It’s nearly Fat Tuesday, so it’s time to order your paczki. There are also special menus and deals on tap during Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week and Rosemont Restaurant Week.

Lifelong music lover and entrepreneur Ron Onesti never really wanted to play rock ’n’ roll. He wanted to produce it. His decades-long efforts spent championing live music in Chicago will be recognized Sunday when he’s inducted into the Rock Godz Hall of Fame.

This June, Prairie Fest in Wood Dale will feature musical acts such as 7th Heaven, Too Hype Crew, and headliner Everclear.

DuPage County Board members voted on Tuesday to strip the late Congressman Henry Hyde’s name from the courthouse in Wheaton.

A resolution before the DuPage County Board on Tuesday would to remove the name of the late Congressman Henry J. Hyde from the county’s Wheaton courthouse and rescind previous approval for a monument there in his honor.

With a 6.1% increase over the previous year, 3 million overnight hotel stays brought a quarter billion dollars to the eight suburbs represented by the Meet Chicago Northwest visitors bureau in 2024, even as further growth is pursued.

High school sports scores for Jan. 27.

Boys basketball Burlington Central 63, Jacobs 56 (OT) Cary-Grove 68, Prairie Ridge 47 Crystal Lake South 74, Crystal Lake Central 41 Dundee Crown 34, Huntley 32 Glenbrook North 65, Antioch 45 Grayslake North 69, Streamwood 63 Marmion Academy 42,...

Chicago and a number of suburbs are offering special dining deals during restaurant weeks now through early February.

Boys basketball Fenwick MLK Shootout Hinsdale Central 61, Notre Dame 60 (OT) Geneva MLK Classic Shootout at Oakton CC Hampshire 45, Belvidere North 41 Huntley 55, Naperville North 47 Lake Park 32, Prospect 27 Maine South 61, Grayslake ...