St. Patrick's Day marches into Naperville a few days early this year. Floats, bands and dancers will fill the streets when the West Suburban Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade steps off at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 12, and heads through downtown Naper...

Americana sound Catch the Nashville singer-songwriting duo Sheila Marshall and Kyle Cook as the band Rivers & Rust shares the bill with Austin-based band Greyhounds for a concert on Saturday at Elgin Community College's Blizzard Theatre, 1700 S...

Poi Dog packs Paramount The base of Poi Dog Pondering is change. In its 30-plus years of playing on stage, the band has added members and tackled styles, homing in on the feel of a song and recalibrating, only to repeat when the heart of the band he...

Canadian import If you've admired Canadian comedian Ian Bagg from his many appearances on Comedy Central or on late-night TV, then don't miss his standup engagement starting Thursday at the Improv Comedy Showcase at Woodfield Mall, 5 Woodfield Road,...

Classic tale Janus Theatre presents “An Iliad,” a contemporary retelling of Homer's epic poem chronicling the Trojan War and centered on the warriors Achilles and Hector. Artistic director Sean Hargadon directs the play by Lisa Peterson and Den...

Daredevil drivers See oversize trucks including El Toro Loco, Grave Digger, Max D and more when the Monster Jam returns this weekend at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $22-$60. (800) 745-3000 or allstatearena.com. 1 and 6 p.m. S...

Indoor big top See exotic animals, death-defying stunts, amazing feats of balance and more when the Circus Spectacular returns to the Sears Centre Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates. $18-$46; $16 for kids 12 and younger; $10 for park...

• David Axelrod, political analyst, former chief strategist for Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 political campaigns and the institute director at the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago, discusses his book “Believer: My Forty Years in Po...

From Wisconsin If you love rock songs “Closer to Free,” “Good Things” and “Fadeaway,” then don't miss The BoDeans in concert on Friday at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39-$99. (630) 962-7000 or oshows.com. 8 p.m. Friday, Fe...

The artwork of 15 North Central College students will be showcased through Monday, March 28, at the Paramount Theatre Art Gallery in Aurora as part of the 2016 Paramount Grand Gallery. Students and pieces of artwork were selected by North Central C...