MVCC to host electric car forum

Moraine Valley Community College to host forum on electric vehicles, including chance for public to take one for a spin.

ManorCare to host open house in Homewood

ManorCare Health Services, 940 S. Maple Ave., Homewood, will host an open house for its newly expanded and renovated rehabilitation unit and gym at 3 p.m. Tuesday. The event will begin with a ribbon cutting ceremony officiated by Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld. The short-term rehabilitation …

Brookfield Zoo brings in ‘Xtreme Bugs’

Small but mighty. That’s the way Brookfield Zoo’s new “Xtreme Bugs” exhibit looks at insects.

Through larger-than-life animatronic animals and live insects, “Xtreme Bugs” spotlights the critical roles these diminutive creatures play in the environment, culture and the global economy.

The temporary exhibit showcasing 22 …

Kathy Griffin gets on  Rialto Square’s A-List

Kathy Griffin makes her Rialto stage debut May 20. The sharp-tongued comedian, who has been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for four consecutive years, performs a 7 p.m. show. Rialto Square executive director Randy Green says to expect the unexpected from …

National paintball event comes to Joliet this weekend

JOLIET — Is there enough room in this town for more than one Legend?

We will find out this weekend.

Living Legends — a three-day national paintball event — begins Friday at CPX Sports in Joliet.

“I would call this the NASCAR of paintball,” said …

‘Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective’ at Art Institute

Andy Warhol famously said, “I like boring things.” Roy Lichtenstein, the world’s second most famous Pop artist but arguably the better one, painted boring things.

He did it in a way that made the whole world notice, and therein lies the paradox of Pop art …

Beverly Hills/Morgan Park Home Tour returns

Beautiful and varied vintage homes make Chicago’s Beverly and Morgan Park communities unique.

Six outstanding private homes and a historic church will be opened to visitors on May 20 for the Beverly Area Planning Association’s 42nd annual Beverly Hills/Morgan Park Home Tour.

All tours will …

Pro Wrestling Pick: PCW or AAW

Pro Championship Wrestling will present Countdown at 7 p.m. (6 p.m. doors) May 19 at American Legion Hall, 6050 S. Harlem Ave., Summit.

Tickets are $10 for this family-friendly show. Information: pcwwrestling.net .

AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined will present Day of Defiance at 7:30 p.m. …

Ticket Line for May 18, 2012

Here is a look at events with tickets going on sale soon. Shows include Toby Keith at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park.

All aboard for Homewood rail fest

Homewood hosts its ninth annual Rail Heritage Days this weekend in the downtown area.

Hot Picks: Cirque Shanghai’s ‘Year of the Dragon’

Here is a look at top events you won’t want to miss. Suggestions include Cirque Shanghai’s “Year of the Dragon” at Navy Pier.

Playing Live for May 18, 2012

Here is a look at music events in the Southland. Shows include the System’s Bob Seger tribute concert at the Beverly Arts Center in Chicago and Village Voices’ annual concert in Downers Grove.

Carpe Weekend: Out with the new, in with the old

The world marches on, and inevitably technologies that once were state-of-the-art get reduced to the role of mere novelties.

Plays once were the one and only way folks could see a fictitious scenario played out in the real world, but now we have television and …

What’s Going On for May 17, 2012

Here’s a look at What’s Going On in the Southland including in Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge, Oak Forest, Orland Park and Richton Park.

Annual ecological festival at JJC is green and growing

JOLIET — What started as a tiny grass-roots ecology festival five years ago has grown like a weed with roots spreading throughout Will County. GR2012 on Saturday at Joliet Junior College promises an exciting and jam-packed day of speakers, films, vendors, exhibits and entertainment capped …