This weekend Didier Farms Pumpkinfest: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily from Saturday, Sept. 22, to Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire. Hayrides, corn maze, pony rides, Animal Land, pig races, Pumpkin Playland, Sunshine...

This weekend ArtsFest-St. Charles: Runs through Sunday, Sept. 16, in venues around St. Charles. The eighth annual event, by the St. Charles Arts Council and St. Charles Park District, features multiple artistic disciplines in venues all over the cit...

This weekend Elgin Fringe Festival: Friday, Sept. 7, through Sunday, Sept. 16, at various locations in downtown Elgin. Dance, comedy, drama and music in cafes, theaters, storefronts and a variety of other locations. Visual art opening reception is F...

No one was injured during a fire on the second story of a Bartlett home early Sunday morning, authorities said. Firefighters arrived on the 100 block of Amherst Drive in Bartlett at around 1:28 a.m. and found smoke coming from a second-floor bedroom...

This weekend McHenry County Fair: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 3-4, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Drive, Woodstock. Livestock shows, agricultural and 4-H exhibits, enterta...

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. Neighborhoods throughout the United States host block part...

"Around the World in 3 Days" is the theme of the 24th annual Streamwood Summer Celebration, set for Friday, July 27, through Sunday, July 29, at Hoosier Grove Park, 700 W. Irving Park Road in Streamwood. The festival features a full lineup of music...

Authorities have recovered the body of a man last seen in the Fox River after the Fourth of July fireworks show in Elgin, according to the Elgin Fire Department. A South Elgin rescue boat recovered the yet unidentified remains of the man at about 1:...

Shows, events July 7: Annual Presence Resurrection Retirement Community Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show, 7262 W. Peterson Ave., Chicago, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Proceeds from the $20 vehicle registration fees, raffle baskets and 50/50 raffle will benefit t...