Stars and superheroes forever C2E2, the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo is the biggest and best pop culture convention in the Chicago area, bringing a wide array of fun experiences to the South Building at McCormick Place next weekend. Show off y...

Dashboard Confessional "20 Year Celebration" with Get Up Kids: 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Feb. 28-March 1, at House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. (312) 923-2000 or houseofblues.com. Cyrus, MxRCUS ALEXIS, Sticky Arrow: 6:45 p.m. Friday, ...

The two Democrats seeking their party's nomination in state House District 41 say they know what it's like to be considered outsiders in the district covering all or portions of Naperville and Warrenville. But Denika McMillen, who identifies as a qu...

"Songs of the Civil Rights Movement" will be the focus of the sixth annual Black History Month Showcase in Naperville Unit District 203. Put on by the SUCCESS parent group, the event from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Naperville North High School will let ...

An Intimate Night with Simply Elton: 6 p.m. (preshow dinner and cocktail hour) Friday, Feb. 14, at Durty Nellie's., 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com. Sons of Ra (EP release) with Nomadic Horizon, Kadooge, Colonel Chloro...

The nation's two largest teachers unions want schools to revise or eliminate active shooter drills, asserting Tuesday that they can harm students' mental health and that there are better ways to prepare for the possibility of a school shooting. The ...