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Ukrainian community by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sept. 23 in New York. (Provided by Dr. Maria Hrycelak)

Park Ridge pediatrician honored with award presented by Ukrainian president in New York

October 16, 2026 at 3:31 p.m.

Dr. Maria Hrycelak of Park Ridge was honored for her service to the Ukrainian community on Sept. 23 by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy when he was in New York to...

Highland Park native Marina Franklin, who has TV and film credits, including HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” is one of the headliners at the Funny is Female Comedy Festival, Oct. 22-25, at Comedy Plex in Oak Park. (Ashley Chappell)

‘Now there’s a girls’ club’: Funny is Female fest draws 50 comedians to Oak Park

October 15, 2026 at 10:20 a.m.

More than 50 comics from around the country will be performing at the Funny is Female Comedy Festival at Comedy Plex in Oak Park.

City Voices, under director William Chin, will perform “A Song of Joys,” a program of choral pieces inspired by the poetry of Sara Teasdale and Walt Whitman, in Oak Park on Oct. 17 and 18. (City Voices)

City Voices to put poetry of Walt Whitman and Sara Teasdale to song in Oak Park

October 5, 2026 at 4:55 p.m.

Oak Park's City Voices will perform a program of choral pieces inspired by the poems of Sara Teasdale and Walt Whitman.

Mundelein resident chosen as finalist in Advocate Health Has Talent competition

October 5, 2026 at 12:35 p.m.

Mundelein resident Gerardo Ocampo was driving his wife and child home from the airport when he received a call from his supervisor at Advocate Condell Medical Center.

The Woodwind Octet is adding three musicians and renaming itself Strings Attached to perform Antonín Dvořák's beloved “Serenade for Winds in D Minor, op.44” for Rendezvous Arts’ opening concerts of its seventh season. (Rendezvous Arts)

Rendezvous Arts plans treats for patrons as it opens its seventh season

October 5, 2026 at 11:11 a.m.

Rendezvous Arts has planned some special treats to open its seventh season, Oct. 8, 9, and 11.

Kids get to wear their Halloween costumes early at Trunk-or-Treat in Space, Oct. 10, at the Cernan Earth and Space Center at Triton College in River Grove. (Triton College)

Cernan Earth and Space Center treating kids to candy, sky show

September 28, 2026 at 5:07 p.m.

The third annual Trunk-or-Treat in Space is planned for Oct. 10 at the Cernan Earth and Space Center in River Grove.

Paletero’s cart from Reina de Sabores Paleteria, c. 1980, is one of the items on display in the Aqui en Chicago exhibit at the Chicago History Museum. (Chicago History Museum/gift of Reina de Sabores Paleteria)

Chicago History Museum curator to discuss inclusion and representation at Oak Park River Forest Museum

September 22, 2026 at 11:40 a.m.

Chicago History Museum curator Elena Gonzales will discuss the new exhibit Aqui en Chicago at the Oak Park River Forest Museum.

Executive Producer and Host D.B. Frick (left) with Producer and “Entertainment Weekly” writer Andy Hoglund, and “Saturday Night Live” alumnus Patrick Weathers (1980-81) at the New York premiere of “Saving Ferris Butler.” (Enrique Guzman and Aikel Franks)

Documentary on whether Ferris Butler was inspiration for Ferris Bueller coming to Pickwick Theatre

September 14, 2026 at 7:06 p.m.

It’s the 40th anniversary of John Hughes’ cult classic, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” That makes it a perfect time to explore comic and SNL writer Ferris Butler’s claim that he...

The BG Singers will celebrate its 31st annual choral concert with “Timeless” concerts Oct. 2-4 at Scott Jacobsen Community Arts Center in Buffalo Grove. (BG Singers)

BG Singers set to mark 31st anniversary of group with concerts of familiar favorites

September 14, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

Beautiful music and generous giving are the hallmarks of the BG Singers, known as the Chorus that Cares. They will celebrate their 31st anniversary with a concert of familiar favorites...

“Bad Blood” by artist Rodney Ewing, silkscreen, ink, and colored pencil on paper, is part of the exhibit “A Revolution of Values” at the Elmhurst Art Museum. (Elmhurst Art Museum)

Elmhurst Art Museum hands reins over to veterans for Revolution of Values exhibit

September 5, 2026 at 5:10 a.m.

A Revolution of Values, a group exhibition at the Elmhurst Art Museum, is part of the Third Veteran Art Triennial and Summit.

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