From the Rotary Club of Aurora's Festival of Lights at historic Phillips Park to downtown Aurora, where the “City of Lights” has a magnificent holiday light display planned, miles of dazzling light displays offer magical holiday memories for visiting families this year. The best part? These holiday…
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The Village of Oswego Christmas Walk presented by Allied First Bank kicks off the holiday season in downtown Oswego from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2. The free event features performances by local choirs, rides on the Toyland train, Santa’s reindeer, live ice sculpting, an inflatable sled…
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The Aurora Festival of Lights – the largest free outdoor drive-thru holiday light display in the region - returns for its 16th year with dazzling displays and merry music that will delight children and adults. The Aurora Festival of Lights opens on Friday, November 25, and runs through Sunday…
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Tour miles of dazzling drive-through holiday light displays. Enjoy an enchanting production of The Sound of Music and warm up with mulled wine at Christkindlmarket. Visit friends and family in the Aurora Area of Illinois and you can discover some of Chicagoland’s favorite activities this holiday…
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Paramount Theatre’s fall 2021 production of Kinky Boots emerged victorious as the most honored production of Chicago’s 2021-22 theater season at last night’s Equity Jeff Awards, winning six golden statues at the annual celebration of excellence in Chicago theater. Paramount’s Kinky Boots earned the…
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PENN Entertainment announced yesterday it intends to relocate its riverboat casinos in Aurora and Joliet to new land-based facilities. “Our plan for Aurora is to construct a modern, best-in-class casino and hotel in an ideal location off I-88 that will allow us to serve the millions of visitors to…
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The Sound of Music , one of the most beloved musicals of all time, has enchanted audiences for more than 50 years. This holiday season, Chicago audiences can experience this unforgettable Rodgers and Hammerstein classic for the first time, or all over again, at downtown Aurora’s Paramount Theatre…
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Now in its third year, Sugar Skull City will turn downtown Aurora into a celebration of Day of the Dead from October 15 to November 6. The downtown will be rich with decorations and activities that surround the Mexican holiday. The annual event features a three week celebration honoring the beloved…
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BULL: a love story, Nancy García Loza’s world premiere drama, closes Paramount’s first BOLD Series with a riveting tale about a contemporary Latino family, October 5-November 20, 2022. Bull (Eddie Martinez, right) dealt drugs, got caught, and served his time. For a decade, he’s thought about one…
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The Aurora Regional Fire Museum will host its Fifth Annual Community Hero Day on Saturday, October 1 from 10am-2pm. Community Hero Day is a free, community event. The event features a touch-a-truck with vehicles from a handful of community organizations spanning from safety to community services…
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