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The 15th annual Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots Festival will be held Oct. 12-14 at various locations within downtown Urbana.  Over three days, the festival will host a variety of musicians, performers and workshops — all honoring folk and art.  Events will be held at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Rose Bowl Tavern, the...

Grab a blanket or a lawn chair and some snacks and drinks and head to a free outdoor concert in the suburbs this week.

Plan to have a ball this weekend at the Bristol Renaissance Faire, Fan Expo Chicago, Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days, Fest for Beatles Fans, Bloody Mary Fest, Gurnee Days, Fox Lake Cardboard Cup Regatta and more.

A 55-foot Colorado Blue Spruce tree from suburban Morton Grove will soon be the center of Chicago’s attention.

For those wanting to get into the holiday spirit, look no further than Chicago's Christmas tree lighting. A 55-foot Colorado Blue Spruce tree from suburban...

Friday kicks off a handful of holiday events across the city -- from the 109th annual "Official" Christmas tree lighting, to the opening of Chicago's favorite...

If it hasn't started to feel like the holidays just yet, it will on Friday, once a 55-foot Colorado Blue Spruce tree from suburban a Chicago suburb becomes the...

SIU Carbondale is celebrating Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, which runs mid-September through mid-October.

Kick off the long Memorial Day weekend at one of many festivals, outdoor concerts, parades and ceremonies happening in the suburbs.

DuPage County is hosting the first DuPage Community Arts Festival from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, May 28, on the DuPage County Event Center and Fairgrounds in Wheaton. Music acts like the Ides of March, the Orbert Davis Quintet and Ralph Covert are in the mix, along with local visual artists.