Comic lady: Comedian Erin Jackson returns to town for another engagement at Zanies at MB Financial Park, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont. $22 plus a two menu-item purchase. (847) 813-0484 or zanies.com. 8 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday, June 14 Saturday...

Some people born with cerebral palsy have spastic movements of the head, arms or legs. Others have affected speech. But to Michael Crawford, these are small issues. Crawford was born without a heartbeat. He was born dead during an emergency C-sectio...

Twenty finalists have been chosen to compete in Suburban Chicago's Got Talent, a summer-long talent competition with performers vying for prizes including a vacation trip for two, a slot as an opening act for a major headliner and professional talen...

Brickworld Chicago 2014 is coming to the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center this weekend. The event founded in 2007 and held at the Westin North Shore in Wheeling until it moved to Schaumburg last year, will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday...

One of the best ways to curb flooding in the suburbs, an environmental advocate says, is to keep rainwater from going down the drain in the first place. Natural Resources Defense Council senior water policy analyst Robert Moore told the Daily Herald...

Big blues: Bettye LaVette, Aaron Neville and Dr. John are just a few of the stars performing at the Chicago Blues Festival. Head over to the world's largest free blues festival this weekend at Grant Park, near Jackson Street and Columbus Avenue ...

Kim Novotny of Wheaton was all smiles after finishing the Esprit de She Triathlon in Naperville on Sunday. "I feel great," she said, "I finished second in my age group." Kathy Kari of Lisle, Novotny's friend, quickly piped up. "And I simply finished...

At the urging of its premier hotel, the Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling might join the North Shore Convention & Visitor's Bureau. Trustees reacted favorably this week to a presentation by Gina Speckman, the bureau's executive director, and Aaro...