Croonin' Cronin Cali indie rocker/singer/songwriter Mikal Cronin comes to Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts bearing gifts from his collection of soulful garage-rock tunes, including a preview of his upcoming album “MCIII,” due to drop in...

Step right up See daredevil cyclists, exotic animal tricks, clowns and a whole lot more at the Circus Spectacular, which returns this weekend to the Sears Centre Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates. $20-$45. (847) 649-2270 or sea...

Naperville City Council members might be willing to take responsibility for maintaining the city's Century Walk public art pieces, but they have some questions first. Who owns the 47 pieces of art Century Walk has created since 1996? Who is liable...

Traveling man If you love comedian Chris Franjola from TV's “Chelsea Lately,” then don't miss him live at Zanies at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $25 plus a two menu-item purchase. (630) 584-6342 or zanies.com. 7:30 and 9...

Counterpunch punk Local punk band Counterpunch has been going strong for 10 years, playing both local and international shows with the likes of Alkaline Trio, Rise Against and others. This weekend, Counterpunch headlines in support of the relea...

If your weekend is not already booked solid with Valentine's Day plans - you did make them, right? - then consider picking up some theater tickets to a romantic play in St. Charles, taking the kids to a puppet show in Waukegan or treating yourself t...

Broadway crooner “Jersey Boys” veteran Eric Gutman details his life living out of a suitcase in his one-man musical revue “From Broadway to Obscurity,” which plays two locations this week. See it Thursday at the Metropolis Performing...

Dozens of Northwest suburban athletes will converge on Galena this week for the Special Olympics Illinois 2015 Winter Games. A few events of the competition was scheduled to begin Tuesday, with 355 participants competing in alpine skiing, cross-cou...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to correct an error in the last day of school for Elgin Area District U-46. The last day is scheduled to be Monday, June 1. So-called "emergency days" at the end of yearly calendars now will be school ...