Chicago is a magnet for world-class dance. Not only is the Windy City home to many famed troupes that have specialized in ballet, modern and folk dance traditions, Chicago is also a prized touring stop for internationally celebrated dance companies....

Starts before Friday Happy Times Pumpkinfest: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 29, (closed Tuesdays) at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire. Food, activities, pig races and more. Free; fee for activities. happytimesp...

Matt Armstrong has completed quite a loop, from growing up in Naperville, moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career and now returning home to watch his son, Pete Crow-Armstrong, make his Wrigley Field debut with the Cubs this week. Armstrong ...

Sometimes we think of it as cosmic injustice, that some people should be unusually gifted not in one arena of life alone but in many. Questions of divinity and fairness are probably best left to more esoteric forums than a common newspaper column, b...

Back in 2012, Matt Armstrong did an interview with Daily Herald TV and film columnist Dann Gire. The story was essentially about the Naperville native's role on “American Horror Story,” but included a reference to a future success story. “I have a 1...

This never gets old for Alexander Rubinow. The 1997 Glenbrook North High School graduate has been nominated a fourth time for a Primetime Emmy Award as part of the editing team for Discovery's "Deadliest Catch" reality series. It's the third straigh...

Starts before Friday Chicago Jazz Festival: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31; 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1; and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 2-3, at Millennium Park (and citywide), Michigan Avenue at Washington Street...

This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Although more than 4,000 miles away, the suffering in Maui following tragic wildfires there hit home for Ricky Sakoda. H...

Actress Sophie Murk credits her arts-loving parents for her profession. The Elgin native grew up attending theater with her parents. Her first experience was a Chicago production of "Starlight Express" followed by children's shows at the Hemmens Cul...

Friday, Aug. 25 Great American Dog Show: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Aug. 25-27, at the McCormick Place Convention Center, 2301 S. King Drive, Chicago. Premiere show dogs and competitors from almost 200 American Kennel Club recogniz...