This week Naval Station Great Lakes Fourth of July: 3 to 11 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, and 3 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, at Ross Field, Naval Station Great Lakes, 530 Farragut Avenue B, Great Lakes. Music, carnival rides and games, food and beverages f...

Mundelein Community Days: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, June 29; 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 30; and 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday, July 1, at Kracklauer Park, Route 45, Mundelein. Carnival, car show, food, music, games, a hot-dog eating contest Frida...

Tragic star Jeff Award-winning actress Angela Ingersoll once again inhabits the music associated with a Hollywood legend when she performs her tribute show “Judy Garland: Come Rain or Come Shine” today at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., A...

Funny Fortune Comedian Fortune Feimster ("Last Comic Standing," "The Mindy Project," "RuPaul's Drag Race") is sure to serve up some great laughs for Pride Month this weekend at Zanies at Parkway Bank Park, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont. $25 plus a two-i...

Blues celebration Mavis Staples, Kenny Neal and Fantastic Negrito are just a few of the headliners performing at the Chicago Blues Festival this weekend at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago. Free. (312) 742-1168 or chicagoblues...

Progressive supergroup Prog-rock fans won't want to miss their chance to see the band Yes on its "50th Anniversary Tour" on Wednesday at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $69-$125; $165 extra VIP meet-and-greet upgrade available. (63...

'Hairspray' revival It's 1962 and Tracy Turnblad's dream comes true when she's selected to appear on the popular teen dance show "The Corny Collins Show." Not only does Tracy attract the eye of the show's resident heartthrob, her popularity soo...

Memorial Day weekend kicks off festival season in the suburbs, and the days ahead offer a mix of festive art fairs, patriotic parades and somber services. Four-Day Memorial Day Event: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, May 25; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, M...

All that baseball experience paid off for Glenbard West junior Anna Ebl. Surrounded by hardball-loving brothers Nick and Luke, a father, Rob, who still plays in a master's league, and a supportive mother, Heather, Anna played Little League Baseball ...

Band vs. band The Chicago Sinfonietta is pitted against the eclectic Windy City band Mucca Pazza with the guest Apostolic Church of God Sanctuary Choir for two concerts titled "Praise and Punk: The Ending of All Endings" at two locations: first on S...