entertainment

Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills, just about an hour and half from Rockford, has an indoor ice skating rink. Wouldn't it be cool if CherryVale had one too?

If you enjoy looking at Christmas lights and decorations then you need to take a tour of the lights in Chicago this season.

"Chicago Watch 2017", a fan convention for lovers of the Chicago television series, is coming to the McCormick Place in Chicago May 26-28 and yes, Lt. Kelly Severide from Chicago Fire will be there.

If it's your goal to be the obsessive Chicago Cubs fan that everyone is talking about, and you plan on watching the games this weekend in the Chicago area, you could get paid big bucks just for having fun and drinking beer. What a cool gig, right?

We're all fired up around here for the Rockford Town Fair, presented by SwedishAmerican, a division of UW Health. It starts today and runs through Sunday at Rockford Speedway, 9572 Forest Hills Road, in Loves Park. However, we're divided on what we love the most about the Town Fair. Some of us can't wait for the food, while others are grooving on the rides.

Every Friday morning here on WROK, our friend Laura Gibbs-Green of the Rockford Park District joins us with a run-down on some of the current and upcoming Park District events and happenings. This morning, Laura had details on the Rockford Park District's "Free Music in the Park Concerts" at the Sinnissippi Park Music Shell.

It's almost been 25 years since "A League of Their Own' hit movie theatres, and Geena Davis, who famously played "Dottie Henson" in the movie, recently proved that some of her Rockford Peaches castmates still keep in touch and get together for a ball game every now and then.

Chicago is now becoming a top destination outside of Hollywood for the industry. Cinespace’s Chicago Film studios has welcomed another addition to Illinois from 20th Century Fox. “Empire” is a new TV drama is in the filming stages. More than 250 people from the local film industry will be employed from this project alone...