Mighty Motown Revel in great 20th-century pop hits produced by the Motown record label when Chubby Checker, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas and Mary Wilson of The Supremes share the stage for "Legendary Voices" at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee...

Gina here & there Comedian Gina Brillon ("Pacifically Speaking," "Chelsea Lately") plays a game of musical comedy clubs over New Year's weekend at three different Zanies locations: first at MB Financial Park, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont, (847) 813-048...

Basketball trickery See some amazing moves mixed with humor when the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters return to the Chicago area for another run of matches starting Thursday. The games are at two locations: first at the United Center, 1901 W. Madis...

Soda machines at Lincolnshire's Stevenson High School will remain exclusively stocked with PepsiCo products for at least five more years, thanks to a newly renewed contract with the beverage giant. The pact, approved by the District 125 board Monday...

"If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week," said English scientist Charles Darwin. Moreover, learning to play an instrument or to sing makes life even more fu...

A Naperville school has a new place to foster togetherness — a Buddy Bench. The bench is the second donated to a school by the Excel Exchange Club of the Alive Center in Naperville, a teen arm of the national Exchange Club, whose Naperville branch ...

Listen Local Local H, one of the suburbs' musical claims to fame, brings 27 years of experience perfecting alternative rock to the H.O.M.E. Bar stage in Arlington Heights. Hard-rocking Jimi Falls joins the show, supporting their recent dual-sing...

Holiday divas Jeff Award-winner Angela Ingersoll ("End of the Rainbow") embodies Judy Garland, Julie Andrews, Edith Piaf and more in "The 12 Dames of Christmas" at Elgin Community College's Blizzard Theatre, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. $33. (847) 622...

On the air The Improv Playhouse Radio Players reprise their radio production of director Frank Capra's beloved "It's A Wonderful Life" complete with sound effects and 1940s-era commercials. Executive producer David Brian Stuart directs and stars as ...

A cappella awe The touring show "Gobsmacked!" celebrates the amazing variety of music that can be made with just the human voice. The limited run is this week at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St., Chicago. $36-$76. (80...