Events in the Elgin Area - 40 Mile Radius

May 18 will feature stories with quirky humor about a duck who decides to learn to ride a bike in David Shannon’s Duck on a Bike and about being the best you can be in Jamie Lee Curtis’ The Human Race. Kids will then receive mini backpacks to decorate and enjoy a snack....

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Please help the Military Ministry honor and help local men and women and their families who serve our country in our Armed Forces. Hour of Silent Prayer - Please, devote an hour with us to pray for those who wear our uniforms. Come on Friday, May 18 to pray in St. Mary’s Adoration Chapel at 6:00...

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A benefit for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Appetizer Buffet, Raffles, Silent Auctions & More! Featuring Acid Reflux Comedy Troupe, and many diverse musical performers. More info at AcidRefluxComedy.com...

Downers Grove, IL – The popular Chicago jam band, The Freddy Jones Band, will be rockin’ the stage at the Tivoli Theatre, located at 5021 Highland Ave in downtown Downers Grove, for the Education Foundation of Downers Grove District 58 spring fundraiser. The performance is slated for Friday, May...

FRIDAY , MAY 18th- Ck out Headliner "MIKE BONNER", from Showtime's Jaime Fox presents Laffapolooza, HBO's Def Comedy Jam & Bryon Allen's Comics Unleashed, along with Chicago's Very Own Comedian "ALEX ORTIZ" from HBO's Badd Boys Of Comedy & Comedy Central's Premium Blend. Also appearing "LUCKY LUCIAN...

McGees Tavern & Grille is hosting its 23rd Annual Headsuckers Ball, Chicagos original crawfish boil serving up more than 2,000 pounds of crawfish straight from the Louisiana Bayou. McGees special crawfish recipe uses a secret blend of herbs and spices, Andouille sausage, onions, corn and red potatoe...

Experience the invasion of XTREME BUGS at Brookfield Zoo’s summerlong temporary exhibit of epic proportions that will feature everything from Xtra-large animatronic bugs, including a 16-foot-high by 33-foot-long Japanese hornet displayed at the zoo’s Roosevelt Fountain, to Xtra-small live insect...

Event: Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White SoxVenue: Wrigley FieldStart: 5/19/2012 3:30:00 AMCategory: SPORTS BASEBALL...

The Boy Scouts of America, Three Fires Council will host a day-long community showcase Scout-O-Rama –“Daily Good Turn.” It’s at Cantigny Park located at 1S151 Winfield Road in Wheaton on Saturday, May 19th from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, with over a hundred hands-on family activities that bring the...

Yard Sale at the Zook 10am -- Noon, Saturday May 19, 2012 Katherine Legge Memorial Park (Immediately west of The Lodge; ample parking available) It's Spring Cleaning Day at R. Harold Zook's Home and Studio. Salvage items from Zook designed homes and R. Harold Zook's own home and studio and other h...

Kites provided by NATO 108 countries represented for this celebration...

COM2 Recycling Solutions will be at the Village of Homer Glen Earth Day ~ Arbor Day for electronic recycling! May 19, 2012 from 11am to 4pm. We will recycle your old and unused electronics for free! For a list of acceptable items: http://www.com2computer.com/items-accepted.php There will be many...

eco-friendly ideats and nature activities...

Learn to Respond Rather than React to Challenges Learn active meditation techniques that allow the free and conscious expression of your emotions, as well as methods that allow you to silently observe your inner emotional and mental states. Learn the art of not suppressing, fighting nor indulging yo...

The 2012 St. Mary Immaculate Parish-wide Mission Garage Sale will be held in the Parish Gym on Thursday through Sunday, June 7-10 at St. Mary Immaculate Parish, 15629 South Rt. 59 in Plainfield. Sales dates and times are Thursday and Friday, June 7th & 8th from 8am-5pm; Saturday June 9th, from 9am...

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, the smart, provocative and wickedly funny theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon’s point of view, will return to Chicago for two limited engagements. The production will be presented at the McAninch Arts Center Mainstage at Colleg...

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On the third Saturday of each month, nearly twenty singer/musicians will perform music ‘Live’ in our family friendly music venue. Music genres frequently include: folk, pop, country, blues, classical, bluegrass, jazz, and soft rock. The general public is invited to support local performing artis...