The Friends of the Plainfield Public Library District will once again hold their annual event, Bidding, Beverages & Bites, Friday August 10, 2018, 7p.m. – 10p.m., at the Library 15025 S. Illinois St. This ticketed, adults only event, will provide ...

August 11th 2018 4p-11p

Rialto Square Theatre has added three shows to our summer/fall calendar. Celtic juggernauts, Gaelic Storm, comedian Heather Land, and iconic percussionist, Sheila E. will all perform live from the Rialto Square Theatre stage in the coming months. In addition to ...

Some lucky baby will have a chance to win a $500 deposit in a Bright Directions College Savings just by entering the annual Shorewood Crossroads Festival Baby Contest. The event is sponsored by guaranteed Rate and presented by Diane Lambert ...

The organizers for Men Who Cook hit the road this year looking for a larger space to accommodate the expanding number of chefs and diners who race to what has become Will County’s most popular community event. The fundraiser, which ...

Great Moments In Vinyl plays tribute to Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti at the Joliet Area Historical Museum on Friday, July 13th at 7:30pm on the Museum’s Outdoor Rooftop Terrace When Led Zeppelin went to work on a new album at ...

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my. Tyrannosaurus, velociraptors and brachiosaurus—run for your lives. The cloned dinosaurs from the theme park Jurassic World are in trouble on the volcanic isle of Isla Nublar, which is erupting, spewing hot lava and ...

Thetimesweekly.com That is Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, beloved musical about Joseph from the Bible and his coat of many colors. Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park Theatre is proud to present this family-friendly musical (by special arrangement with The Musical ...

Jam to some tunes, grab a bite to eat and chill out in a preserve this summer at two free Forest Preserve District of Will County "Rock the Woods" concerts that will be complemented by food truck fare. The bands ...

Thetimesweekly.com The Lockport City Cemetery is one of the oldest and most historic cemeteries in Northeastern Illinois. In many ways, the cemetery is an open-air museum of history and art. With the earliest graves dating back to the 1830s, the ...

Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Park's Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2, and 3) clocks in at a whopping 3 hours and 15 minutes (including two 10-15 minute intermissions), but audiences will find themselves preening their ears to ...

"Living History Demonstrations," noon-3 p.m. Sundays, July 1, Aug. 5 and Sept. 2, at the Forest Preserve District of Will County's Isle a la Cache Museum. Re-enactors from the museum's volunteer brigade portray life during the 18th-century French fur trade ...

Thetimesweekly.com The Jordan Block in downtown Ottawa, IL will become home to 17 Illinois wineries and a celebration of Chicago Jazz at the 2018 Ottawa 2 Rivers Wine Fest. Patrons will be able to sample the best local wine and ...

Among the performers: Chicago blues legend Linsey Alexander and contemporary bluesman Guy King. The Promenade Bolingbrook in the southwest suburb will treat visitors of all ages to a warm weather break with tasty patties, cool music, kids' fun and libations ...

Goodman Theatre veteran Resident Director Chuck Smith's revival of Emily Mann's Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years, is the triumph of the Chicago theatrical season. The play, starring Ella Joyce (Goodman's Jeff Award-winning Crumbs from the Table ...