Naperville is about to find out whether the magic has stayed with Harry Potter. For the third time, the city's downtown is throwing a Harry Potter-themed party on Saturday, July 30. Each of the first two Potter parties, in 2005 and 2007, drew crowd...

'Undateable' guy Comedian Brent Morin (NBC's "Undateable") returns to his standup roots for a series of shows this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase at Woodfield Mall, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $22 plus a two-item purchase. (847) 240-2001 o...

Hard-living man Singer and guitarist David Allan Coe is famous for his hard-living reputation in the outlaw country music movement. See him perform tonight at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $22-$49. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.co...

Returning 'Idol' Loyal fans of former "American Idol" winner Lee DeWyze of Mount Prospect can see the singer-songwriter at two suburban locations this weekend: first at Tailgaters Sports Bar & Grill, 431 W. Boughton Road, Bolingbrook. $20-$69. ticke...

Attorney says Schaumburg mom's health deteriorating in prison A Schaumburg woman sentenced to four years in prison for the 2015 death of her severely disabled daughter has been transferred to a prison in central Illinois, where she is not housed in ...

BrightSide Theatre, Naperville's only professional theater company performing downtown, is filling its sixth season with shows from "Classic Broadway." The season features a classic Disney musical, a classic comedy and a classic American musical. Sh...

At a New York City theater with an audience of "grizzled city-dwellers," a play titled simply, "Naperville" made its debut. And, yes, its setting is a suburb not likely on most New Yorkers' radar. Yet its writer says the story didn't flop. Even ca...

Guitarist and former Tonight Show bandleader Kevin Eubanks, country singer Josh Turner, vocal jazz ensemble The Manhattan Transfer and R&B group En Vogue are among the musicians scheduled to headline shows at Naperville's North Central College durin...

Naperville's BrightSide Theatre concludes its fifth season on a merry note with a revival of “Monty Python's Spamalot,” the irresistibly irreverent musical inspired by the Arthurian legend and based on the 1975 film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail....