How to go country in the ‘burbs
If you like it or love it, country music can be a boot scoot away -- and for pocket change or big dollars. Tim McGraw, a king of country whose...
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Lots to do, see in Pilsen
Where can you find a vibrant art and vintage scene and restaurants serving authentic Mexican to Michelin-starred fare plus family-friendly street festivals and sold-out concerts? Pilsen on Chicago's near South...
Super Bowl of Drag Racing zooming into Joliet
Mopars, Chevys and Fords will light 'em up this weekend in the country's largest street-legal drag racing event. The National Mustang Racers Association (NMRA) and the National Muscle Car Association...
‘Superheroes’ series includes comic books, scavenger hunt, gala
A comic book convention, indoor and outdoor art displays, movies, a high tea and costumed gala are among the events to be held through August at the Lockport Summer Art...
Embers Tap House has Lockport aglow
If you build it, they will come. Folks hungry for something to finally fill a void in downtown Lockport have been pouring into Embers Tap House since its mid-June "soft...
MVCC presents Shakespeare’s ‘Tempest’ under the stars
For the 12th annual production of Shakespeare Under the Stars, Moraine Valley Community College's Academic Theater Department will take the audience to an island where magical things occur as fate...
How to go Van Halen
You know how certain songs can make you fall in love or drive fast or fall out of love or play air guitar or scream, cry or dance? Van Halen's...
Arts, crafts and socializing keep the brain young
The adage "Use it or lose it" doesn't just apply to our bodies. Our brains need a boost, too. While exercising and eating right may help us live longer, healthier...
Dine out
Do you want your cake and sunshine, too? If your idea of summertime entertainment combines eating with being outside, we have you covered. Whether you prefer the sun, the stars...
Eddie Money, ’85 Bears to perform at WeishFest
The first thing Pascual "Pops" Santiago, a 24-year-old artist from Blue Island, did with grant money from the Andrew Weishar Foundation was take the family's dog to the veterinarian for...