Ravinia hosts both alt-rock vets Counting Crows and pop hitmaker Charlie Puth this weekend, former Chicago bluesman Phillip-Michael Scales returns to Hey Nonny, Northwest suburbs Jacks & Atoms headline a Local Nation songwriter showcase at Uncommon Ground and more.
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Spend some time exploring Chicago Blues Fest, the Rolling Meadows Block Party, the Global Arts Festival in Bartlett, the Mundelein Craft Beer Festival and many more fests this weekend. Plus, there are tons of summer concerts happening all over the suburbs, too.