Theater students at Naperville Central High School will face one of their toughest tests this weekend with a production that pushes characters to explore end-of-life issues. Themes of death and human dignity will challenge the cast this weekend in ...

Olympic memories It's been 10 years since the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and this year's edition of Stars on Ice (directed and choreographed by Kurt Browning) features skating stars like Sasha Cohen, Todd Eldredge, Kyoko Ina and John Zi...

Seinfeld says ... If tuning in to reruns of “Seinfeld” and re-watching “Bee Movie” isn't giving you enough exposure to famed comedian Jerry Seinfeld, then catch one of his two standup shows Saturday at the Akoo Theatre at Rosemont, 5400 N. Rive...

Mystery ‘Dinner' Five strangers are invited to a fancy Paris soiree by a mysterious and possibly threatening host in Neil Simon's comedy, “The Dinner Party.” Derek Bertelsen directs BrightSide Theatre's production at North Central College's Mei...

Wowing wheels The World of Wheels celebrates 50 years of showing off an amazing array of hot rod cars, bikes and more in the Chicago area this weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. Special events inc...

Some of the best high school jazz bands in the Midwest will be at Rolling Meadows High School on Saturday, Feb. 25 for the 27th Jazz in the Meadows. Nearly 100 high school and junior high jazz bands from all over the Midwest — Illinois, Indiana, Iow...

Alt-country heroes The Jayhawks emerged from the now-legendary Minneapolis music scene of the 1980s, but unlike most bands from that scene, they wore country-music influences proudly on their sleeves. Their music is known for its infectious mel...

Trees take on a sinister presence in North Central College's production of Arthur Miller's “The Crucible,” which opens tonight at the Naperville campus. There's a tree that grows through the middle of the courthouse. There's another in John Proctor...

Keep on truckin' Head over to the Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam to see mobs of monster trucks racing around and crushing various things at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $20-$55; $10 kids ages 12 and younger. (800) 745-30...

Auto ogling See an amazing range of domestic, imported and futuristic concept cars and trucks at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show this weekend at McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. $11; $7 seniors ages 62 and older; $7 for kids ages ...