Sooner or later Comedian and Oklahoma native Brandon Vestal ("Last Comic Standing," "Laughs") returns for another run of standup gigs starting Thursday at Zanies at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $20 plus a two-item purchase. (6...

From flashlight hunts to pool hunts to special hunts just for dogs, Easter egg hunts are springing up all over the suburbs over the next two weeks. Here's where to find one near you. Egg-citing Crafty Kids Fest: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 7, at Co...

Selfless action I Whatever caused the fire at a Hoffman Estates apartment complex that injured a 62-year-old man, he's very lucky Malgorzata Rostecka happened to be walking past. She spotted him in a burning apartment, went inside and helped h...

Mayor Matt Bogusz has hinged revitalizing downtown, with its empty storefronts and shuttered businesses, on a plan to spend millions on renovating the dilapidated Des Plaines Theatre. Residents and business owners want the dormant theater reopened,...

Painful beauty Be wowed by all of the body art on display at the 8th Annual Chicago Tattoo Arts Convention this weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. $20 per day; $40 three-day pass; kids 12 and youn...

Folk duo Amanda Walther and Sheila Carabine harmonize their soprano and alto voices as the folk duo Dala, which returns to the Elgin Community College's SecondSpace Theatre, Elgin. $32. (847) 697-1000 or elgin.edu/arts. 7 p.m. Saturday, March 18 10,...

Emerald laughs Jeannie Doogan, Jim McHugh and host Bill Brady serve up plenty of Hibernian humor for St. Patrick's Day in "The All Irish, All the Time Comedy Show" at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. $30...

Sarcasm man Comedian and actor David Spade ("Saturday Night Live," "Rules of Engagement") performs a special run of standup gigs starting Wednesday at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $44 plus a two-item purchase. (847) 240-...