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Sundays Bitter Jester Music Festival grand finale brought together the summers eight finalists, plus a bevy of special guests, at Madame Zuzus to celebrate music and the festivals home community.

Chicago folk-rocker Michael McDermott presents excerpts from his new book along with a concert in Aurora; the Out of Space concert series brings a weekend of music to Evanston; and the Bitter Jester Music Festivals grand finale doubles as a benefit show for Highland Park Sunday.

Members of a Stevens Point band were caught up in the chaos of Mondays deadly shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. No one from the band was injured.

The suburbs are booming with festivals, fireworks, parades, concerts, carnivals, fairs and more for the Fourth of July.

Several nearby communities canceled Fourth of July activities after the shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade Monday morning. Among them: Arlington Heights, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Buffalo Grove, Mount Prospect, Northbrook, Glenview and Vernon Hills.

The suburbs are booming with festivals, fireworks, parades, concerts, carnivals, fairs and more this weekend.

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Bitter Jester Music Festival: Live Music Returns To Highland Park - Highland Park, IL - The free concert series for young bands and musicians kicks off next month ahead of a grand finale on Labor Day weekend.

Posted2/18/2021 7:52 AM While it may be true that actors crave a spotlight, not everyone is capable of holding it alone. Solo shows -- those deeply personal, autobiographical meditations that often command local stages -- require a special kind of candor and courage. Writer/director Chay Yew, former Victory Gardens Theater artistic director and an expert at helming solo shows, says solo artists bear truth and bear witness to their life stories. Thats no easy task.   "If youre not pulling your ...