Aurora

The Tony Award-winning best musical “Fun Home” is done with much candid sensitivity, creativity and humor.

Aaron Ortiz was identified as the suspect for the 2016 murder of Todd Frantzen

Singer-songwriter Michael McDermott and Heather Lynne Horton, fiddle player and background vocalist, are both standout solo artists who will appear as a duo for the benefit concert for Mercy Home for Boys & Girls at The Venue in downtown Aurora.

As part of its lineup, The Venue presents a benefit for Mercy Home for Boys & Girls featuring Michael McDermott and Heather Horton on Saturday, July 23.

This is a list of those charged with felonies by the McHenry County Sheriff's Office, the North Central Narcotic Task Force, and the Cary, Crystal Lake, Harvard, Huntley, Island Lake, Johnsburg, Marengo, McHenry and Woodstock police departments for the week of June 19.

The Venue in downtown Aurora announces a three-day Jazz Festival running July 8 to 10 in the adjacent Mundy Park.

A 79-year-old Woodstock woman and a 25-year-old Aurora man were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries following a two-vehicle rollover crash Thursday afternoon outside Hebron, a McHenry County Sheriff’s Office official said.

Bail was set at $5 million Tuesday for Prince L. Cunningham after a grand jury indicted him on a charge of first-degree murder.

“Hand to God” is not your typical theatrical endeavor, but a combo of “Avenue Q,” Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, “Little Shop of Horrors” and “The Exorcist.” The cast members deserve the roaring standing ovation they received opening night.

The three-day Blues & Brews festival from June 10 to 12 offers regional and national acts, six of which will perform at the Chicago Blues Festival.

“Avenue Q” meets “Little Shop of Horrors” in “Hand to God,” the Tony-nominated, darkly humorous horror shocker, puppets included, the second production in the BOLD Series.

With their third PBS special about to air, Straight No Chaser features nine unadulterated human voices coming together to make extraordinary music sung a cappella – and with a sense of humor,

The suspect appeared in court Saturday, April 9 where Judge Susan Alvarado set his bond at $500,000.

Writer for "Cheers" and "M*A*S*H" will visit Fox River theater to hold post-performance talk-backs during a production of his show.

The Western Elstons musicians will unleash their blend of honky tonk, country and rock and roll, as the first in a string of artists and special events.