Joe Barron Owner, head of game design and operations, Gray Matter Games, Glen Ellyn Category: Early Stage Nominated By: Travis Linderman, managing director of Innovation DuPage Gray Matters Games of Glen Ellyn is a small business with a big idea th...

This weekend Mid-America Bonsai Society Show & Sale: Noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 17-18, at Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe. Presented by the Midwest Bonsai Society, this show fe...

A new theater ensemble burst on the scene this year in the Northwest suburbs. Golden Ticket Productions mounted a cabaret fundraiser in May and will soon debut its first staged show with the hit musical "Mamma Mia!" The show opens Aug. 16 at Cutting...

BrightSide Theatre is the only professional theater company in Naperville to perform in the heart of the city's downtown, offering four main stage productions and a subscription series. Performing at the Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall and the Madden...

North vs. South Watch re-enactors recreate both civilian and military life during the 1860s with the third annual Elgin Civil War Experience on the property adjacent to 600 S. State St., Elgin. $5. (847) 931 6770 or cityofelgin.org. 9 a.m. to 3...

Blues cues Bobby Rush, Bettye LaVette and Ruthie Foster are just a few of the headliners for the 36th annual Chicago Blues Festival this weekend at multiple stages across Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago. Free admission. (312) 742-...

Get happy Joseph Jefferson Award-winner Angela Ingersoll, an Emmy Award nominee for her 2018 PBS special, brings her tribute to Hollywood legend Judy Garland to the Marriott Theatre this weekend as part of its Artists Lounge Live series. "Get H...

The possibilities seemed endless to Naperville Unit District 203 high-schoolers tasked with developing a vision for repurposing a historic barn near Naperville. Some saw the structure as an entertainment facility, a restaurant or a rental space for ...

It's that time of year again when a candy-hiding rabbit hippety-hops into town, colors a bunch of eggs and makes more guest appearances than Tom Hanks promoting his latest movie. Look around in the coming days and you're almost certain to spot the ...