Friday Funday: 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at Vogelei Park, 650 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. Children's entertainment. Bring a picnic, play on the playground or splash on the spray pad. Singer Animal Farm will perform. Free. heparks.org. Gurn...

This weekend McHenry County Fair: 10 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2-3, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Drive, Woodstock. Livestock shows, agricultural and 4-H exhibits, entert...

This weekend DuPage County Fair: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday, July 26-28, at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. Music, animals, demolition derby, craft beer garden, watermelon- and pie-eating contests, craft fa...

What to watch: live TV coverage of Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong stepping onto the moon, or your cat Blackie having kittens? That dilemma faced a quartet of Palatine kids whose story was included in the (not yet daily) Herald on July 22, 1969, ...

This weekend West Chicago's Fun Fridays at the Shell: 11 a.m. to noon Friday, July 19, at The Shell in Reed-Keppler Park, 129 W. National St., West Chicago. Ben Tatar & Tatar Tots, a jazzy funk band for kids, will perform. Bring a lunch. Free. we-go...

Gabriele Noreikaite and Tom Ciupka were enjoying the day at a backyard party of family friends in Prospect Heights when they were called into duty. A car crash had just happened in front of the house, and the driver was slumped over the wheel - unre...

This week Naperville's Ribfest: Noon to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, July 3-6, at Knoch Park, 724 S. West St., Naperville. “Last Nights at Knoch” features a variety of ribs, food, drinks, a carnival, rides, kids' area, two stages of music and...

This weekend Windy City Warbirds & Classics radio-controlled model air show: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 21, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at Fox Valley Aero Club Field, 3821 Karl Madsen Drive, St. Charles. Special one-hour air shows at ...

This weekend Friday Funday: 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, June 14, at Vogelei Park, 650 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. Bring a picnic, play on the playground or splash on the spray pad. Magician Steve Belliveau will perform. Free. heparks.org. Life on th...

This weekend 36th annual Chicago Blues Festival: Friday through Sunday, June 7-9, at Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago. Features a diverse lineup celebrating the blues from the past, present and future. Daily schedule varies: Bobby Rush ...