Here’s a look at some other holiday events coming up in the next week or so … Friday 22 Gallery Theater presents “The Christmas Tree,” a heartwarming play by Norm Foster, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Gallery 200/STUDIO, 203...

There are a lot of prized roles in the "The Nutcracker," whether it's Tchaikovsky's beloved 1892 ballet version or more recent stage adaptations of E.T.A. Hoffmann's 1816 fairy tale that crowd many theaters during the holiday season. There's the m...

Back in time Ÿ Jay Warren will play the Pickwick Theatre's original 1928 Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ when he accompanies one of the silent film era's great films "The Thief of Bagdad" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the Pickwick Theatre, 5 S. P...

Catch William Beckett (formerly of The Academy is ...) as he appears as part of the Raue Center for the Arts' Lucy's Music Sessions series this Friday at 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. $20. (815) 356-9212 or rauecenter.org. 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov....

South Elgin board pays tribute to late president The South Elgin village board paid tribute to its late president with a moment of silence and kind words during a board meeting last night. Jim Hansen died last week after a five-month battle wit...

Elementary principals at the seven schools in Naperville Unit District 203 that did not begin all-day kindergarten this school year applauded Monday night as the school board approved expansion of the program to their buildings next year. The board...