Addison tree lighting: 5-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, Addison Municipal Complex, Friendship Plaza and Kennedy Drive. Holiday shopping, food, caroling by schoolchildren, visits with Santa. Lights go on at 8 p.m. (630) 693-7553 or asorce@addison-il.org....

Harmony time Those former “Jersey Boys” stars who make up the ever-popular ensemble Under the Streetlamp are back again to sing Motown melodies and more this weekend at Elgin Community College's Blizzard Theatre, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. $48....

Arlington Heights Ÿ 11 a.m. Friday, Merle Guild American Legion Post 208, 121 N. Douglas Ave. Following the ceremony the Auxiliary Juniors will serve lunch to veterans and auxiliary members. (847) 253-6632. Ÿ 11 a.m. Saturday, the bronze Etern...

Spot-on comedy Fans of the international hit improv TV show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” won't want to miss a chance to see two of its stars in person when “An Evening With Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood” plays tonight at the Genesee Theatre, 20...

Aurora Ÿ A Veterans Day parade will step off at 10:15 a.m. Friday from Benton Street and Broadway Avenue. Parade parking will be available at the Stolp Avenue parking deck. The parade will be followed with a military rifle salute at 11 a.m. in front...

Objects d'art The annual SOFA Chicago and The Intuit Show of Folk & Outsider Art shows team up again for a weekend full of art objects for purchase, plus special displays including one on the work of famed artist Robert Indiana at Navy Pier, 60...

Stripped-down Sting Sting has decided to get intimate for the 25th anniversary of his solo career. Rather than touring arena venues, Sting is playing smaller theaters for his “Back to Bass Tour,” which features his song hits backed by a five-pi...

Circus Maximus The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus promises a slew of exciting acts ranging from “The Human Fuse” to Asian elephants in a “symphony of dance” in its latest touring extravaganza “Fully Charged,” which first arrives in t...