Funny pants Comedian Sarah Colonna promotes her book “Has Anyone Seen My Pants?” via a standup comedy tour locally starting Thursday at two Zanies locations: Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, (630) 584-6300; then at MB Financi...

On Homecoming Night, Sept. 19, 2015, Batavia Unit District 101 will welcome 14 individual inductees into its new Hall of Honor at Batavia High School. The Hall of Honor was initiated by the Batavia Foundation for Educational Excellence and the distr...

Mirth by Mitch Catch up with rising comedian Mitch Fatel and his mixture of mischievous dialogue and off-color comments starting Thursday at the Improv Comedy Showcase at Woodfield Mall, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $19 plus a two menu-item pu...

Let's go fly a kite Look to the skies as Cantigny hosts its Family Night Out Kites program. Bring a kite of your own or make one on-site. Representatives from the Chicago Kite shop will display various kites. Plus, guests can fly the...

Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to make their picks in municipal, library, school board and park district races. After months of sometimes contentious debates and campaigning, here's a look at the top hot races across the Fox Valley. Elgin ...

Approximately 80 parade entries and nearly 100 volunteers made the 2015 St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, a success. Last year, the St. Charles Police Department estimated 10,000 parade attendees and surpassed that number by calculating 1...

Throughout history, old schools have been knocked down to make way for something modern. In some cases, city or school officials deciding what to do with an old site are convinced the buildings could still serve the community in some fashion. Other ...

Humor forces Support the troops by laughing at the jokes by veterans and active duty soldiers appearing in the GIs of Comedy tour on Sunday at the Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St., Chicago. $17-$20 plus a two-drink purchase; $27-$30 VIP admi...

The Urge for rock Hard-rocking Simplistic Urge is prepping for an upcoming album release by playing a preview show at Darien's Q Bar and Grill, 8109 S. Cass Ave. “The ReSUrgence” show also features El Famous, Eli Rises, 7 Corners and Consume th...

Rocking trio You can catch Los Lonely Boys, the rock power trio from San Angelo, Texas, in concert this weekend at two locations: The North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, $28-$65, (847) 673-6300 or northshorece...