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Fall means it's time to visit a pumpkin farm! Check out our list of locations around northern Illinois for some autumn fun.
Opening its doors, Old Joliet Prison invites visitors to experience Flashlight Tours and Prison After Dark Guided Tours, among an array of events.
Hey Sugar is just one of many delicious dessert options in Kane County. Check out these decadent treats at shops in Elgin, East Dundee, St. Charles and more.
There’s a wide range of comfortable lodging destinations where you can refresh and recharge for another fun-filled day of hiking, boutique shopping and artisan spirit sampling.
Pedaling for pints along the Fox River Trail becomes a bikers’ paradise at breweries in Batavia, St. Charles
The Blooze Brothers, Vital Signs, Ben Tatar and more join the free music festival coming to Downtown Wheaton Sept. 21 - 22.
Werk Force Brewing Co. in Plainfield creates a new stein each fall, with the latest edition to debut at Werktoberfest from Sept. 19-22.
Clinton Symphony Orchestra performance, Movie in the Park in Sterling also on list of things to do.
A wiener dog race is set Saturday in Ottawa, the state's largest wine festival will be this weekend in Utica and a Stage 212 in La Salle performance takes its inspiration from Oregon Trail as there's no shortage of unique activities in the Illinois Valley.
The State Ballet Theatre Ukraine presents “The Sleeping Beauty” Wednesday, Nov. 13 at the Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet.
Kendall County will feature several exciting events, including a fairgrounds Fall Fest, a fundraising concert, Hispanic Heritage Night and more.
Morrison’s downtown will be transformed Saturday into an outdoor canvas for hundreds of amateur artists of all ages who gather to Paint the Town.
Kane County will feature a variety of fundraisers and fall events, including the Seventh Annual “Include Me” Gala, BatFest and more.
The six-day event will feature family fun, carnival rides, tasty snacks, trick-or-treating, costume contests, a seasonally themed arts and crafts, and the VIP: Very Insane Person bar and lounge.
Create a floating lantern before launching into the Fox Rive along with thousands of other lanterns.
Emagine Batavia will show the films Beerfest and Strange Brew throughout the weekend, and will have bratwurst and beer concession specials.
More than 75 artists will be in downtown Woodstock for the art fair, which also includes an art area for kids.
This year’s Grundy County Corn Festival is again taking place over five days, beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 25, and running through Sunday, Sept. 29.
More than 100 booths and activities will be offered on six city blocks, including crafters, pumpkin painting, street performers, games, donut eating contests, a petting zoo, face painting, flower pot decorating and pumpkin bowling.
Elgin Theatre Company has a captivating production for its 73rd opener – both hilarious and thought-provoking in a fictionalized account of the pressured trio of talents reworking the screenplay for "Gone With The Wind."
Guests can enjoy music, great food and of course, beer and hard seltzers brewed by Penrose.
The event, set at Main Beach, features log rolling, axe throwing, hot sawing, speed chopping and other action.
5 Points Haunted House is a commercial offshoot of the Lehman Manor Halloween attraction. It will open Oct. 4 in the former site of Club 38 and Synergy nightclubs, at 241 W. Roosevelt Road in West Chicago.
The theatre will host back-to-back showings from “The Dark Knight” trilogy.
Three Norris-produced series offer October events at Baker Community Center and Norris Gallery in St. Charles.
Lonestar has had several Top 10 hits, including the Billboard Top 100 Number 1 single "Amazed" in 2000.
The Egyptian Theatre will host a concert featuring The Life and Music of George Michael Sept. 28 in DeKalb.
Apple picking at one of these northern Illinois orchards is a fun, family-friendly fall tradition.
The theater will present “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “Titanic the Musical,” “Always Something There…,” “Catch Me If You Can” and “Million Dollar Quartet Christmas.”
Thousands of people gathered at the Historic Woodstock Square to celebrate Mexican Independence Day Sunday.
Fall-themed beer festivals will brew up fun from northwest Illinois to the Chicago suburbs.
The Spring Grove Storytelling Festival returns on Sept. 21.
“Beethoven and Friends” is the general theme of the new season.
Aiofe Scott and her longtime collaborator Andre Meaney will kick off University of St. Francis' “Music At Moser” fall concert series.
Fall offers its own unique festivals and community celebrations throughout the northern Will County area. Check here for a listing of special events in September and October.
Considering the volume and diversity of activities at bars and breweries – including live music, game and trivia nights, and food truck pop-ups – expanding the drink selection away from alcohol also can help cultivate a customer base.
The Sunday, Sept. 22 show has been rescheduled for Jan. 25, 2025.
Harvard's varied offerings of Mexican food will be highlighted in the Tacos, Tamales and Tortas Trail, which kicks off with Mexican Independence Day Monday.
Isabel's restaurant in Woodstock was an early example of farm-to-table dining – in this case from the owners' own farm in Marengo.
5 things to do in DeKalb County: Sycamore Chalk Walk, Pink Floyd Tribute band and more
Head to Marengo for Oktoberfest and walk in Richmond for a fall wine walk this weekend in McHenry County.
Sturdy Shelter Brewing's second annual event will feature German food, drink, music and more in downtown Batavia.
An annual Oktoberfest, an event featuring an esteemed scientist and a special day for four-legged family members are all on tap this weekend in Downers Grove.
Vintage Illinois is the state's largest wine festival.
Celebrating its eighth year, the gastropub changes up the menu with the seasons.
Here are some things to do in and around Grundy County the weekend of Friday, Sept. 13.
Rock Falls Tourism’s newest event, the Taco Throwdown Festival, will be from 3-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at the RB&W District, 201 E. Second St., Rock Falls.
A concert performed by a folk singer-songwriter will support the Share Food Share Love Pantry in Brookfield
The third annual Pints by the Pond Craft Beer Festival, hosted by Batavia Park District, returns to Peg Bond Center at Batavia Riverwalk on Sept. 21 for an afternoon of enjoying unique small-batch beer, live music and food trucks.
Highlights of Fiesta en el Bicentennial Park include local artists, diverse food vendors and unique shops