Annie Alleman

Although season five of “Stranger Things” is still months away, people can return to Hawkins with a new haunted attraction at Fright Fest.

A North Shore playwright's play – which ran on Broadway last year—is being performed in her home state for the first time.

Get your fright on this Halloween season at these area haunted houses.

The leaves are red, the pumpkins are orange and the corn is tall. We have arrived at arguably the best time of the year. One rite of passage in the fall, and something that is probably on everyone’…

Nick Mataragas was a fan of and a performer at the Elgin Fringe Festival before he became involved in its planning.

The last art fair of the summer is here. With more than 100 artists and artisans featured, Naperville Art League's 39th annual Riverwalk Fine Art Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Naperville has no shortage of Halloween happenings, from an actual Halloween Happening to lots of trick-or-treat events, scary story gatherings and costume contests.

Musician Johnny Iguana is a fan of the show, “The Bear.” That's fortunate since the music he composed is heard throughout the FX/Hulu series' three seasons.

One of the wonderful things about October is the many Halloween events that abound in the area. We've gathered up several events to help you have a fantastic fall.

You may have attended Naper Settlement's All Hallows Eve and Howlin' at the Moon in the past, but you've never experienced Screams from the Unknown Haunted or the Día De Los Muertos attraction, both of which are new this year.