Latinx-focused ‘In the Heights’ comes to Elgin stage
Dorothy isn't the only one that thinks there's no place like home. A love letter to the neighborhood and its residents, "In the Heights" spoke to Rueben D. Echoles, which...
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Naperville North grad comes home to make film directorial debut ‘Most Guys are Losers’
Filmmaker and Naperville North alum Eric Ustian knew something was there. He just wasn't sure what. The copy of Mark Berzins' book, "Most Guys are Losers ... And How to...
New Elgin art exhibit is ‘Totally Tiki’
Take a trip to the islands without leaving the city. Oddball Art Labs presents "Totally Tiki: A Tidal Wave of Tiki Art and Culture," an exhibit celebrating midcentury faux Polynesian...
Elmhurst museum exhibit shows how animals help us with inventions
Who would've thought termites have the answer for beating the summer heat? "They naturally build these mounds, and intuitively or intelligently, create these openings in these mounds because they know...
Taste of Joliet returns with new vendors June 24-26
They have it down to a science. "We kind of have a formula that's worked at the Taste of Joliet where we try to have rock music on Friday night,...
Supergroup including Badfinger’s Joey Molland mark 50th year of Beatles classic albums ‘Rubber Soul,’ ‘Revolver’
When Badfinger first came to the United States from England, the band members found an unusual way to make new friends. "We didn't know anybody in America, so we'd go...
Ex-teen idol Shaun Cassidy returns to the road after 40 years to tell his story, sing the hits
For a few years the odd and outrageous moments that 1970s teen heartthrob Shaun Cassidy experienced almost became the norm. "The whole thing was crazy," Cassidy, 63, said of his...
Exchange Club of Naperville’s Ribfest debuts at DuPage County Fairgrounds
They're going back to the beginning. "Ribfest, when it originally started 30-some years ago, actually started as a Father's Day weekend event," said Patrick McDonough marketing and publicity chair and...
Winnetka Music Fest started as one woman’s vision to share music recommendations
In what has become a tradition, bands performing during the Winnetka Music Festival eschew a stay in a hotel in favor of bunking with a host family in town. For...
Children’s Theatre of Elgin’s ‘Drivers License’ presents nostalgic revue
Students in the Children's Theatre of Elgin/Fox Valley Theatre Company production of "Driver's License: A Coming of Age Playlist" rehearse one of the show's dance numbers. The musical revue, which...