Lita Ford riffs guitar magic after ‘Living Like a Runaway’
Lita Ford is sounding a bit mellow from her "rat race of a life" on a recent morning after having spent many hours in the air, traveling to and from...
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Beverly Records ready with exclusive vinyl releases for Record Store Day
The first-ever vinyl version of comedian Adam Sandler's debut album and the "Stars Wars: The Last Jedi" soundtrack pressed onto 10-inch vinyl shaped like the inquisitive stocky bird known as...
5 things to do April 20-21
You can have fun and help others, too. In Merrionette Park, you may play blackjack and roulette while vying for a witch- or warlock-themed costume prize and bidding on silent...
Banging on drum all day for Blue Man Group a ‘dream job’ for Stagg grad
As a student at Stagg High School in Palos Hills, Mike Hussa had seen a performance by Chicago's Blue Man Group and thought "what a dream job for a drummer...
Everclear, Dokken with Lita Ford, Chris Brown and ‘I Love the 90s’ tour headed to Southland
Alternative rock bands Everclear, Marcy Playground and Local H are coming to a new outdoor street festival in Joliet. The bands' Summerland tour, an annual touring fest created by Everclear...
In Thornton, Soltis family distills spirits amid remnants of South Side bootleg lore
On a curved section of Margaret Street less than a mile from Thornton Quarry, the massive hole containing fossils from more than 400 million years ago, sits a red brick...
Ride the rails in style when Joliet Rocket returns
Check your calendar and buy your tickets before they quickly sell out as they did in 2017 for the Joliet Rocket, a 1940s steam locomotive to operate between Joliet and...
Might as well jump at Joliet’s Sky Zone
The best workout could be one you don't even realize you're doing because its premise is just so much fun. Just jump and bounce, jump and bounce. "When you're just...
Brothers pay homage to dad Ricky Nelson with ‘high-energy rock concert meets A&E biography’
Multiplatinum-selling musicians Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, who've gone country since their '90s hair-band days, don't just pay tribute to their father Ricky Nelson on tour. The 50-year-old identical twins also...
Lockport’s historic Roxy theater gets a redo
As he marveled at the stained wood and colorful glass throughout the renovated Roxy theater in downtown Lockport, Dale Stillwell couldn't stop grinning. "I am so impressed," said Stillwell, who...