of toy maker and business maven Margarete Steiff during "Book & Bag It: The Woman Behind the Teddy Bear." Bring your lunch if you wish, or enjoy complimentary coffee and cookies. It will be h...

For more than a year, residents have been asked to weigh in on the future development of the Fox River Valley Public Library District. Now, district taxpayers will decide during the Nov. 8 election whether they want to fund a $24 million project to ...

This weekend Morton Arboretum's Fall Color Festival: 7 a.m. to sunset daily through Monday, Oct. 31, at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. Scarecrow Trail and special events. Trick or Trees from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends in the children's ...

Sweetest Day is coming up quickly, and although some have called it a "Hallmark Holiday," it originated as a way to bring happiness (and candy) into the lives of others. Observed the third Saturday in October, Sweetest Day originated in 1922 in Clev...

Readers came up with some interesting answers to my questions two weeks ago that came across like a "best of" survey, but were just different enough to require a little more thought. Today we share those answers, as well as my own take on these scen...

Country tour Country star Josh Turner ("Your Man," "Why Don't We Just Dance") performs this weekend at two suburban locations: first at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Waukegan Road, Waukegan. $33-$53. (847) 263-6300 or geneseetheatre.com; then at North...