Renee Tomell

With entertainment featuring the likes of Good Clean Fun, live music is an appealing draw at The Oaks Grille, recently renovated and now sporting an expansive patio overlooking Blackberry Oaks Golf Course in Bristol.

Royal flourishes touch the musical history of acclaimed Camerata Chicago, celebrating the 20th anniversary of its founding in Wheaton.

With love in its name, the new restaurant Amore Mio is a romantic destination for Italian cuisine on West New York Street in downtown Aurora.

"Steel Magnolias" and "Sweeney Todd" precede newly unveiled 2024-25 season.

An acclaimed violinist, a celebrity WGN-TV meteorologist with multiple Emmys, another Emmy winner who created Christian television station WCFC-TV/Channel 38 and the wise-cracking bandleader on “The Dick Cavett Show” are the latest inductees into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame.

Michelin-starred chef Rick Bayless plans to open a location of his Tortazo dining concept this summer at Harrah's Joliet Casino and Hotel.

Construction is underway on a newly conceived immersive theater experience set to open this summer with "Million Dollar Quartet" off the Fox River in downtown Aurora.

Featuring a special cast and director, the benefit production of “Love Letters” will be an expression of affection for audiences and for Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles.

The dual goal is to create really good food and drinks, along with an inviting, upbeat atmosphere.

A carefully crafted mix of favorites and first-time musicals is on tap for 2024 at the theater which celebrates its 50th anniversary next year.

Music fans and artists have discovered a lively venue in downtown Lockport called The Studio, known for eclectic offerings from performers spanning Illinois to California.

It’s not too late to immerse your family in the magic of the festive season, with two more weeks to unwrap the musical confection at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. The eye-popping production is a welcome counterpoint to the winter doldrums.

In addition to the current exhibition, an Artisan Holiday Pop-Up Shop is open through Dec. 23.

The concert features 13 musical talents, including a rock music veteran and Steve March-Tormé, son of Mel Tormé, which explains the show’s title, “For Kids From 1 to 92,” a lyric from his dad’s “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting).”

Merry Cary Holiday Parade and Festival returns from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3.