The rocking undead Joe Perry, Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp team up for a Hollywood Vampires concert on Thursday at the RiverEdge Park, 360 Broadway, Aurora. $65. (630) 896-6666 or riveredgeaurora.com. 8 p.m. Thursday, July 7 Check, please! Laugh alo...

A 42-year-old California man was charged with misdemeanor battery after police say he repeatedly struck another man early Saturday during a brawl at wedding reception in Streamwood. Vinh Quan Vi, of Westminster, California, was arrested at 1:43 a.m....

This weekend Barrington Fourth of July Fest: 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 1-2, and 1 to 10 p.m. Sunday, July 3, and Monday, July 4, under the Brat Tent in the Metra north commuter lot, Barrington. Food, live music and family enter...

Shooting reported in Palatine apartment complex A shooting took place about 8 p.m. last night at a Palatine apartment complex, police and witnesses say. The on-site manager of the Inverleith Apartments on the 500 block of North Quentin Road sai...

Elizabeth Allen's neo-noiry potboiler "Careful What You Wish For" hails from the grand tradition of sexy thrillers such as "Double Indemnity" and "Body Heat," yet never quite works up the level of steamy passion and explosive emotions its plot and c...

Enjoy sampling craft beer and checking out local eats? Browsing art fair booths? Listening to live bands? There's a festival for every taste this weekend in the suburbs. Harvard Milk Days: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, June 3; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturd...

Addison Memorial Day Observance: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, at village hall, 1 Friendship Plaza. Free pancake breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. and Veterans Resource Fair from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Indian Trail Junior High School, 222 N. Kennedy Drive. Flag ...

Fight to fund schools takes center stage in Springfield The decades-long effort to send more money to Illinois' least wealthy schools is a key focus for lawmakers as a state budget deadline looms at the Capitol. But lawmakers are juggling at le...